It all started with a wall
that wasn’t really a wall.

An Australian artist and surface pattern designer who creates playful, vibrant art and designs by combining her passion for colour and patterns. Her work is inspired by both the urban environment and nature, featuring subjects from blooming blossoms to edgy, abstract geometry. Her bold, joyful creations aim to inspire positivity.

Creates immersive worlds where geometry comes alive through optical illusions that bend space and challenge perception. His work blurs the line between digital precision and human perception, inviting viewers into a state where everything is alive with movement. For him, illusion reveals a deeper truth about how we experience the world.

An island girl raised in Tongatapu who draws much of her inspiration from her upbringing with a family of artists. With a BA double major from Griffith University, she is an accomplished Australian film industry sculptor who worked for over 12 years on major films. Her product design and art production business, established in 2020, brings her film industry techniques to the interior design world, creating sculptural installations and whimsical lamps and chandeliers. She loves working with resin, metal, and clay to create custom pieces for commercial and domestic spaces.

An award-winning visual artist and author who explores the boundaries of perception, illusion, and creative thought. Through optical art and immersive visual experiences, he invites viewers to see beyond the obvious and awaken curiosity in every detail.

A professor of psychology in Japan who extensively studies visual illusions, including geometrical, lightness, colour, and motion illusions. He produces a variety of "illusion works," with his most popular being "Rotating snakes," created in 2003 as an image of the optimized Fraser-Wilcox illusion. He has also authored more than ten books on visual illusions.

Multidisciplinary artist known for 3D pavement drawings and illusionistic murals. His work transforms public spaces into interactive visual experiences and explores themes of memory, migration, and place through drawing and painting.

Indigenous artist from NSW, guided by his Elders in traditional cultural painting. Winner of the 2025 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition, his work draws on Ngarbal linework and “ghost painting” techniques to explore ancestry, connection to Country, and cultural heritage.

Jordanian duo based in Dubai, creating wall-mounted sculptures that reveal stories through light and shadow. Their work ranges from intimate pieces to large public installations, transforming material and illumination into emotional, narrative experiences.

Sydney-based signwriter and muralist with nearly 50 years’ experience. Combines traditional signwriting with large-scale murals and theatrical scenic art, working with clients such as Luna Park, Taronga Zoo, and Opera Australia.

Veteran Foley artist with over 40 years’ experience, contributing to Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hobbit trilogy, and The Lego Movie. Founder of Feet’n’Frames Pty Ltd, his work spans film and TV, blending technical mastery with creative sound storytelling.

Australia’s most awarded 3D street painter. Internationally recognized for large-scale street murals, pedestrian crossings, and collaborations with Disney, Paramount, and national galleries.

Technosmith and artisan behind 4-Mation, an interactive 3D zoetrope combining animation, strobing lights, and handcrafted platforms. Holmes designs and builds all machines, electronics, and animations in his UK workshop.

London-based multidisciplinary artist exploring art, science, and wellbeing. Exhibited internationally, he researches digital creativity and therapeutic art practices while teaching creative digital skills.

French optical artist and pioneer of anaglyph, stereoscopic anamorphosis, and afterimage painting. His works create lifelike visual afterimages and explore the sensory and philosophical aspects of vision.