About
Fari McCaul is a contemporary artist based in Queensland, Australia.
Her practice explores memory, revision and material presence through painting. Surfaces are built, disrupted, obscured and reworked, allowing traces of earlier decisions to remain visible within the work.
Working across oil, acrylic and mixed media, McCaul is interested in memory and presence, and in the way painting can hold both.
Her work has been presented through exhibitions and residency contexts including the Ipswich Artist Residency, and is held in private collections in Australia and internationally.
For available works, commissions or enquiries, please get in touch.
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Education
Ongoing — Self-directed artistic practice, Australia
2021 — Painting (Beginners and Intermediate), Sydney Art School, NSW
2016 — Beginner’s Metalwork Course, Sydney Jewellery School, NSW
Early Practice
1990s–2000s — Leatherwork and handcraft training through family-run business,
Sunshine Coast hinterland, QLD
Residencies
2025 — Ipswich Artist Residency, Ipswich Community Gallery, QLD
Solo Exhibitions
2025 — Open Studio, Artist Residency, Ipswich Art Workshop, QLD
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Ipswich Art Awards, QLD
2025 — TENFOLD, Side Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2025 — Arttime Colour Competition, Ipswich, QLD
Awards
2002 — First Prize, Nambour Show, Illustrated Children’s Book
Workshops
2025 — Process Leads Outcome, facilitated workshop, Ipswich Artist Residency, QLD
Selected Commissions
2023–2025 — Watercolour and oil commissions, Australia and international private clients
Collections
Private collections, Australia and international
Selected Press & Features
2021 — Featured artist, Yakult Australia, social media campaign