Author: Brisbane Street Art Festival

Benjamin Werner is an Australian artist based in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Since graduating with honours in 2004 at the Queensland College of Art, he has held annual solo exhibitions of new bodies of work both nationally and internationally. Benjamin’s arts practice revolves around colour theory and light. Exploring painting, installations, LED’s, 3D imagery and applications. His murals completed globally often involve public participation in the creation which gives a sense of community ownership of the works.

Benjamin Reeve is an artist and curator based in Australia. His creative work can be found on an impressive list of projects and have featured in many Australian and international productions from large scale graffiti murals to big budget films. Benjamin runs The Bureau Collective, works full time as an artist & exhibition curator and is presently doing his Doctorate of Creative Industries.

Brisbane based designer and illustrator Chris Mangos likes to explore escapism through everyday life, mixing multiple mediums to capture imagination and celebrate colour. His works are a mix of digital, acrylic and lighting inspired by fantasy, featuring in a catalogue of festival programs and albums throughout Australia.

Over the past two years Shawn has jumped head first into the local art scene, bringing with him life-long experimentation in a number of different artforms. Recently, he has been drawn to refining his artistic view, focusing on specific mediums, scale of work and their locations. Especially enjoying urban art of all forms, he feels surrounded by diversity on a daily basis and takes inspiration from the things he finds beautiful in this crazy world

Imogene Peach is a queer artist that creates abstract compositions and bold illustrations that reflect the combination of a soft heart and a brain on fire.

Based in Brisbane, Emily is both a contemporary painter and Director of The Third Quarter Gallery. Developing her painting practice primarily through large scale mural work over the last decade, Devers has always been driven to combine the faithful representation of objects and environments through realism, and the subsequent abstraction of these through abstract mark making. She draws direct reference from her surroundings, often using imagery captured on film and collaging these with digital images to highlight the disconnect between actual and representational – experienced and remembered.

Col McElwaine is a artist based in Australia. He has experience working for a number of agencies and been published in Australia, America, Scotland and England. Working across disciplines has allowed Col to collaborate with clients on work ranging from community work to global brands on projects.

Gus Eagleton creates interpretations of reality and beauty within the urban landscape. With colour palette and fluid lines, he manipulates light and shadow in an unrealistic and romantic way. He paints with considered velocity and magnetism, yet simultaneously the pieces embody slowness and a dreamlike feel. Gus explores the diversity and intrigue of the characters he encounters and as a true romantic, indulges in the beauty and charisma of the people he paints. He is compelled and influenced by the environment around him – the problematic high-rise development in the city, the gentrification in the suburbs, the fascinating abandoned industrial areas on the outskirts of town; these spaces are his subject matter and his canvas.

Ash Taylor is a Brisbane-native illustrator and designer, recently turned muralist while travelling South America. Her work captivates a fusion of emotive expression and elements of nature.

Aleja Hine is a local artist from Brisbane. She is a self taught oil painter and more recently muralist who has been painting and developing her art for over 10 years. Her style involves a form of composite art with enhanced and abstracted colours. She combines images of people and nature in unique ways to create a story.