Crossroads brings together a vibrant group of local artists reflecting on moments of change, choice, and transition. Through painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, digital imaging, and mixed media, each artist explores what it means to stand at a turning point in life. From personal stories to shared experiences, every work offers a fresh perspective, with paintings from here, there, and everywhere.

And to make the opening even more special, Josephine Foo Music will be performing live, adding a beautiful atmosphere to the afternoon.

Ellis House Art Centre

19 March – 12 April 2026

Opening: Sunday 22 March, 2–4pm

Participating Artists:

Andy Druyan – expressive oil works

Anita Grewal – geometric balance and tension

Eimear Flynn – nature, imagination, and storytelling

Graham Hay – radical, contemporary paper clay sculpture

Ivana Girard – identity, belonging, and memory

Iwona Van Niekerk – abstraction and feminine identity

Jane Marron – textured landscapes, seascapes, and portraits

Kamila Waleszkiewicz – printmaking, painting and contemporary feminine identity

Kelly Ha – watercolour, gouache, and oil paintings 

We’d love to see you at the opening and share this exhibition with you. Everyone is welcome.

Artist Statements

Andy Druyan –  Although I work mainly in oils, I embrace experimentation and enjoy exploring new materials and techniques in order to keep evolving. “You Are Your Story” defines that very premise. The “Tea Party” series is body of work which represents a turning point in my artistic journey, where realism and painterly expression meet. The realistic elements reflect years of observation, discipline and technical focus, while the looser, more expressive panels signal an urge to loosen up. Familiar objects ground the work and by allowing both control and freedom to co-exist, I acknowledge that both styles have a space in my journey. 

Anita Grewal –  Colour interactions and the emotional responses they evoke are central to my practice. I enjoy the creamy texture of gouache as it sinks into textured watercolour paper, forming smooth, opaque fields. This slow, controlled process, combined with the stabilising structure of geometry, supports a sense of order and quiet within the work. The resulting compositions aim to create a clear, immediate visual experience, where colour is encountered directly through perception rather than symbolism or narrative. 

Eimear Fynn –  This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on their own crossroads - past, present, or approaching. What did you carry with you? What did you leave behind? Which paths shaped you, and what is left unexplored? The works presented here examine transition as both personal and collective experiences. 

Graham Hay –  A product of my childhood and subsequent work in agriculture, lobbying, art education, and visual art, my practice incorporates biomorphic forms and close observations of both nature and human nature. My analysis of human nature is informed by a sociological study of the art-world networks that have utilised my work. My current projects articulate a critique of contemporary firstworld dilemmas. 

Ivana Girard –  This body of work marks a personal crossroads in my artistic practice. Through ethereal oil portraits of women, I explore uncertainty, transformation, and the quiet moments of becoming that arise when direction is still unfolding. The figures inhabit a liminal space, neither fully formed nor fully resolved, mirroring my position as an emerging artist discovering the path I wish to pursue. Guided and supported by my painting mentors Jana Vodesil-Baruffi and Rachelle Dusting, this series represents a turning point where learning, experimentation, and reflection shape the emergence of my own visual language. These works act as pauses at an intersection, honouring vulnerability, introspection, and the courage required to choose a path forward. 

Iwona Van Niekerk –  This collection explores the experience of standing at a crossroads — aware of many possible directions, yet feeling unable to move. I do not want to return to what was, yet I am afraid of stepping into the unknown. The paintings reflect this moment of hesitation. Life continues in the background — patterns repeat, structures remain in motion — while the figure is paused between directions. The work stays within this in between space, where movement is possible, but the step has not yet been taken. 

Jane Marron –  My track paintings were inspired by my childhood growing up on a farm in the Western Australian wheat belt. As a child, I ran and drove along the tracks which stretch across the dry paddocks and disappear into the distance. Life was simple, full of open skies, dust, and hard work. Leaving for the city was a crossroad in my life, a big shift from the wide paddocks to busy city streets. For a long time, I missed the quiet and open space. Now I return through paint, following those same tracks with my brush. Though imagined, each landscape takes me back home and reminds me where I began and how far I have travelled. 

Kamila Waleszkiewicz –  My work exists at a psychological crossroad, suspended between a past of physical trauma and a future rooted in the healing power of art and nature. In 2022, my reality was defined by a spinal injury and a pain that took over everything I was and dreamed about. Today, I inhabit a middle ground; I am no longer in that life changing crisis, yet I have not arrived at my "hoped-for" destination. This suspension is where my work lives. 

Kelly Ha –  Human connections shape and sustain our lives. My pieces in Crossroads reflect personal and shared memories, pausing on quiet moments that resonate with me. These works explore reflection, resilience, and the quiet bonds that link us—to ourselves, to others, and to the everyday experiences that quietly define our journeys.