Spirit of the Landscape 2025

Celebrating the vast landscapes of rural, regional and remote Australia, through the eyes of exhibiting artists.

6 September to 12 October 2025

Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre

9 Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah

The Spirit of the Landscape artists are as follows:

Aaron Schuerr, Andy Dolphin, Box Saxon, Deborah Zibah, Gordon Alexander, James Walker, Jo Wesley, John Bullock, Leanne Pearson, Leon Holmes, Linda McAulay, Merv Lindsay, Michelle Usibelli, Val Brooks, Vicki Lee.

For enquiries, or to purchase an artwork, please email Lotte.Waters@manpac.com.au

Montana Meander
Artist: Aaron Schuerr
Medium: Oil Dimensions: 39cm x 49cm Price: $2,700.00

Pacific Palette
Artist: Aaron Schuerr
Medium: Pastel Dimensions: 30.5cm x 40.6cm Price: $2,700.00

On The Road To Nowhere
Artist: Aaron Schuerr
Medium: Pastel Dimensions: 30.5cm x 40.6cm Price: $2,700.00

Morning Haze, Caraholly
Artist: Andy Dolphin
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 36cm x 54cm Price: $1,395.00

Andy Dolphin, Grazing on a Sunday Afternoon

Grazing on a Sunday Afternoon
Artist: Andy Dolphin
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 36cm x 54cm Price: $1,395.00

Big Oyster, Port Macquarie
Artist: Bob Saxon
Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 36cm x 56cm Price: $800.00

Anderson's Boatshed
Artist: Bob Saxon
Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 36cm x 56cm Price: $800.00

The Maclean NSW
Artist: Bob Saxon
Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 66cm x 66cm Price: $900.00

Summer at the Beach
Artist: Bob Saxon
Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 36cm x 56cm Price: $800.00

Incandescent Tides
Artist: Deborah Zibah
Medium: Mixed Media on Ply Dimensions: 112cm x 93cm Price: $5,700.00

The Tide Remembers
Artist: Deborah Zibah
Medium: Acrylic, graphite on Ply Dimensions: 87cm x 150cm Price: $4,900.00

Betty's Boulders
Artist: Gordon Alexander
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 54cm x 74cm Price: $1,800.00

Lounging in the Sun
Artist: Gordon Alexander
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 40.5cm x 74.5cm Price: $2,000.00

26 April 2014, Tasmania
Artist: James Walker
Medium: Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 15.2cm x 15.2cm Price: $650.00

Still
Artist: James Walker
Medium: Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 15.2cm x 15.2cm Price: $6000.00

Jo Wesley, Descending Clouds Bluff Knoll

Descending Clouds Bluff Knoll
Artist: Jo Wesley
Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 32cm x 63cm Price: $1,380.00

Winter Green
Artist: Jo Wesley
Medium: Oil on linen Dimensions: 36cm x 63cm Price: $1,380.00

Last Light
Artist: Jo Wesley
Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 48cm x 63cm Price: $1,570.00

The Restless Sea
Artist: John Bullock
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 60cm x 80cm Price: $900.00

Under an Ageing Gum
Artist: John Bullock
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 80cm x 60cm Price: $900.00

An Ocean of Diamonds
Artist: Leanne Pearson
Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50cm x 75cm Price: $7,600.00

Geordie Bay Rottnest
Artist: Leanne Pearson
Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60cm x 80cm Price: $11,500.00

Leanne Pearson, Blue Shadows and Early Light

Blue Shadows and Early Light
Artist: Leanne Pearson
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas Dimensions: 100cm x 100cm Price: $7,690.00

Rock & Rubble
Artist: Leon Holmes
Medium: Oil, plein air study Dimensions: 30cm x 40cm Price: $2,200.00

Bungle Bungle Breakaway
Artist: Leon Holmes
Medium: Oil Dimensions: 75cm x 100cm Price: $9,500.00

Uprooted
Artist: Leon Holmes
Medium: Oil, plein air study Dimensions: 40cm x 30cm Price: $2,200.00

Surrender to the Heat
Artist: Leon Holmes
Medium: Oil Dimensions: 100cm x 75cm Price: $9,500.00

Ephemeral Elements
Artist: Linda MacAulay
Medium: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 82cm x 112cm Price: $1,900.00

The Savannahlander, North Queensland
Artist: Merv Lindsay
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 39cm x 49cm Price: $750.00

Merv Lindsay, In Heysen's Footsteps - South Australia

In Heysen's Footsteps - South Australia
Artist: Merv Lindsay
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 39cm x 49cm Price: $760.00

Merv Lindsay, Between Droughts - Paterson NSW

Between Droughts - Paterson NSW
Artist: Merv Lindsay
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 39cm x 49cm Price: $720.00

Golden Days - Paterson NSW
Artist: Michele Usibelli
Medium: Oil Dimensions: 20.3cm x 40.6cm Price: $2,480.00

Safe Harbor
Artist: Michele Usibelli
Medium: Watercolour and oil Dimensions: 40.6cm x 30.5cm Price: $3,000.00

Morning in the Marina
Artist: Michele Usibelli
Medium: Oil Dimensions: 40.6cm x 20.3cm Price: $2,480.00

Clouds Over the Dune
Artist: Val Brooks
Medium: Pastel Dimensions: n/a Price: $1,400.00

Python Pool
Artist: Val Brooks
Medium: Pastel Dimensions: n/a Price: $1,250.00

Coober Pedy After the Rain
Artist: Vicki Lee
Medium: Pastel Dimensions: 24cm x 40cm, plus frame Price: $450.00

Vicki Lee, Twilight Sailing in Comet Bay

Twilight Sailing in Comet Bay
Artist: Vicki Lee
Medium: Watercolour Dimensions: 27cm x 36cm, plus frame Price: $450.00

Spirit Dreaming
Artist: Vicki Lee
Medium: Ink (oil) monoprint Dimensions: 23.5cm x 19cm, plus frame Price: $180.00

Riverside Gardens
Artist: Vicki Lee
Medium:Watercolour Dimensions: 30cm x 28 cm, plus frame Price: $250.00

Festival Information

Full Festival Program at a Glance 2025

Weekend Three Day Festival Program 2025 Read Online here

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Youth

Quick Draw

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Plein Air Down Under Videos

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World Wide Paint Out 6 Sept

Celebrating the vast landscapes of rural, regional and remote Australia, through the eyes of exhibiting artists.

6 September to 12 October 2025