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Marisa Mu (b.1991) is a Blacktown-born, East Timorese Chinese artist based in Melbourne who works across the breadths of painting, murals, sculpture and textiles. She is an alumna of College of Fine Arts, Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Design in 2014 and was awarded the Emerging Artist of The Year in 2019 by FortyFive Downstairs.

Marisa’s purpose is to spark happiness and positive change within people through her art. As a queer woman of colour, Marisa’s mission statement is to explore messages of pride, self-love and liberation whilst spotlighting the importance of visibility for marginalized communities whilst championing intersectional feminism and queer expression.

Painting has become a form of therapy for her over the years and celebrating cultural diversity, womanhood and the LGBTQIA+ community is an embodiment of Marisa, both personally and professionally.

Skye Andrew completed a Diploma of Fine Art at the National Art School, majoring in photography and painting, and has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Australia. She is a 2022/23 Blacktown Arts Prize finalist, has a passion for the outdoors and loves creating art experiments alongside her primary school aged son.

Matt Moriarty is a Digital Illustrator and Graphic Designer who specialises in character design, comics, children’s book art and digital/graphic design.

Matt was a recipient of the 2020 Blacktown City Creative Arts Fund. With the grant he fully illustrated, authored, and published a children’s book; The Adventures of Larry Lizard. The book is based on characters and stories his father told him as a child.

Recently he co-created and illustrated a web comic series, Kitsune Fox. His favourite Apps/ Programs to use are: Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop & InDesign and he draws using a display tablet. Matt also tutors kids and adults in illustration.