Surf Art Artists

Jay Allery: Born 1956 Cooroy Qld Australia Some Noosa locals would remember me by my birth name Gary Allery. Jay was a name I acquired when I moved to the Gold Coast many years ago. The name stuck and I actually preferred it, so it is the name I paint under, my alias or pseudonym [...]

Impressionism is the art of hunting with a paintbrush and colours. It is finding the perfect moment and capturing it on canvas. More time is spent searching for the moment than painting. I love Noosa. It is the most beautiful place on earth. I hope to share its beauty through my paintings.   This is [...]

I have always felt drawn to the creative arts from an early school age, as it allows me to reflect on and define my emotions, my thoughts and my passions. This passion flourished 17 years ago while travelling Australia where I saw so many diverse and ever-changing landscapes, coastlines and people. I spent the last [...]

Terry Cooper is an artist who has a long association with the coast, working in linocuts stain glass airbrush and acrylic painting. His work is inspired by the ocean and the people in and around it. I am happy to line up for my third Surf art exhibition with the illustrious Owen Cavanagh. Email : [...]

Terri Trivett is a California born, Australian artist who has been living, surfing and ocean swimming in Noosa for the last 24 years. Living in the Noosa hinterland aligns with her favoured themes of horses, the ocean, and shared adventures in the natural environment. Terri works in charcoal, watercolour, and oils; her style may be [...]

Suzanne Riley artist has worked with various mediums over her career. With a hiatus of 10 years, 2019 saw her burst back onto the Art Scene. Her most recent series featuring at the Noosa Festival of Art, Open Studios Sunshine Coast and various other venues. Her current original series beautifully reflects the minimalist, stripped back [...]

The ocean has taught me excitement, fear, happiness, pain, passion, dedication, joy, serenity, travel, patience along with many other things that has shaped me into a better person." "I have nearly drowned three or four times in big surf, had about five big sharks have a sniff at me, multiple broken bones, been stitched up, [...]

Creating, carving and designing unique: One of a kind Glass and Wood Sculptures.. All pieces are inspired by the natural colours, shapes and textures found in the beauty of the sea. I select unique wood colours with patterned grain features and incorporate the natural live edges of the timber for a individual and unique design, [...]

Carlie Johnston From Melbourne originally, I moved with my family to Mudjimba on the Sunshine Coast in 2008. I work from my home studio and have a love of nature and art. Since I was young, I have always explored art in some form or another. Textiles were a favourite of mine for many years [...]

Scott Christensen began painting with oils on stretched canvas in 1997 at the age of 26. Four years later, Scott resigned from his position leading a horizontal drilling gang to study Visual Art full-time. Scott's wife had just given birth to their first children—twins. As Scott recalls, ‘failure was not an option'. Since then, he [...]

Local ocean photographer in the Noosa  EMAIL:reg_the_barrel@hotmail.com. INSTAGRAM: @reg.norman.photography FACEBOOK:@reg.norman.photography All proceeds will go to the The Board Meeting Charity and The Surfrider Foundation. SPONSORED BY

My art is inspired by my traveling and lifestyle. I live in my van full time. My art reflects my experiences on the road and places I've been. Inspiration can be found in a leaf or tree, a moment, a view, a sunset, or a beach. Then I'll pick up my pens and outcomes a twisted psychedelic [...]

“My Heart and Soul are stained...with the inks of the Ocean” - Naomi Born in Victoria Australia, Naomi grew up in the coastal town of Portland. Surrounded by the majestic seascapes of South-West Victoria, this was where her heart and soul first connected to the beauty and magic of Ocean and Sealife. During her late [...]

NikkiJade, The talent behind the creativity. She is a mother, Author, Artist,

Lynette started painting in 2016, using acrylic paint, onto canvas or wooden board. Inspiration comes from our beautiful coast line which I hold extremely close to my heart. I visit these areas as often as I can to build on my reference for future paintings. Rainbow Beach to Noosa national park, with its turquoise waters [...]

Maureen Riggs respectfully known as Mo Riggs has avidly stood by her passion, painting the natural world above and below the sea. Maureen’s paintings capture the quintessential essence and energy of tidal flows, stormy seas and skies, tranquil beaches, whales, turtles, sharks as well as specialising in life on a coral reef. While raising her [...]

I am a  professional Artist and Art Tutor with approximately 30 years experience as both. Originally from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, I have lived in many places around Australia and I now live at Mudjimba Beach, on the Sunshine Coast. I have won many awards in South East Queensland, and to date have [...]

A passion for illustration & design is what drives Sunshine Coast artist Leroy Sams. With a pencil in hand & the desire to create, his career as a graphic designer has given him the opportunity to express his talents, ideas and emotions in many forms. His entry into the 2021Surf Art Expo explores the idea [...]

Kevin Dick has been a master craftsman boat builder with more than 50 years experience in designing and building high quality powered boats with a reputation for quality throughout Australia. In recent years he has turned his focus and skills to sculpture,creating amazing original pieces with maritime and indigenous themes. Using timber,fibreglass and stainless steel, [...]

Kerry Mulgrew is an Australian photographer, based on the picturesque Sunshine Coast. Living in the small community of Coolum Beach provides ample opportunity to capture the raw beauty of the coastal edges and hinterland. Fascinated by surf culture since early childhood holidays at Kirra Beach on the Gold Coast, turning to beach landscape and surf photography [...]

Sunshine Coast based artist, Kabri Kolour A.K.A Kassy. Abriola loves colour and sharing that vibe with others through the form of art. Growing up on the shores of Mudjimba has inspired her to reflect a bright ambience on various platforms like surfboards, skate decks, canvasses and murals. Her work is vibrant which is a reflection [...]

Julie Chizzoni is a Sunshine Coast based artist who hand paints original, vibrant, acrylics on canvas. Paintings that reflect the unique beauty of the local and not so local beaches that she has visited in her travels as an avid beach lover, surfer and world traveller. Julie’s ability to capture the beach, surf culture and [...]

Jo Burt is an Australian artist based in Noosa. She mostly paints with oil on canvas and Japanese ink on bamboo paper. Her art is heavily influenced by the natural beauty of coastal and hinterland regions. Jo studied fine art via private tuition during her teenage years, furthering studies in college to complete a Diploma [...]

Noosa based artist, James Gormley, has been developing his surf inspired artwork since the late 1990’s. Originally from Cornwall, England, James has united his passion for surfing and vivid colours to create vibrant pieces of art that reflect the world around us. Inspired by nature, James seamlessly blends acrylic paints with airbrushing to create unique [...]

Jaime Kiss is an international graphic artist. With a graphic design background, he is fanatical about craft and design with a passion for paper sculptures and stop-frame animation. Jaime studied graphic design and art direction (branding, typography, printing, packaging, editorial, publishing and advertising) in Sao Paulo, Brazil and at the University of Arts London (fine arts, [...]

Garry Birdsall, was born in Sydney where surfing is a national pastime. He spent all of his leisure time as a youth on the beaches of Sydney. He was one of the pioneers of Malibu surfboard riding and has participated in numerous Australian and world surfing events. He was the first artist in Australia to [...]

Born in Fiji my sister and I spent most of our childhood living our lives in the ocean. Scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing and travelling with our parents. Schooling was a mixture of correspondence & spending a year or two in a “normal” school environment, we got used to forming friendships quickly and knowing that they [...]

I grew up in the waves on the Sunshine Coast. My brothers and I spent our days swimming, surfing, and chilling on the beach with family and friends from dawn to dusk. My passion has always been the ocean lifestyle and the Aussie surf culture of the 70s. Art became my second love, teaching myself [...]

Passionate about creating, Beck Lee completed her University Visual Art degree and has continued to pursue painting ever since; in her words “I genuinely have no say in it”. Beck's interest as an artist lies in the emotion of a suspended moment. She works primarily with oil and acrylic paint on canvas to distort reality [...]

Angela van Boxtel is a Dutch, (Noosa based) Eco Artist & Designer cleverly reusing waste materials and transforming them into sculptures, fashion, design & art pieces. Mostly focusing around the issue of plastic pollution in our oceans. She has crocheted over 10.000 plastic bags into her work. Her ‘Teeny Greeny Plastic Bag Bikini’ has been [...]

Based on the Sunshine Coast, Qld she most defiantly is creating something.