Dana Kinter is an artist living and making in the Fleurieu Peninsula. Drawing from the natural environment surrounding her home and an Encyclopedia of Australian Birds handed down by her Grandmother, Dana has created a signature style that embraces Australia’s native flora and fauna.

Image: Dana Kinter, I whispered your name in the wind – wattle birds and wattle (detail), 2020. Image courtesy the artist.

Jason Cordero is a visual artist based in Adelaide, Australia. His practice is focused on painting, drawing and digital media and has a strong interest in concepts of possession, perception and belonging.

Image: Jason Cordero, They went their own way, 2019, oil on canvas. Image courtesy the artist.

Tom Moore employs traditional glass blowing techniques to create sculptural creatures so whimsical in form and concept they demand attention. His plant-birds, vegetable-men and shark-wagons address themes of nature and industrialisation with humour and playfulness.

Image: Tom Moore, Torpedo Shark, 2005, Hot joined, blown and solid glass with metal components. Photograph Grant Hancock.

Born and raised in Aichi, Japan, Australian artist Youngsoon Jin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture, at the Aichi University of the Arts in 2007 and moved to Australia the same year. Youngsoon uses drawing and installation to reveal fleeting moments of beauty in ordinary objects.

Image: Youngsoon Jin, Whipped Cream 1, 2015, Charcoal on paper. Photograph Jonathan VDK

Laura Wills is a visual artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. She has an expanded approach to her practice, involving collaboration, ethics, participation and community-based projects. Wills is interested in the social context of art and ecological art projects, exploring themes such as travel, shelter, the environment, mapping and food issues.

Image: Laura Wills, Local Rocks (detail), 2017, pastel and pigment ink on rag paper. Image courtesy the artist