Artists
- Andrew Bryant
- Anne-Marie Zanetti
- Ben Hedström
- Brent Harvey
- Brandi Hughes
- Charlotte Elizabeth
- Christopher Phillips
- Dai Li
- Daniele Avanzini
- David Hinchliffe
- Gareth Edwards RWA
- Jaime Kiss
- James Ainslie
- Jo Young
- June Sartracom
- Leonie Barton
- Marie Le Lievre
- Melissa Ladkin
- Michael Ciavarella
- Michael Eather
- Michael Whitehead
- Mireia Serra
- Mitchell Cheesman
- Paul Reynolds
- Peggy Zephyr
- Peta Minnici
- Rhonda Cao
- Rosella Namok
- Stephen Pleban
- Steve Rosendale
- Walala Tjapaltjarri
- Zhong Chen
Ben Hedström
Bio / CV
Ben Hedström is an award-winning contemporary artist working on Gubbi Gubbi country on Australia's Sunshine Coast. His paintings fuse expressive gesture and realist detail, exploring the intersection between the body and landscape through observations of light, texture, and reflection. He has been a finalist in various art prizes including the Archibald Prize and his paintings are held in the Sunshine Coast Art Collection and private collections across Australia, the UK, and the USA.
Education
B.Art.Ed – UNSW COFA 1999
Experience
2016 – Present Head of Visual Art, St Andrew’s Anglican College
2000 – 2015 Head of Creative and Performing Arts, Northern Beaches Christian School
Selected Exhibitions
- 2023 “Perspective” Group Exhibition, The G Contemporary, 2023
- 2021 Group Exhibition, Squeeze, Butter Factory Arts Centre
- 2019 Group Exhibition, Squeeze, Butter Factory Arts Centre
- 2015 Highly Commended, Pittwater Art Festival – annual exhibition, Avalon Recreation Centre
- 2015 Finalist Northern Beaches Art Prize (Warringah Art Prize), Curl Curl Creative Space
- 2013 Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Tattersall’s Club Brisbane
- 2012 Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Tattersall’s Club Brisbane
- 2012/13 Archibald Prize 2012 Regional Tour
- 10 June 2012 – 8 July 2012 TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria
- 14 July 2012 – 26 August 2012 Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
- 1 September 2012 – 14 October 2012 Cowra Regional Art Gallery
- 20 October 2012 – 2 December 2012 Western Plains Cultural Centre
- 7 December 2012 – 20 January 2013 Grafton Regional Gallery
- 25 January 2013 – 10 March 2013 Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
- 15 March 2013 – 28 April 2013 New England Regional Gallery
- 1998 Group Exhibition, UNSW College of Fine Arts Exhibition, UNSW COFA
- 1998 Group Exhibition, Smith’s Lake Plein Air Exhibition, UNSW COFA Gallery
- 1995 Group Exhibition, Express Yourself, Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Art Prizes
- 2015 Highly Commended, Pittwater Art Festival – annual exhibition, Avalon Recreation Centre
- 2015 Finalist Northern Beaches Art Prize (Warringah Art Prize), Curl Curl Creative Space
- 2013 Finalist – Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Tattersall’s Club Brisbane
- 2012 Finalist – Tattersall’s Landscape Art Prize, Tattersall’s Club Brisbane
- 2012 Finalist Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
- 2011 Winner – Salon Show Art Prize, Painter’s Gallery Mona Vale
