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Marie Mitchell, Perth, WA

Marie Mitchell, a mixed media textile artist from Western Australia’s Peel Region, integrates environmental and social justice advocacy into her art. With roots in Canada’s West Coast, she draws inspiration from birdlife and Australia’s biodiversity, crafting allegorical imagery through fibre and printmaking to highlight the fragility of ecosystems.

Mitchell’s practice bridges environmental science with broader audiences, fostering understanding through informal education, community outreach, and conservation efforts. Her work reflects a deep commitment to raising awareness about environmental vulnerabilities, inspiring action through storytelling and visual art.

Her notable piece, “Starting the Cycle: from Dead Dirt to Living Soil,” was a finalist in the Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize and won the South Perth Emerging Artist Prize in Textiles. She has exhibited internationally, including “Walking the Refugee Road: Forced to Flee” in the USA and UK, and her “Disconnected Habitat” series at Ukraine’s “Scythia” exhibition.

Residencies at North Metro TAFE and Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah culminated in the “Wetland Stories” exhibition, emphasizing the interconnectedness of art, science, and community. Mitchell’s works are held in private collections worldwide, reflecting her global impact as an artist, educator, and advocate for the natural world

Explosion of Green

Retail Price: A$8000
Dimensions: 220 x 110cm (H x W)
Statement: Inspired by an estuary experience relayed to me in an interview as part of the Wetland Stories Project. “Suddenly there was an explosion of wings and the Twenty-eights filled the air with a green flurry. It was like the dry golden grass had exploded into green.” J. Fryer.

Nyimarak

Retail Price: A$675
Dimensions: 35 x 50cm (H x W)
Statement:  “Nyimarak” is part of my series celebrating the resident birds of our local estuarine habitat. Inspired by local birdlife and culture, I integrate Noongar, common, and scientific names to honour traditional custodians. The stamp format highlights biodiversity’s value and fragility, emphasizing environmental balance, cultural history, and the need for conservation.

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Ozquilt Network, together with @nationalwoolmuseum Ozquilt Network, together with @nationalwoolmuseum proudly presents Art Quilt Australia 2025, including Expresssions - The Wool Quilt Prize, at @yrrmuseum Lilydale, Victoria from Wednesday 9 July 2025 until Sunday 12 October 2025. Official opening & awards ceremony 4pm Saturday12 July 2025. All welcome!

Congratulations to the AQA2025 finalists:

  Jennifer Bowker @jennybowker1 
  Anna Brown @annabrown1554 
  Bronwyn Cant @cactusbron 
  Alison Charlton @alisoncharlton_textileart 
  Ruth de Vos @ruthdevosart 
  Sue Dennis @sunny_sued 
  Dianne Firth @dianne.firth 
  Margery Goodall 
  Lynne Hargreaves
  Carol Leitch @carol_textileart 
  Alison Muir @textile_expressions 
  Lois Parish Evans @loisparishevans 
  Beth and Trevor Reid
  Norma Slabbert @quiltmakernorma 
  Brenda Gael Smith @brendagaelsmith 
  Greg Somerville @greg_somerville333 
  Linda Steele 
  Alison Withers
  Zara Zannettino
  Barbara Weeks @barbaraweeks1785 

#artquiltaustralia #artquiltaustralia2025 #ozquiltnetwork #ozqnart #expressionswoolquiltprize
Report from the @quiltnational opening by OZQN mem Report from the @quiltnational opening by OZQN member @tania_tanti_artist who received a juror’s award for her work “Will You Still Love Me When I am Blue”.

“Can’t believe we are @dairybarnarts a dream come true. Here are the Australians at Quilt National 2025 

Linda with her quilt Communication Breakdown she is having a giggle about how Australian she sounds after hearing so many Americans talk. 
@ruthdevosart quilt with a red dot on it. Congratulations Ruth “Wing of Freedom” 
Fiona Gavens “Shadows In The Log Cabin” who knew shoelaces could be so fabulous! 
So good to see these Aussies hanging in such a beautiful exhibition and space.”
CALL FOR ENTRIES: ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2025 Closing CALL FOR ENTRIES: ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2025
Closing 15 April 2025 - 2 weeks to go!

Calling all textile artists resident in Australia and Ozquilt Network members worldwide. Enter you work into Art Quilt Australia 2025 including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, an acquisitive award of @nationalwoolmuseum 

$9000 in prizes. Entry form closes at 5pm (Perth time) on 15 April. See the OZQN website for conditions of entry.
#artquiltaustralia2025 #artquiltaustralia #expressionswoolquiltprize #aqa2025
Enter your textile artwork in Art Quilt Australia Enter your textile artwork in Art Quilt Australia 2025 (including Expressions the Wool Quilt Prize sponsored by @nationalwoolmuseum ). $9000 in prizes - open to artists resident in Australia and New Zealand and OZQN members worldwide.

Entries close 15 April 2025. Entry form on the Ozquilt Network website. Link in profile.

Art Quilt Australia 2025 will be on exhibition at the @yrrmuseum Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Lilydale, Victoria from Wednesday 9 July 2025 until Sunday 12 October 2025.

Here is a selection of prize winners from the last 10 years:

2023 Award of Excellence: Linda Steele @lindabsteele Moroccan Magic
2023 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize: Alison Withers DIY Deluge Design No.5

2021 Award of Excellence And then there were three by Cathy Jack Coupland @cathyjackcoupland 
2021 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize Ghost Blanket IV by Fiona Gavens @figavens 

2019 Award of Excellence Whitewash Neroli Henderson @neroli_henderson 
2019 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize: By Wagga Design Barbara Mellor

2017 Award of Excellence Chinese Whispers Judy Hooworth @judyhooworth1 
2017 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize Klimt Print #2 Suzanne Reid

2015 Award of Excellence Alvena Hall, Arboreus: Ediacara Suite 2015
2015 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize Lisa Davis, The Art of Record Keeping

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