Blue Mountains Portraits returns to the Cultural Centre in Katoomba this year with a huge opening night that took place on Friday 3 February. Billed as an annual celebration of our local community, the forty artworks exhibited depict a unique mix of Mountains residents.

This year, Kindlehill High School students have works on display, including 2022’s Class 7-8 collaborative drawing of Pippita (as pictured) and a selection of self-portraits by last year’s Class 9-10. Lynn Daniel will also be featured this year in a video portrait by Kindlehill parent and local photographer, Marty Walker. Artworks will be on display until 2 April.

Stephanie Dawes High School English and Technology Teacher

Stephanie has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (COFA, UNSW), a Bachelor of Communications (UTS) and a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education (Monash). She has a pre-teaching background in the arts, public affairs and publishing, and taught in London and Sydney before joining Kindlehill in 2017.