Holly Hartwell
I'm Holly Hartwell, an oil painter working in a style I call Imaginative Realism — grounded, tactile realism pulled into something a little more dreamlike.
Every piece I make is one of one. No prints. No limited runs. No "editions of 50." When I finish a painting and it finds its home, that's it — the story of that piece ends there, and it will never be repeated. I paint this way on purpose: I want the people who collect my work to own something genuinely irreplaceable, not just a piece of decor.
If you're drawn to a painting here, that feeling is the only chance you'll get to own it.
Exhibitions & Prizes
2022
May - July Solo exhibition, The Goulburn Club, Goulburn.
2023
(April - June) Solo exhibition, The Goulburn Club, Goulburn.
2024
Oct: Group show ‘Mighty Things’, Cascade Art Concept, Brisbane.
Oct. - Jan: Members exhibition, Hastings Valley Art Association, Port Macquarie.
2025
Jan: Solo exhibition, Coastline Art Hub, Port Macquarie.
Jan: Packer Prize, Bonny Hills Art Prize.
Jan-April: Members Exhibition, Hastings Valley Art Gallery, Port Macquarie.
May-June: Solo exhibition, Roto House, Port Macquarie.
July-Oct: Members Exhibition, Hastings Valley Art Gallery, Port Macquarie.
August: Group show ‘Tiny’, South West Rocks Community Gallery, South West Rocks.
Aug-Sept: Group show ‘Compact’, Arts Mid North Coast, Port Macquarie
Sept-Oct: Group show, Spring Members Exhibition, South West Rocks Community Art Gallery, South West Rocks.