About the Artist.
Stacey Maree is an Australian self-taught artist from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. She creates whimsical worlds that explore delicate forms of flora and fauna, inspired by the beauty of nature and growth over time.
Her artworks are hand drawn and grow organically, changing and evolving as the piece progresses, much like the environment being captured. Primarily using traditional mediums of coloured pencil, her pieces are comprised in fine lines and intricate detail rendered in a palette of earthy tones.
Stacey has always had a strong passion for the arts, creating from a very young age. After she was selected to showcase her work on a national scale, she took up illustration professionally. She has since been featured in publications and exhibitions throughout Queensland and Victoria, with works privately collected across Australia, US, UK and Ireland.
Stacey has a bachelor degree in Graphic Design, combining her artistic and graphic skills. Pursing a career in design for the last decade she now runs her own creative studio Akasha Collective.
You will find her most days in the studio sipping tea, listening to Fleetwood Mac and surrounded by curious kittens. When she’s not creating she’s usually enjoying the outdoors, whether that’s at the beach with her puppy or forest walks. Always soaking up the natural world that surrounds her, her biggest source of inspiration.
Passionate about the environment and conservation, she donates a percentage of profits to charity. Supporting bee conservation and reforestation through her art prints. Stacey has also donated works to Cord Fundraiser in the ‘Art for Spine’ charity auction for spinal injury.
Stacey aims to create a beautiful range of products in the form of greeting cards, handmade stationary, wrapping paper and archival fine art prints, that are available online and ships worldwide. She has always felt a strong connection to nature and hopes its beauty is reflective in her work.
Upcoming Markets.
Sunshine Coast Collective
Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month, 8am – 12pm.
Barns Lane, Coolum Beach
Exhibitions.
2020 – ‘Fifty Squared’ Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2019 – ‘Finders Keepers – Spring/Summer’ Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton VIC
2018 – ‘Winter Days’ Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood VIC
2017 – ‘Contemporary Localised Survey’ Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2017 – ‘Small Works 2017’ Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2017 – ‘Fixate’ RAW Natural Born Artists. Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne VIC
2015 – ‘Uprising’ RAW Natural Born Artists. Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne VIC
2014 – ‘RAWards Australia’ Natural Born Artists – Directors Highlights. Arena, Brisbane QLD
2013 – ‘Art & Style’ The Met, Brisbane QLD
2013 – ‘Art for Spine’ Art auction fundraiser. Light Space, Brisbane QLD
2013 – ‘Generation’ RAW Brisbane, Natural Born Artists. Arena Brisbane QLD
2013 – ‘Shape of Things To Come’ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD
2012 – ‘School of Design Exhibition’ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD
2012 – ‘Interwoven Exhibition’ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD
2012 – ‘The Big Small Print Show’ Lust for Life Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2012 – ‘The West End Festival’ West End, Brisbane QLD
2010/2009 – ‘The Creative Generation Excellence Awards’ GOMA – Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane QLD
2010 – Australian Catholic University, Brisbane.
2010 – Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe.
2010 – Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery, Springsure.
2010 – Chinchilla White Gums Gallery, Chinchilla.
2010 – Texas Regional Art Gallery, Texas.
2009 – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns.
2009 – Tableland Regional Gallery, Atherton.
2009 – GOMA, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
2008 – ‘Creative Generation Regional Exhibition’ University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery, QLD
Press Features.
2019 – ‘An Interview with Artist, Stacey Maree’ – The Urban Scrapbook.
2019 – ‘The Whimsical Drawings of Stacey Maree’ – Intocraft.
2019 – ‘My Ever Growing Studio’ by Stacey Maree – In Her Studio Magazine. Spring Edition, Volume 1, Issue 3.
2019 – ‘All the Pretty Things’ – Finders Keepers SS19. Frankie Magazine. Issue 92.
2018 – ‘Winter Days Group Show’ – All Those Shapes.
2016 – ‘RAW: Melbourne presents UPRISING’ – RAW Artist Media.
2014 – ‘2nd Annual RAWawards Australia Finals Brisbane’ – Interlaced Media.
2014 – ‘RAW AUSTRALIA presents the 2nd Annual RAWawards’ – RAW Artist Media.
2013 – ‘Art & Style Events – Behind the scenes’ Off Beat Imaging.
2013 – ‘Art & Style’ – Fashion’s Sweethart.
2013 – ‘Generation’ Exhibition Brisbane, RAW Natural Born Artist.
2013 – ‘RAW Generation, showcasing local emerging artists’ – BNE Style.
2013 – ‘RAW Natural Born Artists Generation’ – SS: The Underground.
2013 – ‘Brisbane RAW Artists Shine’ – QUT News.
2012 – ‘In Profile: Stacey Maree’ – Moustache Magazine.
2012 – ‘Interwoven QUT Graduate Exhibition’ – Australian Infront.
2012 – ‘Interwoven QUT Graduate Exhibition’ – Analogue Digital.