Skye Rachelle Petho
Skye Petho is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on Biripi land in Port Macquarie, where the bush meets the sea and offers daily reminders of what truly matters. Her deep connection to nature is evident in everything she creates. Beginning her artistic journey in glass she was drawn to light and form. Her practice has since evolved to include mediums such as watercolour and acrylic. Through these, she explores the complex, beautiful, and often fractured relationship between humans and the natural world and explores the intersection of humanity and Nature.

Skye’s work is a conversation with land, with water, and with the systems that shape how we live and consume. She believes art has the power to disrupt, to challenge inherited narratives, and to question how we treat the earth and one another. Her creations are invitations to reflect, to feel, and to truly see what surrounds us, before it disappears.

Skye Petho, Artist CV

Professional Profile

Skye Petho is a practising artist and creative facilitator with over 20 years’ experience supporting artists and communities through meaningful creative programs. She works across multiple mediums including glass, ceramics, watercolor, ink, resin, and silver. In her current role as Programs and Partnerships Manager at Arts Mid North Coast, she develops and delivers initiatives connecting artists, organisations, and communities through creative practice.

Exhibitions

Duo Exhibitions

2025

  • DIVERGENT Duo Exhibition, Luminance Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW

Group Exhibitions

2026

  • This is a Home, Home at Roto, Port Macquarie, NSW 

  • Northern Exposure, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW - Finalist, The Forgotten

2025

  • SMALL, Forty Five Downstairs, Melbourne, VIC

  • COMPACT, Port Macquarie, NSW

  • COMPACT, Coffs Harbour, NSW

  • Home Grown, Guulabah, Port Macquarie, NSW

  • Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

  • Love Letters to Nature, Port Macquarie, NSW

  • Hastings Valley Fine Art – Easter Art Show, Port Macquarie, NSW

  • Heatwave Exhibition, Port Macquarie, NSW

  • International Women's Day Celebration, Macleay Valley Arts Society, Gladstone, NSW

  • “9 x 5” Exhibition, Arts Greater Dandenong, Dandenong, VIC – Highly Commended, “She Comes from Nature”

2024

  • Northern Exposure, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW- Finalist, Memories in Colour

  • A Sense of Place, Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve, Arthouse Industries, Port Macquarie, NSW

2023

  • A Sense of Place, Group Exhibition, Port Macquarie, NSW

2011

  • Our Place 1, Nexus Gallery, Bellingen, NSW

  • Our Place 2, Macleay Valley Gallery, Gladstone, NSW

  • Our Place 3, Childish Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW

2010

  • Northern Exposure, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW- Finalist, Enoki

Awards & Prizes

  • Bonny Hills Art Prize, Bonny Hills, NSW, 2026 – Second Prize, Small Works, Morning Haul

  • Arts Greater Dandenong, VIC, 2025 – Highly Commended, 9 x 5 Watercolour, She Comes from Nature

  • Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 2012 – Third Place, Glass

  • Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 2011 – Highly Commended, Glass

  • Royal Easter Show, Sydney, 2010 – First Place, Glass

Judging Roles & Guest Presentations

  • Small works Facilitator, Arts Greater Dandenong, VIC, 2026

  • Quickarts Facilitator, Arts Greater Dandenong, VIC, 2026

  • The Sculpture Prize, Sculptures Rock, South West Rocks, NSW, 2025

  • Eco Art Award, Gowing Bros Art Prize, Port Macquarie, NSW, 2025

  • St Columba Art Prize, Port Macquarie, NSW, 2025 

Skills

  • Art creation in glass, ceramics, silver, ink, watercolor, resin

  • Workshop facilitation and teaching

  • Gallery management and exhibition curation

Professional Experience

Owner & Operator
Arthouse Industries (2009 – Present)

  • Established gallery, studio, and retail space

  • Curated exhibitions and events

  • Conducted creative workshops and professional development sessions

Programs and Partnerships Manager
Arts Mid North Coast (2023 – Present)

  • Design and facilitate professional development programs for creatives

  • Build partnerships and collaborations

  • Fundraising and program management