Trail 1 | 4 & 5 July | Gympie and the East

Start your Studio Trails journey here and visit some of our artists at the pop-up studios in our workshop. Ask gallery staff for their picks for Studio Trails.

Housed in the beautiful 1905 School of Arts building, Gympie Regional Gallery has been a social and cultural hub for arts and culture in the region for over 25 years. The Gallery showcases a diverse mix of professional and emerging artists from our region, as well as touring exhibitions from around Australia. Join in a vibrant and engaging array of art classes, artist talks and tours or simply drop by to explore our changing program of exhibitions. Free entry, all welcome.

• Pop up studios

Address: 39 Nash Street Gympie 

Hours: 10am-4pm Tuesday- Saturday

Phone: 07 5481 0733

Email: gallery@gympie.qld.gov.au

Facebook: Gympie Regional Gallery

Instagram: GympierRegionalGallery

Website: Gympie Regional Gallery – Gympie Regional Council

Payment options: Cash, EFTPOS

Good to know: Wheelchair accessible. Accessible amenities. Off-street parking. Shop.

An artisan specialising in antique restoration, bespoke custom framing and one of kind sculptural pieces, Man studied ballet in France and developed his own artistic style in London before moving to Australia.

The House of Object so Desire is also open on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July during the Studio Trails

Commissions welcome. 

Address: 2B Chapple Street, Gympie 

Contact: Manu Bugallo

Phone: 0402 831 143

Email:  manubugallo2@gmail.com

Instagram: @manubuga

Payment options: Cash, EFTPOS, Bank Transfer

Good to know: Café nearby, Bathrooms, Artist talks

Jan's studio is a calm, clean space set within a beautiful garden...an inspiring place to paint and learn, Jan's practice focuses on paintings of beauty, from luminous flower paintings to a range of other subjects.

'I am an award-winning artist and have exhibited internationally, including at major watercolour festivals in Italy. With over 30 years’ experience as an art tutor, I am an in-demand workshop leader and hold weekly classes here in my studio, sharing skills, confidence, and a love of painting'

Jan will be giving a live art demonstration creating a watercolour on the Studio Trails.

Find out more about workshops and classes available on Jan's website. 

Address: 49 Red Hill Road, Gympie 

Contact: Jan Lawnikanis

Phone: 0410 819 926

Email: jlawnikanis@gmail.com

Facebook: artistjan1

Instagram: @aristjan1

Website: https://www.janlawnikanis.com

Payment Options: Cash, EFTPOS, Paypal, Bank Transfer, Square

Good to know: bathrooms, refreshments, café nearby, demonstrations/activities.

Dedicated to the traditional and contemporary artisan craft of leadlight, Graceful Glass studio offers design, restoration, and hand-made leadlight panels using time-honoured techniques focusing on quality, detail, and lasting beauty. The studio serves as a working workshop and a creative hub, where custom pieces are thoughtfully made to suit each client and space.

The studio also offers classes and workshops, sharing skills and knowledge with those interested in learning the art of leadlight.

Contact Elli to find out more about workshops and classes.

Commissions welcome.

Address: 152 Cavanagh Road, Greens Creek 

Phone: 0429 668 868

Email: ebwebb65@gmail.com

Facebook: Graceful Glass Studio

Payment options: Cash, EFTPOS

Good to know: Wheelchair accessible. Friendly dog.

Access: Park in front of the house (there is a drop off on the edge of the bitumen road) and come through the second metal gate near the garden shed to the left of the house and follow pathway to the studio. 

International designer to the stars, Cindy Vogels invites visitors into her dynamic and eclectic production studio. This is the creative heart where couture meets culture...home to the creation of designs for red carpet events, film clips and runway shows. The studio also showcases the iconic millinery created for international superstar, Lady Gaga. Step inside a working production space where regional creativity connects with global stages, and experience where imagination, craftsmanship and music-inspired fashion come to life!

• Sewing, photography and Millinery demonstrations.

Address: 15 Crown Road, Gympie 

Phone: 0403 291 880

Email: cindylouvogels@gmail.com

Instagram: @cindyvogels

Facebook: The Cindy Vogels

Website: https://www.cindyvogels.com/

Good to know: Refreshments available. Steps.

Just 950mtrs from the Mary Valley Heritage Railway and Steam Train and some of Gympie's most stunning historic pubs.

Access: Signage at top of driveway. Enter through gate down the driveway on the right side of the house. Stairs to the back up to studio. 

Showcasing a variety of skilled artists demonstrating, displaying and selling their unique wares including candle making, mosaics, woodworking, pyrography, jewellery, macrame and more. Relaxing and interesting nursery offering potted and hanging plants, garden novelties and quirky ideas.

See displays and demonstrations of skilled artisans including mosaics, candlemakers, woodworking, pyrography, jewellery, macrame and more...

Undercover seating for relaxing over a cuppa or cold drink. Sausage sizzle available.

Address: Amity Place, Tin Can Bay 

Phone: 0437 880 438 

Email: countrycalling@live.com

Payment Options: Cash, EFTPOS

Good to know: Gravel Road or Driveway, Shop, Bathrooms, Refreshments 

Award winning Chainsaw artist, Ketih Gall shares the process of creating a wax and bronze casting replica of 'The Silky", a tree stump sculpture carved from a Silky Oak Tree of 21 native Australian animals to be installed at the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics in 2032.

Address: Amity Place, Tin Can Bay 

Phone: 0447 986 241

Email:  silkysculpture@yahoo.com

Facebook: The Silky Project 

Website: https://thesilkyproject.info 

Good to know: Gravel Road or Driveway, Refreshments, Bathrooms 

Access: Large carpark next to the building on the right. 

Alongside Marion Creek, buffered between paperbark gums sits Julie-ann's studio space. A mixed-media artist, Julie-ann explores and shares the layered stories of the surrounding natural environment, drawing attention to the fragile beauty and complex relationships within that space.

'My work is both an act of observation and storytelling, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and rediscover their own connections to the environment around them. I'm drawn to the rhythms and patterns found in nature and will often use stencils and symbolic oval shapes to explore my personal relationship with land and water.'

Commissioned works by request and negotiation.

Available at other times by appointment

Address: 21 Endeavour Drive, Cooloola Cove 

Contact: Julia-ann Barker

Phone: 0451 049 987

Email: julie-annbarker@bigpond.com

Instagram: @jab_barks

Website: https://uniqueartz.com.au

Payment Options: Cash, Bank transfer

Good to know: Come down the driveway to the shed/art space

Inspired by the natural beauty of the coastline, lush national parks and incredible native wildlife, Libby's works are primarily acrylics on canvas. 

'My studio offers panoramic views of Rainbow Beach all the way to K'Gari.'

Libby will be giving live art demonstrations and talking through her processes and techniques 

Commissions available on request to the artist. 

Address: Rainbow Sea Resort - Unit 1/3-5 Ocean View Parade, Rainbow Beach

Contact: Libby McKenzie

Phone: 0421 810 526

Email: libbymckenzie@hotmail.com

Website: https://www.libbymckenzieart.com.au/

Facebook: Libby McKenzie Art

Instagram: @libbymckenzie_art

Payment Options: Cash, EFTPOS

Good to know: Shop, Wheelchair accessible, Bathrooms, Demonstrations

Access: Please come through the resort reception office and follow the signs to Unit 1. 

Since 1967 Jill has established herself as a visionary fabric and fashion designer, carving a unique niche in the vibrant world of decorative art and textiles. 

Explore a huge range of one of kind fashion and fabrics, bespoke home decor at Jill's home gallery surrounded by lush tropical gardens. 

Jill of the Witches Hat is open most weekends. Contacrt Jill for details.

Address: 16 King Street, Tin Can Bay

Contact: Jill McDonald

Phone: 0458 139 747

Email: jill.mcdonald6@bigpond.com

Payment: Cash, EFTPOS

Good to know: Wheelchair accessible, Bathrooms, Shop

Tuncunba Hall is home to Cooloola Coast art Group.

Members meet every 2nd Monday for Life drawing and every Tuesday for inspiration by way of conversation and workshops.

Celebrating 12 years, this progressive group of talented Tin Can Bay artists display a stunning selection of works across a variety of mediums. 

Address: 20 Gympie Road, Tin Can Bay

Contact: Kerri Southern

Phone: 0437 880 438

Payment: Cash, Bank transfer

Good to know: Off-street parking, Bathrooms

Robyn's studio is nestled amongst native gardens allowing nature to infiltrate the senses as she paints. Her artworks demonstrate how plein-air studies of figures in the landscape are used as reference to bring to life the experience in her paintings.

The artist works predominately in oils though also uses acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. Rhythms and patterns observed whilst drawing from life make their way into her images through varied shapes of colour and tone.

Address: 18 Tom Thumb Court, Cooloola Cove

Contact: Robyn Shaw

Phone: 0419 663 271

Email: robynwendyshaw@gmail.com

Website: https://robynshaw.net

Instagram: @robynshaw.art

Payment: Cash, Bank transfer

Good to know: Studio is at the back of the house, Off-street parking, Bathrooms, Refreshments