Liv is the owner of Kiama Art Workshops and an experienced art instructor with years of teaching in various mediums, including acrylics, watercolours, drawing, and Paint and Sip classes. Her true passion lies in oil painting, where she captures the natural beauty of the South Coast in her diverse range of ocean-inspired artworks.

With a warm and encouraging teaching style, Liv brings out the creative potential in every student, whether they are beginners or experienced artists. Her workshops offer a relaxed, supportive environment for people to explore their artistic skills, with a special focus on landscape painting and the stunning coastal views that inspire her work.

Trixie Primrose is the artist behind Paper Primrose, where she creates incredibly lifelike paper flowers from hand-dyed crepe paper. Her delicate floral sculptures draw inspiration from real botanicals, combining fine craftsmanship with artistic detail. Trixie also runs relaxed, small-group workshops where she guides participants through the mindful, creative process of building their own paper blooms — no experience necessary.

Sharon is a mixed media abstract artist based on the South Coast of NSW, Australia. With over 20 years of experience creating and exhibiting contemporary mixed media art, her work is deeply inspired by the wild beauty of nature.

Her intuitive process embraces a “perfectly imperfect” style, using layered textures, bold mark-making and emotional depth to bring each piece to life. Alongside her art practice, Sharon runs art workshops on the South Coast, where she combines mindfulness, creative coaching, and her background in adult education to help others grow their confidence and connect with their own unique artistic voice.

Sharon Bartle is a natural fibre artist and experienced South Coast weaver known for her intricate and functional woven art. Using only natural fibres, she creates everything from woven baskets and wall hangings to handcrafted earrings and necklaces, blending traditional techniques with contemporary design.

Her basket weaving workshops at Kiama Art Workshops are popular for their calming, hands-on approach, where Sharon guides participants through the meditative process of working with natural materials, helping them create meaningful, unique pieces.

Bianca is the owner of Kiama Coast Catering and a talented South Coast food stylist, known for her stunning grazing boards that showcase local, seasonal produce. Her platters are a highlight at Kiama Art Workshops events, blending food and art to inspire.

Bianca has also hosted a decorative grazing board workshop, sharing her expertise in styling, flavour pairings, and creating visually captivating centrepieces. With a focus on creativity and care, Bianca’s work embodies connection and the beauty of presentation.

Karen is the creative mind behind KBee Macrame, a macrame artist based on the South Coast of NSW. She transforms rope into beautiful, functional fibre art — from hat holders and coasters to bags, wall hangings and home décor.

Through her relaxed and supportive macrame workshops, Karen helps people of all skill levels create their own DIY macrame pieces, sharing the joy of slow, intentional making and inspiring confidence with every knot.

Machteld is a printmaking artist based on the South Coast of NSW, Australia, with a lifelong passion for the craft. Her journey began in childhood in Indonesia, experimenting with potato prints, and deepened through her studies in woodblock printing at Amsterdam University. Today, her practice focuses on viscosity printed collagraphs, blending traditional and experimental techniques in contemporary printmaking.

Her work is deeply influenced by the three cultures she’s called home – born in Holland, raised in Indonesia, and now living and creating in coastal Australia. This rich cultural background informs her unique artistic voice and approach to fine art printmaking.

Stacy Burgess is a mixed media artist, designer and creative facilitator based on the South Coast of NSW. Originally from the UK, she studied Ceramics and Glass in Birmingham and taught Visual Arts for over 15 years before moving to Australia to pursue her own creative journey.

Stacy’s hands-on approach blends a wide range of materials and techniques, creating expressive works inspired by nature, memory, pattern and texture. Her art reflects the ever-changing beauty of the world around her, and through her South Coast art workshops, she encourages others to explore creativity with curiosity and confidence.

Gerri Kafer is an emerging artist based in the Illawarra region of NSW, whose bold use of colour and line reflects her background in Interior Design and Graphic Art. Her work spans a variety of mediums — including oils, acrylics, watercolours, inks, charcoal and pencil — and explores expressive landscapes, florals, and more recently, portrait sketching and collage.

Known for her intuitive, mood-driven style, Gerri adds texture with unconventional tools like palette knives, tissue paper and even old credit cards. Her evolving practice celebrates experimentation, with each piece offering a fresh take on contemporary mixed media art.