Shop at BRAG celebrates the practice of independent artists and makers from regional areas in south western Australia. Showcasing artists at all stages of their careers, the Shop provides an opportunity to reach new audiences, build professional profiles, and generate income through the sale of original, locally made work.
Rather than selecting individual pieces, BRAG partners with artists whose practices reflect the high quality, diversity, and creativity of the region. The Shop offers visitors the chance to discover one-of-a-kind artworks and handcrafted objects while directly supporting local artists and the continued growth of the arts community.
Meet the Artists
From August 2026 to August 2027, six local artists' artworks will be available in the Shop, offering visitors the chance to purchase unique, handcrafted works.
Matt Almera
Matt began his ceramics journey in 2019 with a beginner’s wheel-throwing class. The transformative process of shaping raw earth into functional objects ignited an enduring passion for the medium. With support from generous mentors in the South-West pottery community, Matt developed his practice as a studio potter in Cowaramup, WA. Self-funded study trips to South Korea introduced him to traditional techniques that he reinterprets for contemporary Australian life. Beginning in 2026, he has been supported in his learning by the national Foster A Potter mentorship program and wood-fire potter Chester Nealie.
Matt’s deep connection to the South-West drives him to ethically source local materials – collecting ash from farmers’ bonfires, gathering red clay from dams, and investigating road cuts for pure white clay creating a strong sense of place in his work.
Through thoughtful material sourcing and attention to functionality and beauty, Matt creates pottery that becomes woven into daily life beautiful, utilitarian objects that inspire affection and intimacy.
Michelle Ball
Michelle Ball is currently a resident of Bunbury after having lived and worked across Western Australia, from the East Kimberley to the Great Southern. Her ceramics practice spans 30 years, and after a long hiatus is now a very large part of her life. She is a passionate hand builder, continually exploring what she is able to achieve through her hands with clay.
“My ceramics practice is a way of processing the world around me, an avenue of outlet and escape from the increasing complexities of the world and a way of grounding and connecting to myself.”
From large sculptural vessels anchored in the natural environment to whimsical crowns and colourful jewellery, her work has been shown in an artist collective in Perth, the Design Shop at AGWA, and regularly at Perth Upmarket, UWA.
In 2025, she was the recipient of the overall exhibition prize at the Stirling Street Arts Members exhibition.
IG: @mab.ceramics
Nichole Lubcke
Nichole Lubcke is a Western Australian artist whose practice explores female identity through the vessel as a site of embodied knowledge, memory and collective experience. Working primarily in porcelain, she uses repetitive processes of coiling, pinching and pleating to create forms that explore strength and fragility, control and collapse.
With a background in textiles and printmaking, Lubcke’s expanded material practice brings together ceramics, fibre and print, creating dialogues between soft and hard materials, interior and exterior spaces, and body and object. Her work is deeply material-led, recording the physicality of making through traces of touch and time.
Alongside her personal practice and arts education, Lubcke has exhibited in the South West Biennial Tracework and presented her solo exhibition The Spaces Between at Arts Narrogin. Recent work explores repetition, intimacy, rupture and fragmentation through porcelain vessels, print-based works and textile elements.
Diana Neggo
Diana Neggo is a contemporary landscape painter based in the Ferguson Valley, Western Australia. Alongside her expressive abstract studio practice, she regularly paints en plein air, working directly in the landscape to capture its changing light, atmosphere and mood.
Originally from Perth, Diana studied Fine Art and Craft in Melbourne before years of travel and adventure around Australia and beyond. Since settling in the Ferguson Valley, she has developed a distinctive painting practice inspired by the Australian landscape and a deep sense of connection to place.
Her plein air paintings are completed in oils on location, where she responds intuitively to light, weather and the feeling of a place. These small paintings are a practice in their own right, sitting alongside and informing the larger abstract works she develops in her studio.
Diana’s work has been recognised in state and regional art prizes and is held in private collections throughout Australia and overseas.
FB: Diana Neggo Art | IG: @diananeggoartist
Marion Nelson
“My inspiration for creating art comes from various sources, but most of all from the way light interacts with a subject. I’m captivated by how light creates atmosphere and mood.”
Marion Nelson is an artist residing in the picturesque town of Denmark, Western Australia. Originally from Singapore, she has called Denmark home for over thirty years. Marion’s artistic journey encompasses a wide variety of techniques, including linocut, monoprints, watercolour, paper art, gold leaf, and acrylics. She creates paintings, original handmade prints, and origami art, all inspired by the beauty and enchanting light of the local forests and coastal seascapes.
Her work resonates with serenity, inviting viewers into a world of calm and reflection.
Many of her works have received awards and are featured in public and private collections.
www.marionnelsonart.com | FB: Marion Nelson Art | IG: @marionlnelson
Charlotte White
Based in Western Australia’s South West, Charlotte White is an artist and educator whose work celebrates local native flora. Deeply connected to the regional landscape, her practice spans lino printing, studio art, and large-scale public murals. She uses rich, earthy palettes to capture the subtle character of native plants, creating pieces that feel both nostalgic and grounded.
With a background that includes major mural commissions, gallery shows, and community art projects, Charlotte balances her time between the studio, public spaces, and teaching workshops. At the heart of her practice is a simple goal: to help people slow down, take a closer look, and feel a little more connected to the beauty growing in their own backyards.
www.charlottewhite.com.au | FB: Charlotte White – Artist | IG: @charlotte_white_artist
Interested in becoming a Shop at BRAG artist? Apply to join a retail space showcasing work by selected independent artists and makers from regional south western Australia:
