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Featured Artist

Celebrating the artist whoseworks demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation, and contemporary excellence.

Jeanne Cotter

My work is a celebration of the natural world—its colours, textures, and quiet poetry. Working primarily in soft pastels, I am drawn to the immediacy and expressive potential of the medium. Each piece is a personal response to the beauty I see in native Australian flora and landscapes, especially the wildflowers that flourish in our unique environment.Through my art, I aim to capture not just the visual essence of a subject, but the feeling it evokes—the warmth of sunlight on petals, the rhythm of leaves in the breeze, the stillness of a quiet morning. I am endlessly inspired by the interplay of light and colour, and I strive to create works that invite viewers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world.As a mother of three grown children, my creative journey has evolved alongside my life experiences. Art has always been a grounding force for me—a way to express gratitude, wonder, and joy.My work has been recognised by the Pastel Society of Australia, where I received:

  • Third Place in the Alexandra Award (2018) for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’.
  • Commended (2019) for ‘Maleny Majesty’.
  • First Place in the Foothills Art Show (2024) for ‘Golden Bouquet’.
  • First Place at the Pastel Society of Australia (2024) for ‘Pretty Proteas’ in the Still Life category.
  • First Place at the Bell Art Show (2025) for ‘A Good Soak’ and for ‘Nury’s Morning View’ and Second Place for ‘Water Lillies’
  • Grand Champion at the Pittsworth Show (2025) for ‘Blue Gum Beauty’, First Place for ‘Purple Prose’ and three Highly Commended.
  • First Place at the Foothills Art Show (2025) in the Drawings and Pastels category.
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Previously Featured Artist

Christine Porter – 2024

Diane Elsden – 2023

Vanessa Perske - 2022

Kathy Ellem – 2021

Diana-Battle 2019

Rex Backhaus-Smith 2018

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