In this episode of Talking With Creatives, Irish-born, Australia-based artist Miriam Innes reflects on the power of drawing memory – exploring how connection, heritage and resilience shape her monumental charcoal installations.



From the peatlands of western Ireland to the streetscapes of New York, Miriam’s art captures a profound sense of place and belonging. Translating memory into form, Miriam transforms the fragility of time into powerful visual storytelling that invites us to pause, reflect and reconnect with our environments, our histories and each other.



An insightful and heartfelt conversation about creativity, memory and resilience, seen through the eyes of an evocative contemporary artist whose work speaks quietly but powerfully of human connection.



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Miriam Innes is an Irish-born, Australian-based contemporary artist known for her monumental charcoal drawings and immersive installations that explore memory, landscape and our connection to place. Working primarily in charcoal, she creates intricate cityscapes and evocative natural environments, drawing from the peat bogs of her Western Ireland, the bustling streets of international cities, and the lived experience of displacement, heritage and home.



Through her large-scale works and community-centered projects, Miriam delves into themes of environment, resilience and collective memory. Major international projects such as New York Rambling, and her awarded response to the South East Queensland floods- 22.96 receding, reimagine familiar places with tenderness and precision.



Miriam’s work has been exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, including the United States, Germany, the Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Republic of Korea. Her work is represented in a number of private collections in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, and Australia.



Awards include the Bendigo Bank local Artist Award at the Du Rietz Art Award, and The Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Award-People Choice, from Noosa Regional Gallery. Miriam was also a judge in the International Boynes Emerging Artist Award in 2021.



For more information, please visit miriaminnes.com



Original works can be purchased through mitchellfineartgallery.com



Featured Image: Miriam Innes with her work New York Rambling (detail), New York, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.



Note: The artwork shown here may appear styled by the website theme and is not indicative of the artist’s vision.

In this episode of Talking With Creatives, Australian artist Juan Ford reflects on his journey from computer engineering to hyperreal painting. He shares how reconnecting with nature grounds his practice and explores what it means to be human in a fragile environment- where art becomes both mirror and message.



A thoughtful conversation about creativity, environmental awareness, and the human condition through the lens of one of Australia’s most distinctive contemporary artists.



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Juan Ford is one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists. Since the early stages of his painting career, Juan has employed photorealistic modes of representation that have come to characterise his practice. Through his evolving exploration of the fraught relationship between humans and the natural environment, Juan has developed a reputation for pushing boundaries and challenging genres, while remaining deeply connected to traditional painting techniques.



Having staged more than 36 solo exhibitions, 161 group exhibitions, and having featured in major institutions including the National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, and QAGOMA, Juan’s works are held in national collections including Artbank, the NGV, and the Parliament of Victoria- to name just a few. Juan has received multiple accolades throughout his more than 20year career, including the Fletcher Jones Contemporary Art Prize.



For more information, please visit juanford.com



Represented by michaelreid.com : thisisnofantasy.com : galeriedumonde.com



Featured Image: Juan Ford, Sentinel, 2018, oil on linen, 90 x 75cm.



Note: The artwork shown here may appear styled by the website theme and is not indicative of the artist’s vision.

Meet your host, Jennifer Dean in this brief intro to Talking With Creatives, a new podcast inviting you to see beyond the finished work, bringing you closer to the people behind the art. Jennifer Dean is passionate about making art and creativity feel accessible, so this new podcast invites you to connect, discover, and be inspired. Episode 0 because apparently, in the world of podcasting, its a thing!