2025 Book Links Exhibition: StoryArt
Date: From Friday 4 April – opening night 5pm until Sunday 13 April 2025. Note: road closures 13 April from 9am – 1pm.
Venue: Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Time: Open Daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm except 13 April – 1.30 – 3.00.
Join us for the Up Late event at the Book Links Story Art Exhibition. Free admission but please let us know you are coming on Friday 4 April, from 5:00pm @Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Bookings open 2025.
This annual event showcases local artist-illustrators whose work includes creating beautiful books for children. The participants will have illustrations, models and other art on display. Books will be available for purchase.
This year’s artists are:
Niña Nill – Kittens Do Not Care For Baths by Ali Rutstein, Published by Hardie Grant, Oct 2024; Ladybirds Do Not Go To Day Care written by Ali Rutstein, Published by Hardie Grant, Nov 2023; We’re Moving Away Hardie Grant Aug 2023;
Website: https://ninanill.com/
‘For client projects, I prefer to paint digitally using Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq tablet. But I also paint traditionally using watercolours, gouache, coloured pencils and pastels.’
Sue Wright – polymer clay sculptures of mythical and fictional creatures, Tiny Owl
Website – Sue: https://tinyowlworkshop.com/books-and-things/
Terry Whidborne
Website – Terry: https://the7thworld.com/
Clare McFadden – The Book of Hourspublished by Walker Books April 2024; The Flying Orchestra published by UQP 2019 (Watch free on the digital stage at QPAC. Click Watch now for a 43 min show. Create a login if not used previously.)
Website: https://www.claremcfadden.com/
Traditional art and prints.
Blithe Fielden – Dinosaur in My Pocket (Ashleigh Barton) Published by Lothian (Hachette) March 2024
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blithe_illustrations/?hl=en
Hélène Magisson – Mumma Bear by Rory Mather Published by Scholastic March 2025; Noisy Noisy City written by Andrew Kelly published by Wild Dog Books, 1st of May 2025; Willow’s Gumboots by Beverley McWilliams Published by Midnightsun (October 2024); All About Magical Creatures Written by Izzy Quinn Published by Hardie Grant Publishing (December 2024)
Website: https://www.helenemagisson.com/
Traditional media and prints
Brent Wilson – Frog, Log & Dave Almost Save the Day by Trent Jamieson Published by Penguin 4 March 2025; Laugh in the Bath by Rory Mather Published by Affirm Press January 2025; Mr Impoppable by Trent Jamieson Larrikin House May 2024
Website: https://brentwilson.studio/
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2024 Book Links Exhibition: StoryArt
Date: Monday 22 – Thursday 25 April, 2024
Venue: Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Time: Open Daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm, Wednesday night Up-Late from 5pm.
Join us for the Up Late event at the Book Links Story Art Exhibition This annual event showcases local artist-illustrators whose work includes creating beautiful books for children. The participants will have illustrations, models and other art on display. Books will be available for purchase.
Free admission but please let us know you are coming on Wednesday 24 April, from 5:00pm @Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.
This year’s artists are:
Deb Taylor-Worley Charlie’s War (written by Vicki Bennett)
Ingrid Bartkowiak Naturopolis (written by Deborah Frenkel)
Sona Babajanyan Goodnight Possum (written by Coral Vass)
Sue Wright will have polymer clay sculptures of mythical and fictional creatures
There will also be a display honouring ANZAC family stories (Jacqui Halpin, Australia Remembers).
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2023 Book Links Exhibition: StoryArt
Date: Monday 26 June – Sunday 2 July, 2023
Venue: Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Time: Open Daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm, Friday night Up-Late from 5pm.
Free admission.
Come see this amazing Book Links Exhibition ‘StoryArt’ showcasing four local artists who create amazing books for children as well as other art.
Children’s book illustrators Anil Tortop, Katrin Dreiling, Sue Wright and Yvonne Mes will have illustrations and models on display and for sale. Books available for purchase.
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2022 Book Links Exhibition: StoryArt
was held Monday 6 June – Sunday 12 June 2022
at the Richard Randall Art Studion, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Children’s book illustrators Caroline Magerl, Lucia Masciullo, Nicola Hooper and Sue Wright had illustrations and models on dipslay and for sale.
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2021 Book Links Exhibition: Understory – An Adventure into the Art of Illustration
was held Monday 21 June – Sunday 27 June, 2021
at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
Children’s book illustrators Caroline Magerl, Megan Forward and Sue Wright had illustrations and models on display and for sale.
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In October 2019, Book Links presented its first exhibition of children’s book illustration at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens with children’s book illustrators Lucia Masciullo, Helene Magisson and Paul O’Sullivan.
