2024 Artists

Introducing International Mural Fest 2024 Finalist, Helen English from Rotorua, New Zealand.

Helen is a multi-disciplinary artist with a long-standing interest in painting wildlife and humankind. Her work uses symbolism to convey a message in a realistic style. Strongly influenced by story and a need to show what lies beneath, the narrative in her painting is about the influence we have on the world and vice versa.

Helen loves painting on a large scale, bringing details and ideas to life in a space which has impact on its surroundings.
Working as both an artist and facilitator, Helen has been involved in various mural projects with community groups and schools.

Introducing International Mural Fest 2024 Finalist, Gren Freeman from Opossum Bay, Tasmania.

Having spent much of his working life in the signage industry, Gren transitioned into graphic design for the industry and then began designing and creating sculptured Australian animals using recycled roofing iron. His largest sculpture being two, life-sized Clydesdale horses which are exhibited in New Zealand.

Gren became interested in murals and street art in 2014 when he first entered Mural Fest. Since then, he has been a Finalist and Mural Fest Winner, most recently taking out the Highly Commended Award in 2020 for his mural ‘Preservation’.

Gren recently won the 2024 Rochester Mural Festival in Victoria with his mural ‘Impossible Dream’.

Introducing International Mural Fest 2024 Finalist, Kristina Greenwood from New South Wales.

Kristina is a freelance muralist and illustrator who creates imaginative murals and surrealist paintings.

The complexity of what it is to be human, and a love for the beauty of plants are huge sources of inspiration for Kristina.

Her work often wanders playfully between reality and the imaginary instilling whimsy and a sense of wonder in viewers. Constantly returning to the theme of pondering on the human experience and our connection with the intangible sides of our lives.