Peta Hinton

Right Here, Right Now

Braemar Gallery, Springwood 23 Oct – 23 Nov 2025

Detail images (top to bottom) Adrienne Richards, Peta Hinton, Louise Kerr, Kate Robinson and Luba Bosch

An exhibition of ceramics, sculptures, drawings and paintings by Luba Bosch, Peta Hinton, Louise Kerr, Adrienne Richards and Kate Robinson. Right Here, Right Now explores concepts around being in the present and thinking about where we all are— at this time on Earth. Acknowledging that what’s here now is the result of everything that has come before, 5 artists take inspiration from the world around them, whilst combining materiality with the act of being present and constantly making.

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Home: Articulate Project Space

Included in this group exhibition, my sculptural work Hot Spot Corbels explores plants in architecture and the architecture of plants. My family home was a federation era semi, the architecture characterised by white plaster plant motifs decorating the ceilings, air vents and hall archway. In my artwork, the corbel, acknowledges my childhood home and the formative impression it has left on my memory. Sitting atop are hooded lily sculptures. These explore plant architecture, which relates to the structure of plants, including the arrangement of branches, shape and size of leaves etc., determined by genetic and environmental factors. Hooded lilies are among many plant species I saw in the Southwest of Western Australia, during an artist’s residency in Albany. This region is a global biodiversity hot spot, renowned for its “hyper diverse flora”, shaped over hundreds of millions of years.

Hot Spot Corbels, 2025 acrylic on papier mache

Artist in Residence: Vancouver Arts Center, Albany Western Australia

October-November 2024

While artist in residence at the VAC, Peta immersed herself in the vegetation of the Albany area, exploring the surrounds and getting to know the native plants of this highly diverse region. Working in the VAC studio, she experimented with various painting techniques on small pieces of mulberry paper (Kozo) to create interpretations of these plants. A deep interest in botany is reflected in Peta’s practice and previous employment of 16 years at the National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney 2006 -2023, coordinating the Volunteer Specimen Mounting Program. Since returning home, she has continued to develop a body of work inspired by this residency.

Vancouver Arts Centre

Painted River Project, Moree 2024 – Mehi Reflections

Bank Art Museum Moree 20/9/2024 – 19/10/2024

An exhibition of art created in response to the 2023 Moree Painted River Project, featuring: Elenore Binge, Tracey Buxton, Sophie Cape, Elizabeth Cummings, Margaret Dix, Ray Firth, Megan Forward, Jo Furlonger, Peta Hinton, Amanda Holman, Louise Kerr, Euan Macleod, Carolyn McCosker, Jane Milburn, Charmaine Pike, Clare Purser, Bec Rath, Adrianne Richards, Leo Robba, Nick Robba, Jude Roberts, Kate Robinson, Cath Sim, David Usher, Naomi White.

Weeping Wattle at Euraba 2023 acrylic, water colour pencil on cotton rag paper, mounted on scroll: calico, wood, paper 205x50cm. An artwork inspired by a Weeping Myall (Acacia pendula) tree growing outside the Euraba building, seen when visiting Euraba during 2023 (see previous post).

High Yield 2023 acrylic, water colour pencil on mulberry paper, mounted on scroll: calico, wood, paper, 230x30cm each scroll (5 in total). A set of five scrolls made in response to the day spent at Keytah Cotton Farm during 2023 (see previous post).

Painted River Project, Moree 2023

The Painted River Project is an art, science and cultural initiative that creates space for diverse community members to share knowledge and build understanding of how we live with the natural world. It aims to nurture transformative thinking and collective action around one of Australia’s most contested topics – water.

A planetary health initiative devised by Dr Leo Robba from Western Sydney University School of Humanities and Communication Arts and Professor Tony Capon from Monash University in partnership with Associate Professor Ian Wright from Western Sydney University School of Science.

Peta Hinton drawing a cotton plant at Keytah Cotton Farm, Photo: Sally Tsoutas 2023

During 2023, in collaboration with Bank Art Museum Moree (BAMM) the PRP was held in Moree. Participating artists (including Peta) visited Euraba Paper Making Company at Boggabilla, meeting the Gomeroi women who make contemporary art and rag paper from excess cotton cloth. A Weeping Myall (Acacia pendula) growing outside the Euraba building captured Peta’s attention and became the subject of her art. Another day was spent at Keytah Cotton Farm, a very different landscape for the artists to draw and paint. Peta’s interest in botany led her to focus on the components of the cotton plant, later leading to the “High Yield” suite of scrolls.

Korea Australia Arts Foundation (KAAF) Prize 2022

Exhibition of Finalists at the Korean Cultural Centre Australian Gallery, until 27 January 2023

Peta Hinton Nocturne

Australian native wildlife is an integral, yet rarely seen, part of the landscape. A combination of shyness and nocturnal behaviours means many animals go unobserved by humans, but signs of their presence can be found. The discovery of a pile of distinctive cube shaped wombat dung, led the artist to imagine this night-time scene.

acrylic on paper mounted on scroll: calico, paper wood 124.5 x 54cm

Lagoon 2.0

An exhibition celebrating Glenbrook Lagoon, featuring: ADRIENNE RICHARDS, ANNETTE MYLREA, ANTHONY CAHILL, DI HOLDSWORTH, KATE ROBINSON, LEO ROBBA, LOUISE KERR, PETA HINTON, RHETT BREWER & VICKI HERSEY
12 May – 5 June 2022
Braemar Gallery

Peta Hinton Creatures of the Lagoon

A set of 5 scrolls featuring native animals observed by the artist, at Glenbrook Lagoon. They survive despite pressures from feral animal and plant species and the many human impacts on this ancient place.