Upcoming Exhibition
Frances Powell and Rhianna Phillips + Julie Aida Graf —
Tiny Altars to Seeing Sparkles
Jul 4 – Jul 11, 2025
About the Artist
Frances Powell and Rhianna Phillips + Julie Aida Graf
Frances Powell
Frances Powell (she/her) is an emerging visual artist, facilitator and creative consultant in Magandjin (Brisbane), Australia. In her practice, she explores the concepts of personal introspection, object importance and storytelling through visual art and the written word.
Frances uses the practice of making as a mode of personal processing; of a rich inner world, found conversation, and social compositions. Her work hopes to shine a warm light on deeply human encounters, inviting the open-ended question of “this is what I see, what about you?”.
Frances studied a Bachelor of Fine Art (Studio) and Business (Marketing) at the Queensland College of Art, graduating in 2021. Currently, Frances works as a visual artist, marketing strategist and a consultant specialising in creative industries. She has exhibited in Australia and internationally in Greece and Norway. She currently works and lives in Magandjin (Brisbane), Australia.
Rhianna Phillips
Rhianna Phillips (she/her) is an artist, photographer and creative facilitator based in Magandjin (Brisbane), working across drawing and image-making. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Queensland College of Art in 2021 and has exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Rhianna’s practice is grounded in sensitivity — to her surroundings, to her body, and to the emotional undercurrents that shape experience. Working from a somatic space, she explores themes of presence, loss and longing.
Rhianna invites viewers into her world — one shaped by texture and subtlety. Her pieces act as portals into spaces that honour emotion and offer moments of respite.
Julie Aida Graf
Julie Aida Graf (1991) is a visual artist and abstract painter based in Oslo, Norway. Her multidisciplinary ways of working create colourful and playful pieces — through processes of canvas, textile and clay.
She continually explores different techniques, shapes and colour palettes — influenced by her surroundings and especially landscapes. Graf is inspired by the sea, organic shapes and the human body.