About

Mary Winkels is a Brisbane-based figure painter working in a contemporary impressionist style. Inspired by her children - her teachers in play, connection and leisure- she also draws on her professional work across the care economy to bring narratives of family, community and connection, so often lost culturally and in policy, to her painting. Her work, which spans figurative pieces, still life and the occasional landscape, favours rich palettes, vivid movement and story, with framing treated as part of each work.

Largely self-taught, she has also trained briefly at the Julian Ashton Art School and the Victorian Artists Society. She is a finalist in The Next Big Thing 2025 and other art prizes.