Our goal is to create a broader platform for Australian Artists to engage with the International Arts Community and specifically, for the Watercolour community, to take their Work into new and creative fields of endeavour, creating opportunities to share studios and exhibition spaces where possible in this World.
Our 32 Best in Muster Exhibition & Invitation International Artists - 17th September to 8th November 2025
Festival Dates | 18th to 22nd September 2025 - for Workshops and Events
Other important Dates and 'Conditions of Entry' are now available under 'Artists Info'
The Australian Watercolour Muster is NOT a Competition, rather intended as an interactive Art Symposium and sharing of Artworks through Exhibition, Workshops and opportunities to celebrate Watercolour in Australia and Internationally and to assist Artists grow their Studio practices, networks and skills.
"An attention to detail is prominent in all my paintings, watercolour or oils, by studying closely the birds and flora you become aware of how complex, breathtaking and precious nature is - painting birds especially with their different personalities, gestures and movements, is a constant challenge I enjoy, recently experimenting with large Acquabord for my watercolour work!..."
Julie has been an artist most of her adult life and has been a finalist in the inaugural - Australian Watercolour Muster 2019 - Exhibited at the Emporium Hotel South Bank Brisbane with our '32 Best In Muster - 2019'! Julie's Artwork has won many awards and is collected by private and corporate collectors nationally and internationally.
Julie is the founder and coordinator of the Glenthompson Art Show - Victoria Australia, which is in it's 5th year.
In 2023 - Julie helped coordinate our Australian Watercolour Muster - Remote and Rural Painting Trip - 2023 to Dunkeld in the Southern Grampians Victoria - a great success and amazing experience for all Artists who travelled with us - thanks to Julie.
Julie lives at the end of The Southern Grampians (Geriward), which is a visually stunning part of Western Victoria, Aust. With it's beautiful landscape and abundance of native flora and wildlife, there is no shortage of subjects to paint, her favourite being the Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo which she is lucky enough to have visit the Banksia Trees in her back garden during the summer months.
“I paint my silences : the long, short, necessary, those that hurt, calm or that anguish, those that question or amaze, I paint what I conceal... I paint with the salt water of my soul. “
Painting is the work of a whole life, it’s an integral part of the life of the painter... It’s the time and the work that al-lows his art to be developed. Only the time fashions the painter and his artistic path is not enough valued... Probably due to the time of ephemera, ready-made and consumerism.
Born in 1961, I am painting since 1981. Passion became my work, I am a full time professional painter. If I would be able to speak to the young 20 years old woman I was when I began to paint, I would say her ........that I am very proud of our artistic independance and of our artistic path.
More than 50 solo exhibitions, in France, but also several times in Sweden and in Australia.
My work has been presented and awarded in numerous collective exhibitions (almost 200), being selected or invited as an honoured guest:
My paintings are also showed in galleries. More recently, my work has been choosen by Architects & Interior Designers for inclusion in major Interior Design Projects in Paris France.
Currently living and working in France, I am also watercolor teacher.
Wyn has been the invited Leader of The Australian Watercolour Delegation to FabrianoInAcquarello - Italy, with her Work showcased as part of the selected Australian Works hung in Italy since 2018 and is now preparing to take 15 original Australian Watercolour Works to represent Australia @ FabrianoInAcquarello - Italy 2025 - April/May 2025 in Bologna/Fabriano Italy.
Wyn has many years of exhibition and workshop experience. She has exhibited her watercolour Work in Chatswood in Sydney NSW 2019 and Exhibited and demonstrated at the 6th Silk Road International Art Exhibition in Xi'an China in September - 2019. A highlight has been the joint Exhibitions in Coquelles and Gaillon - France and delivered Watercolour Workshops in Gaillon 2018 and the French Village of Saint-Maixme-Hauterive - 2019.
Wyn’s large format works vary from drawn work to watercolour, oil and acrylic glazing – pastel and mixed media work on paper, canvas to built ‘Installations’ – both public and private.
Wyn is an experienced project manager – with professional experience in developing systems for the management of software/multimedia development environments associated with the production of interactive simulation training platforms for defence and aerospace.
Neil Taylor was born in Brisbane in 1953, and studied painting with William Robinson at Kelvin Grove Teachers College in 1970/72 and has held almost 50 exhibitions since 1975. He is Vice President of the Australian Watercolour Institute.
With superb technical skill, Neil paints by combining a variety of styles collaged together and often uses photographic sources. His subjects are idealized poetic interpretations of wilderness and oceans. While often working from expeditions to remote areas of Australia he is currently painting subjects closer to where he lives in the Blue Mountains area west of Sydney.
Neil Taylor has been a Finalist in major prizes; most recently the Tattersalls Club Landscape Art Prize (2018). His has exhibited in the NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, KAAF Art Prize and Calleen Art Award, Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Art Prizes. He is a past Winner of the Mount Eyre and Gosford Art Prizes, winner of the Viewer's Choice Award for the Mosman Art Prize, and People's Choice and Volunteers' Choice Award at the Stanthorpe Art Festival. Neil has been accepted as a Finalist in this year's 2021 Hadley Art Prize.
As passionate advocate for watercolour during the last twenty years, Jude has taught the medium for many years throughout Western Australia at many venues and also tutors overseas workshops.
She has a love of sharing her watercolour experiences with others finding teaching the perfect way to stay inspired, always aspiring to experiment and learn more.
Jude’s work showcases strength and vibrancy in her colourful compositions, displaying interesting mark making and visual textures.
Phillip Edwards is a Victorian artist who studied Fine arts painting (Oils) at the Victorian College of the Arts in the early 90’s.
Over the past 6 years he has taken up watercolour, producing large scale majestic landscapes of Mt Buffalo and local scenes from the central highlands.
He was awarded the Trustees watercolour prize at the 2018 Wynne prize and has since been made a member of the AWI Australian watercolour Institute.
He has been a finalist in many Australian art prizes including The Calleen, Flow and the Lester portrait prize at the Gallery of WA.
Exhibiting Mt Buffalo paintings ‘The Mountains Quiet Heart’ was his first public institution show with Benella Art gallery in 2020.
With 30 years art practice with multiple solo shows and group exhibitions he continues to refine both his painting and sculptural practice. He is represented in Victoria by Australian Galleries and NSW via Art Atrium and also has a dedicated gallery at Bullarto (Bullarto Gallery) between Daylesford and Trentham. Phillip is dedicated to the refinements of his watercolour technique and aims to lift the stature of the medium within the fine art world.
