Julia Townsend is a contemporary Australian painter working predominantly in abstraction. Her work features bright colour fields, hard- edge geometric abstraction and graphic line work, that reference architecture and the digital age. Julia is interested in abstraction as creating an open image that is beyond the boundaries of rational thought. She uses the presence of colour as the primary means of expression, alongside other pictorial elements. The field of abstraction grants Julia total risk, freedom and discipline that considers line, shape, colour and mass and how they interact with one another.
Julia has studied fine art in both Australia and France, and has exhibited extensively.

Leah Falcocchio is an artist, freelance graphic designer and a zealous advocate of Brisbane’s burgeoning creative scene. Her work is cheeky, unpredictable and thought provoking. A lover of lettering, Leah believes that the art form’s renaissance is long overdue. Her hand lettering reflects exactly what’s on her mind – whether it be everyday reflections, feminism or music. Leah primarily works on canvas, but loves to pull out the step-ladder on occasion to create murals. As an emerging artist, she is testing the waters to refine her aesthetic – but as a rule you can expect to see her play with depth and perspective. Leah is passionate about Brisbane’s creative scene; her work has been displayed at Yonder, Jungle Love and local exhibitions, and she is proud to be part of the BSAF in its third year. To check out Leah’s work and fall in love with lettering, visit her Instagram @leahfalcocchio

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 embtody slowness, a dreamlike feel. Gus explores the diversity and intrigue of the characters he encounters and, as a true romantic and 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.

Born in Poland and currently based in Australia, Cezary Stulgis is a sculptor, painter and designer whose highly distinctive work fuses ‘next- level’ aesthetics with classical craftsmanship – a reflection of his artistic roots in the street art movement of the mid-eighties and formal training as a sculptor and painter at the renowned Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Poland.
Cezary’s unique style and interdisciplinary skill- set has earned him a reputation internationally as a creative and technically proficient professional artist. His versatility finds him equally at home working with architects on large urban landscape sculpture projects or in a studio with graphic
designers. He has successfully completed numerous public art commissions in Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom and continues to exhibit extensively.

My practice of art in Brisbane has spanned over twenty years from studying at QUT to running ARI ‘Lovelove Studio’. My work consists primarily of painting and sculpture. A defining element to the painterly aspect of my practice is the colour palette. At first there is no plan to my painting; colours, bold and bright command. Eventually the abstract leads to form and the meld of colours births objects and landscapes both natural and man-made. This is often overlayed with specific subject matter and that of late has been the portrayal Australia’s unique bird life. My sculptures take a more refined path where there is a plan and end goal. I build mini replicas of inanimate objects with attention to detail, yet purposeful imperfection. What does art mean to me? The freedom of expression, escape from the minds chatter. My art keeps me centred.

Mandy Schöne-Salter is an interdisciplinary artist working in urban art, photography and community art. She studied photography at the Nepean Arts and Design Centre and participated in an intensive Public Art workshop lead by New York Artist Kendal Henry. Since 2013 Mandy has worked on multiple street art projects in Australia and Germany under the pseudonym MAN.De. Her work has been exhibited in group shows across Germany and Australia including Photoszene Köln, K4 in Nürnberg, Casula Powerhouse and VIVID Ideas 2017 in Sydney.

Tori-Jay Mordey is an emerging Indigenous Australian illustrator and artist based in Brisbane. Her most well-known works include; illustrating/ concept artist for K’GARI (SBS interactive web documentary) 2017, designing the letter S for the G20 BRISBANE sign (2014), Maiwar Vibrant Laneways Project in King George Square (2017), and illustrating for the children’s book Bakir and Bi written by Jillian Boyd (2012). Her works consist of personal digital illustration, drawing, painting, printmaking and film. A lot of her previous concepts within her art practice revolved around cultural hybridity; expanding and encouraging diversity within our identities and exploring how society often reacts to or ignore these differences. Growing up in a mixed cultural environment with her mother being Torres Strait Islander and her father being English, Tori-Jay often reflected her artwork around her family and siblings as a way of understanding herself, her appearance and racial identity.

ASIO makes street art, fine art and paints surfboards and skateboards. By composing photos of subjects and arranging them into montages, ASIO combines mediums into pieces that both engage and inspire.

Burgkaba is the creative project developed by Brisbane based artist and musician Adam Stockdale. With heavy influence drawn from 90’s video games and cartoons, as well as graffiti, street art and anime, the visual style of Burgkaba displays precise bold line work and carefully selected palettes of limited colours. Profound and profane, virtuous and vulgar, Burgkaba’s work explores sexuality, mental health, the positives and negatives of drug culture, the natural beauty of Earth and it’s inhabitants, and the simple joys of shape and colour. A variety of mediums all come together to help Burgkaba deliver artworks with impact and vibrance.

Benny Pierce is a Brisbane based emerging artist, with a core practice revolving around illustration. Taking inspiration from scenes around the city, Pierce is constantly scribbling on anything he can find, making his murals, graphic novels and virtual reality pieces probably the most proudly Brisbane art we’ve seen for a long time.