Phoebe Paradise is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician and designer based in Brisbane, Australia; specialising in illustration, murals and public art installations. Phoebe’s practice explores the everyday poetics and visual identity of her hometown through surreal architectural renderings and suburban tableaus that border on speculative science fiction. Oftentimes camp and dripping with nostalgia, Phoebe’s body of work is hyper-niche, yet elicits a universal sense of belonging that has captured the imagination of her broad audience. 

Solo Exhibitions

Burbs’ to The Bay, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery - SEPTEMBER 2024 - NOVEMBER 2024

Sunburnt in the Suburbs, Pine Rivers Art Gallery - NOVEMBER 2022 - FEBRUARY 2023

Collections

Kooka! Public Art Trail — ‘Well, the Plants Will be Happy’ & ‘Evening Perfume’ - JUNE 2022

Brisbane City Council Public Art Collection — Subtropical Surreal - NOVEMBER 2020

City of Moreton Bay Public Art Collection — Portrait of a House Series - MARCH 2023

Select Group Exhibitions/Projects

How to Draw a Dinosaur, Tweed Regional Museum - Various - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024

Maximum Madness: Art Inspired by Mad Max, Rockhampton Museum of Art - Fortress MARCH 2024

Origin Story, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery - Moshpit - JUNE 2023

Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside, Museum of Brisbane & Brisbane Botanical Gardens — Foundation - MAY 2023

Outer Face, Outerspace, Judith Wright Centre — Mallrats - JUNE 2022 - JULY 2022

Disintegration: Metadrawing and Expanded Drawing, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville — Growth Mindset - FEBRUARY 2022 - APRIL 2022

Sunny Side Up, Outdoor Gallery Program, Howard Smith Wharves Cliffside  — Subtropical Surreal, Beautiful One Day, Perfect the Next - NOVEMBER 2020 - APRIL 2021

Select Clients & Festivals

Apple • Fish Lane Arts Precinct • Trademutt • State Library Queensland • Queensland Museum  • Fraser Coast Regional Council • City of Moreton Bay • Brisbane City Council • Museum of Brisbane • Queensland Music Festival • The Brisbane Festival • Splendour in the Grass • Laneway Festival • Queensland Music Festival • BIGSOUND • The Powerhouse •  Felons Brewing Co • 4ZZZ Radio • Amnesty International • Valley Fiesta • The Lifted Brow • Newstead Brewing Co • Netherworld Bar & Arcade

Select Public Programs & Workshops

Digital Drawing Workshops (multiple) - Moreton Bay Regional Council, Fraser Coast Regional Council, Marist College Brisbane 

Small World Architects - State Library Queensland

Mural mentorship with Phoebe Paradise - Hervey Bay Regional Gallery

Rinse and Repeat Digital Pattern Making Workshop - Redcliffe Art Gallery

Hell for Leather Workshop - Redcliffe Art Gallery

Residencies

Unconformity Festival Queenstown, Qbank Gallery, Tasmania -Selected Works - OCTOBER 2023

Select Publishing

Cambridge University, Creative Inquiry: Visual Art for Queensland Senior Secondary Students Second Edition https://www.cambridge.edu.au/education/titles/Creative-Inquiry-Visual-Art-for-Queensland-Senior-Secondary-Students-Second-Edition-print-and-digital/

Lost in Cult VOL 003, https://www.lostincult.co.uk/003

Lost in Cult VOL 002, https://www.lostincult.co.uk/002-r

Meet Me in The Pit, Issue #5 https://blueprintcomics.gumroad.com/

Merivale Studios, Director

At Merivale Studios, Phoebe has established a homebase for some of Brisbane’s leading working artists and creative businesses, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of contemporary and commercial art. Under her direction, the studio has become a hub for innovation and collaboration, fostering a professional environment where artists can thrive and grow.

Select Exhibitions, Programs & Projects

October/November 2024 - Internal/External Public Art Installation (Melt Festival, Fish Lane Arts Precinct)

September 2024 - Studio Maverik x Merivale Studios - Divine, Dark Feminine Life Drawing Performance

September 2024 - Jonathan McBurnie Solo Exhibition ‘A Truth, Imponderable & Fugitive’

July - August 2024 - Aurora Campbell Artist Residency & Exhibition ‘Inner Territory’

July 2024 - Big Rig n’ Slinger Signs Commercial Painting Commission

June - July 2024 - Gus Eagleton x Merivale Studios Mural Commission

June - July 2024 - James Caswell Artist Residency & Exhibition ‘The Parts of Me That Think They Know Anything’

June 2024 - Paper Collage Weaving Workshop with James Caswell

May- June 2024 - Celeste Mountjoy AKA FILTHY RATBAG Workshop Tour

Thursday May 23rd & May 30th - Storytelling and Character Development Workshops @ Merivale Studios .

Saturday May 25th - Live Portraiture Pop Up @ Fish Lane Town Square.

May 22nd - June 4th - Merivale Studios gallery residency & Pop Up

May 2024 - Tori-Jay Mordey x Merivale Studios Public Art Commission ‘Now More Than Ever’

May 2024 - OATLY X Merivale Studios Still life Drawing Workshop

March 2024 - MACAMI Solo Exhibition, DEEP DIVE

Events/Projects

BORLFF (Film Festival) - Co-Curator

Vale Vivi Collaboration with The Stitchery Collective

Education

Fashion 360 Program (QUT)

Cert III in Educational Administration (Vic Uni)

Cert IV Business Management