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JENNIFER KENT

Represented Artwork

MIRIIJEN (Starlight) is on display at The Lion, Richlands

NAIDOC week feature artist 5-12th July 2026

 
ARTWORK DETAILS: Miriijen , meaning Starlight in local First Nations language, is a celebration of connection — to Country, community, story and place. This piece reflects the beauty, spirit and interconnectedness of Ipswich and its surrounding landscape. The artwork maps and honours important local landmarks of Ipswich including Denmark Hill, Queens Park, the Bremer River, Kambu Health, local schools, pathways, parks and places of gathering. Native flora including golden wattles, wax flowers, boronia and blue flax lilies are woven throughout the piece, symbolising resilience, beauty and the deep connection between people and the natural environment. The stars scattered across the artwork represent guidance, hope and knowledge — shining above places of learning and community, much like the night sky has guided storytelling, culture and connection for generations. Presented during NAIDOC Week, Miriijen – Starlight invites viewers to reflect on the importance of celebrating First Nations culture, language and storytelling, while recognising the enduring connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have with Country, sky and community.
 
 
ARTIST BIO: Jennifer Kent is a local Indigenous artist and multicultural Australian creative with First Nations ancestry connected to the Jinibara, Quandamooka and Dharumbal peoples of Queensland. Growing up in Mt Isa, Jennifer developed a deep appreciation for creativity and storytelling from an early age, later nurturing her love for the arts while attending boarding school at Shalom Christian College in Townsville. Coming from a strong lineage of healers, artists and song people, Jennifer’s work is deeply influenced by culture, connection and community. Through her creative practice, she seeks to honour storytelling, celebrate identity and inspire moments of peace, joy and reflection. Alongside her artistic work, Jennifer is also a passionate community advocate involved in the Ministry of Reconciliation, using creativity as a way to foster connection, understanding and cultural appreciation.


More about Jennifer: www.manamanadreaming.com

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Wendy & Robert Badke

Represented Sculptures

COAT OF ARMS (KANGAROO & EMU)
 
Artwork Details:

These striking large-scale corten steel sculptures depict the kangaroo and emu from the Australian Coat of Arms — symbols of strength, resilience, and forward movement. Handcrafted from over 500 individual steel components, each sculpture stands approximately two metres tall and naturally develops a rich rusted patina over time, allowing the works to evolve beautifully within their environment.

Designed to make a bold statement in civic, corporate, or private spaces, the pair embodies a strong connection to the Australian landscape and identity.

Price: $33,000 (pair)

 
 
ARTIST BIO: 
Wendy and Robert Badke are Boonah-based artists renowned for their large-scale corten steel sculptures that celebrate the Australian landscape and national identity. Their work combines technical precision with organic form, creating pieces that are both visually powerful and deeply symbolic.
Artist kneeling in front of large scale artwork

RMH ART

 Feature Artist (Current)

PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE exhibition
30 Sep- 25th Oct 2025, Creative Hearts Co., Brookwater QLD 4300

Rhiannon Hetherington from RHM Art is a contemporary portrait and figurative artist whose work explores the emotional landscapes of women’s lives—her visual language forged from vulnerability, resilience, and transformation. Operating under her creative alias RMH Art, she creates with bold brush strokes and layered textures to evoke inner dialogue, healing, and strength.

From a young age, Rhiannon was drawn to storytelling. Over time, her devotion to narrative found its voice in paint, and as her life evolved through motherhood and personal challenges, art became both sanctuary and expression: a way to reconcile internal struggle and external expectation. Her practice centres on female figures and portraits, not idealised but real—women confronting identity, pain, resurgence, and the complexity between.

Her upcoming solo exhibition “If She Spoke: Stories from Struggle to Strength” at the Brisbane Showgrounds John Reid Pavillion, presents 30 large-scale works intimately paired with real women’s stories of adversity and reclamation, shining a light on mental health and the power of speaking truth. As the Feature Artist for Creative Hearts Co. in the Perspectives on Life exhibition, her work amplifies voices around mental health—turning silence into conversation, pain into beauty, and struggle into strength.

In the lead up to this event we are showcasing four of her powerful pieces at the gallery. We also invite you to join us on Friday 24th October for a mix and mingle at our celebration event where you can meet Rhiannon and share in her mission to spotlight these incredible women and their stories. 

Connect with Rhiannon:
www.rmhart.com
IG: @rmh_art
FB: @rmhart

 

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HUE KEDGE

Feature Artist

SEEDS OF CHANGE exhibition
2–27 September 2025, Creative Hearts Co., Brookwater QLD 4300

This September, Creative Hearts Co. proudly presents Hue Kedge, a Springfield-based mixed media artist, photographer, and co-founder of Creative Hearts Co., as our Feature Artist for the Seeds of Change exhibition.

Hue’s art practice is a rich fusion of photography and traditional mixed media. She begins by photographing real people, then layers those images with paint, textures, embroidery, and shimmering touches of gold leaf. Hand-stitched details and symbolic motifs run through her works, echoing the threads of resilience and self-discovery in her own journey.

Her figurative artworks often integrate the human form with nature, resulting in striking pieces filled with vibrant colours and emotive beauty. Figurative yet symbolic, her work is designed to be felt as much as it is seen — inviting connection and reflection.

On display are limited edition prints from her debut collection, Unravel — a deeply personal body of work that honours self-expression, embraces identity, and celebrates the journey.

With this exhibition, Hue also launches her private commissions, offering clients the opportunity to transform their personal stories into timeless one of a kind artworks, created of them and for them.

The Seeds of Change exhibition celebrates the arrival of spring and the possibilities of growth, renewal, and transformation. Alongside Hue’s work, more than 20 local artists present their own interpretations of the theme, each exploring what “change” means through vibrant colour, symbolism, and imagination.

Connect with Hue:
www.huetheartist.com
IG: @huetheartist
FB: @huetheartist

 👉 We invite you to explore and experience Seeds of Change at Creative Hearts Co., Brookwater, from 2–27 September 2025 — a celebration of art, identity, and the season of transformation.

 
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NINA SACKPRASITH

Feature Artist (PAST EVENT)

GLOW UP exhibition
22 July–2 August 2025, Creative Hearts Co, Brookwater QLD 4300

Creative Hearts Co. proudly presents Glow Up (22 July – 2 August), featuring debut artist Nina Sackprasith. As the exhibition’s centrepiece, her collection Illuminara explores the emotional landscapes of healing through luminous, dreamlike works layered with softness, resilience, and hope.

A multi award-winning social entrepreneur, Nina now steps into her artistic era with purpose and heart. Her art began as a private healing ritual and now invites others to reconnect with their own inner glow. A portion of proceeds will support the Tiyende Women’s Collective in Malawi, continuing Nina’s impact-driven mission to empower women and girls through education and leadership.

After walking through her own path of trauma and transformation, Nina found solace and strength in painting. Through her new art venture, llluminara, she invites us into glowing dreamscapes where emotion becomes colour, and hope comes alive on canvas. 

 A portion of all proceeds - including select auction pieces — will support the Tiyende Women's Collective, empowering women with micro-loans, mentorship, and business tools.


Follow Nina on Instagram at:
@Vivre_wellness
@illuminaraofficial
www.tiyende.com.au
Or Contact Nina at: ninasackprasith@gmail.com