Camille Green, Inside Out

Artist in Residence Camille Green presents Inside Out as part of Sydney Local Health District March Arts 2025.
 

Camille Green is an artist, designer and educator, working predominantly with watercolour and ink to produce a range of sketches, illustrations and paintings, drawing inspiration from landscapes, architecture and the human form. 

Inspired by green spaces and historical architectural details, Camille’s project, Inside Out invites patients, carers, visitors and staff to experience a moment of relief from inside the hospital by providing a window into the outside world.

Schedule

Drop in and observe Camille Green creating new works between 10am–3pm:

Lara Allen, Welcome Visitor

Immerse yourself in a live art showcase as Sydney-based artist, Lara Allen shares her work, Welcome Visitor, which celebrates Australian birds and natural landscapes.
 

Lara Allen works predominately with the medium of acrylic paint, and is interested in organic mark-making on the canvas, with a focus on tonality, vibrant colours and thick textured brushstrokes. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Loughborough University, England, and has sold paintings to private collections since 1998. More recently, Lara has worked as a Commercial Portrait Photographer and a Senior Producer for digital exhibitions, including the design of a large-scale animated projection for the Sydney Opera House as part of the VIVID Festival. 

Lara’s project as a March Arts Artist in Residence will celebrate the rich spirit of the Kookaburra, a bird who would regularly visit her home. With an interest in the benefits of art in hospital environments, Lara hopes to offer the RPA Community an opportunity to participate in making their marks on the canvas. Please join Lara to learn about her art practice and share your connections to the unique splendour of Australian birds and natural landscapes.

J R Watkins, In Kind

Immerse yourself in a live art showcase as Central Coast-based artist, J R Watkins shares their landscape and figurative painting series, In Kind, which explores reciprocity, interconnectedness and care within the RPA community.
 

Central Coast-based artist, J R Watkins, works predominately in figurative and landscape painting, exploring storytelling woven through themes of nature, healing and connection. Since 2009, J R has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions and recently held two solo exhibitions, In Of As at Gosford Hospital and Four Seeds at Back Lane Studios, Ettalong. In 2022, J R won the Central Coast Mental Health Art Works’ Pride in Diversity Award.

J R’s Artist in Residence project, In Kind, explores reciprocity, interconnectedness and care within the RPA Community. Inspired by various interactions between patients, visitors, staff and volunteers throughout the hospital environment, they will depict these concepts through unique landscape designs in a series of blue and white silhouette figures. With a valued interest in art in health settings, J R hopes to offer a comforting and creative space within the hospital foyer. Please join J R as they invite the RPA community to learn about their art practice and share their individual responses to the March Arts theme, Creating Kindness.

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