2025 is Graham Mackie's 24th consecutive art exhibition in Yamba. Titled “RANDOM”, it brings together a new series of paintings, drawings & photographs of the inland rivers & also revisits My Pippie Beach series from the late 1990s.
"In 2002 I held an exhibition at the Bruce Zeitsch Gallery & a number of my rugby mates from Macquarie University came along. From this developed the Gentlemen of ART Touring Side which this year will number 20 & will be in honour of founder Phil Friend, who passed away a few months ago …
His legacy lives on & the touring party has grown over those years & has developed some great friendships in the rugby family over that time.
My new work showcases our magnificent river systems; mountain ranges & brings forth colour into our landscape.
Featured will be some innovative “Themalisation” photography & I have self-published 3 new books on that topic which are available for sale on the opening night. Looking forward to sharing the exhibition with the highly talented Julianne Gosper, an outstanding creative artist who specialises in animal portraiture & workshop tutoring. " 

Julianne has in excess of 25 years' experience both as a practising artist and Art teacher in both secondary schools and T.A.F.E.  She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNSW and a Graduate Diploma in Arts Education from Deakin University.  She has won numerous awards including The Bendigo Art Prize, the Louis Ellem Art Prize and in 2021 she was also selected as a finalist in the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award. She has also participated in many solo and group exhibitions in the Hunter and Clarence Valley regions. Working with a fluid and experimental approach, Julianne combines water-based mediums - including charcoal, inks, spray paint, gouache, watercolour, acrylics and water based crayons - to create evocative works inspired by the Australian environment.  Julianne loves to explore and experiment in a variety of mediums to produce energetic, large-scale artworks capturing the essence of her subject matter.  She loves to share her knowledge and skills to inspire others with a particular focus on experimentation and having fun.