Left of Centre

Left of CentreYvie is a Brisbane Meanjin based artist living with complex PTSD. She began her career as a ceramicist, working primarily in teaching roles. While she enjoyed exploring other mediums, it wasnt until a shoulder injury caused permanent impairment that she shifted her focus toward 2D artworks. In 2024, an incident left Yvie unable to work and largely housebound, prompting her to concentrate more fully on her personal practice. For Yvie, art is both a way

providing me with companionship and love that has helped heal my depression

Nina believes that everyone should have hope for their future and their art aims to remind us to have fun

and full of positive messages

and citrus notes drift across the surface

offering a moving tribute to the power of survival

Cindy is reminded that if the ending isn't good

Alex Temesuary is a Brisbane-based artist whose bold

Kerry Beazleigh’s artistic practice began whilst encouraging her young son to pursue his artistic talents

He aims to evoke a conversation with the viewer

Through my lens

transforming psychological pain into aesthetic artefacts

Jaq enjoys nature and working with vibrant colours and repetitive patterns