Gillian Richards is a visual poet who is passionate about examining our responses to social issues and an Earth in crisis.  Her art is an amalgam of writing and image-making through the mediums of: poetry, printmaking, painting, sculptural poetry, book arts and unbound books.

Between 2015 and 2018, Gillian battled mental and physical illness. She reflects on this with gratitude, acknowledging the gifts of time, guidance, and reflection in understanding her own story. This first-hand experience has been instrumental in her surrendering entirely to her art practice. Gillian started exhibiting in Brisbane in 2021, with the group exhibition Table 21 and has had work selected for the Recovered Futures exhibition for the past 4 years. Her 2023 Walk gently exhibition with Rachael Lee was at Logan Art Gallery. She has exhibited with Migaloo Press Artists Collective at Texas Regional Gallery (2024) and  Lockyer Valley Regional Gallery (2025).

Gillian is intrigued by the multiple masks or layers people use. A self-proclaimed observer of life, Gillian came to view time as an important gift that enables these layers of ‘self’ to be peeled back, thus revealing the richness of real stories.

Originally from Melbourne, Gillian now creates on Bullongin country, on Australia’s Gold Coast where she has a purpose-built studio.