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^{Photo: Jill's artwork on display in Coastline's Art Hub, located within the Community Hub at 26 Smith Street, Kempsey.}

We'd like to welcome Jill Cairns to our Art Hub. This new initiative is 100% free of charge, with all proceeds returned directly to the artist. Find out more here: https://www.coastline.com.au/community/art-hub/

Jill grew up in the Sutherland Shire and loved to colour and draw as a child. She developed a keen interest in the visual arts.

She was accepted into the National Art School for the Graphic Design Diploma and then went on to complete a Diploma of Education which allowed her to teach.

The strength of light, colour, texture and sensitivity in the Australian landscape and waterways have been the catalyst for her subject matter, appropriate medium and mark making.

Jill is now retired from teaching art in schools and lives in Port Macquarie. She has built her own studio to tutor small groups, conduct workshops, travel with like-minded people to paint plein air and develop her practice continually to excite the senses. She is also a member of the Hastings Valley Fine Arts Association where she has received many art awards and she is also an award winning member of the Oatley 101 Art Society Inc.

Find Jill on Instagram @cairns273 to see her latest works and activities.

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