Zena Cumpston is a Barkandji woman with Afghan, English and Irish heritage. Zena works as an artist, writer, consultant and curator. She is passionate about plants and seeks out projects that empower community and Country. Zena is a member of the Birrarung Council and a widely published writer. In 2024 Zena co-wrote the Yuruwan ‘Growing on Country’ resource, a unique space to consider food sovereignty and cultural landscapes, fostering fertile conditions for social and environmental justice and change.
Sheena Mathieson is a visual artist and community arts facilitator based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her artwork explores the world around us through colour, shape and, where possible, the use of preloved surfaces and materials. Working across many media, including paintings, prints, drawings, collages, objets d’art, and wearable art pieces. Her work has been seen at Woman-made Gallery, Gecko Studio Gallery, Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, SOL Gallery, and Quadrant Gallery, to name just a few.
Nadine Christensen is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist who completed degrees in Painting at Monash University (1993) and the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (1997). She has held solo exhibitions at galleries in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra and has participated in group and collaborative exhibitions across Australia and internationally including Tokyo, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Paris and Venice. She is also a curator and a lecturer in Painting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.