Guest Artist Billy Nye

Billy Nye is a Mornington Peninsula–based visual artist whose bold, stylized works celebrate the everyday beauty of Australian suburbia. Working across painting, digital media, and printmaking—particularly linocuts—Nye transforms familiar scenes like rooftops, power poles, and coastlines into vibrant compositions that reflect place, memory, and cultural identity. Influenced by Howard Arkley, Jeffrey Smart, and David Hockney, she blends traditional techniques with contemporary color palettes and hand-coloring to create layered, tactile prints.

Her work is held in public and private collections across Japan, Fiji, Wales, China, Singapore, New York, and the U.S., including the Bendigo Art Gallery and the University of Florida. An active community arts advocate, Nye leads Peninsula Printmakers, a collective that supports and connects local artists through printmaking.

Blairgowrie Beachfront Suburbia

Mornington Beachfront Suburbia #12

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