BAM ONLINE

An archived collection of interviews, photo series, and features from the pages of BAM.

 
 

Christine Willcocks

Over the years, the Byron School of Art teacher’s work has focused on the demise of the natural world and its renewal.

 

Michael Cusack

Insights into literary and artistic inspirations of the region’s most prominent abstract painter.

 
McDonald’s  portrait of Kurdish writer and journalist Behrouz Boochani.

McDonald’s portrait of Kurdish writer and journalist Behrouz Boochani.

Angus McDonald

Read our interview with the 2020 Archibald Prize Finalist and People’s Choice Winner.

 

Lindy Lynch

A true sustainable artist, Lynch creates everything exclusively from recycled materials. Her ecological artworks display a high level of craftsmanship, combined with an eye for fine creative detail.

Robyn Sweaney

Since 2003, Sweaney has been painting the commonplace post-war, pre-fab, weatherboard and brick homes of the Byron Bay region; many of which have since been torn down for new development, or remodelled beyond recognition.

 

Charly Wrencher

The painter’s large-scale landscapes, often depicting Byron Bay vistas, are a presence in many high-end homes in the region.

 

Keiichi Tanaami

Since the 1960s, Keiichi Tanaami has been at the forefront of Japanese contemporary art. His psychedelic paintings reveal the deep impression of a childhood spent in war.

 

Nirvana Selwood

Playfully gothic, the young Byron Bay artist has released a capsule collection with clothing label Afends.