HOME ON CANVAS
COLLABORATIVE TENANT ART PROJECT 2025
ADELE - MANDURAH
STEPH - BALGA
KYLIE - PINJARRA
Family is home to Adele. The rope made with shells represents her family holding each other together.
Follow the words for a laugh. Steph had fun with this one, and found painting on a small canvas harder than she thought.
Kylie’s home is full of yarn in every colour, crochet supplies and handmade creations fill the space, just like in this artwork.
LILLI - BUNBURY
KANDI - BUNBURY
LEIZA - KELMSCOTT
Lilli was inspired by the thought that wherever in the world you go you can make home with those you love.
Kandi’s piece features the names of her and Lilli’s pets, and all the little things they love about home.
Leiza has daisies in her backyard that make her feel calm and happy at home.
TRISH - MANDURAH
LIZ - WAIKIKI
SUSAN - BALDIVIS Colour is home to Susan. Her home is full of colour, and she always paints with colour.
Trish feels at home by the water and in nature, reflected in her art with tumbled glass, jarrah wood, and casting powder shells.
The garden, plants, flowers and candles are the little things that mean home to Liz.
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LEN - COMO
AUDREY - COMO
RAYMOND - MANDURAH
For Len home is where he and his wife Audrey live. It is the space they make meaningful together.
For Audrey, home is built on love, trust, and faith—a strong foundation that stands firm through life’s changes.
Home is Ray’s rescue greyhound Gemma and his garden. He has painted himself in his home (with hair) because it’s his safe place.
SHERYL - BUNBURY
MAISIE - KELMSCOTT
MARGARET - ARMADALE Home to Margaret means the things she loves most; sunshine, her dogs, trees, her family, and the house that holds them all.
Sheryl embroidered this butterfly (her favourite animal) using lace and other beloved materials from her sewing room, where she feels at home.
Maisie is from Kalgoorlie and the spinifex and red dirt remind her of home.
BHARTI - FREMANTLE Bharti’s painting features a mantra from her mother - reminding her that wisdom and loved ones are always with her.
ATHENE - MANDURAH Tia the chihuahua makes Athene feel at home. Her painting shows Tia’s favourite things - sunshine, trees and the dog park.
TANIA - BALDIVIS
Home is the view from her apartment, the beauty of nature and the comforting presence of her cat.
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The number 7 and Zen imagery mean a lot to Allan. Moving nearly every 7 years as a child, he now finds comfort in his long-term home. ALLAN - HAMILTON HILL
PAUL - WAIKIKI
SUE - MANDURAH
Home means nature and water to Sue - walking by the river, spotting dolphins, loving the beach and collecting treasures.
Art means a lot to Paul. His art has helped his wellbeing and he now has his landscape paintings on the walls of his home.
TINA - MANDURAH
DENISE - SUCCESS
ZENA - BUNBURY
Tina loves abstract art because each piece is unique - it comes from one’s own mind and imagination and can’t be copied.
Zena’s artwork shows that home means balance, light, and emotional wellbeing.
For Denise home is a safe place where she can be creative.
LEONE - BUNBURY Leone is a passionate crafter and sewer who spends hours each day at home, creating and perfecting her handmade work.
MASHEL - SPEARWOOD Home to Mashel is her family, which she has represented in a portrait of herself and her two daughters.
QUILLUM - HAMILTON HILL For Quillum his music and his computer and digital art mean home - they are are a lifeline for him.
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MELAINE - RIVERTON
TAMARA - WAIKIKI For Tamara, home is a connection to Country, something she explores and expresses through her art.
FAY - MANDRUAH
Melanie’s 3D artwork shows love blooming at home - a flower made from recycled materials, with a photo of her and her boyfriend at its heart.
For Fay, home means living with nature - big trees and generations of currawongs that have nested beside her for 20 years.
ARTI - MANDURAH
JAY - HAMILTON HILL Jay's painting of geometric shapes represent architecture of homes and the patterns represent the routine you can have with a stable home.
GARRY - BUNBURY Garry’s wife Leone did his tile to match hers - representing their 63 year marriage and 63 years of finding home with eachother.
White swans and lotus flowers remind Arti of her home country India. The white swan represents grace and spiritual wisdom.
KIM - HAMILTON HILL Kim has recently gotten back into painting which gives him something fun to do at home.
GEORGE - MANDRUAH George loves fishing, water and nature. His tile is resin coated and the fish, reed and crab cut outs are from craft supplies he has had in his home for 20 years.
PATRICIA - DARDANUP
The first thing you offer someone to welcome them into your home is a nice cup of tea.
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LISA - MANDRUAH
SYDNEY - KELMSCOTT
HODETTE - HILTON
Lisa remembers a big rubber tree where she grew up in Rivervale, where she would watch the flowers and wind blow.
Hodette, her children and dog are represented using driftwood and rocks gathered from her backyard because home is family.
Sydney has painted the sunrise in Ballardong, Sydneys home. This is the time when the colours of the land are most beautiful.
SUE - BALGA
Home to Sue means family and the love she shares with them.
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