Heloise Roberts and Moira Fearby are two collaborating artists whose lifelong friendship is bound by a shared passion for exploration and expression. Over the span of their careers, they have exhibited their work in galleries both locally and nationally, earning acclaim for their innovative approach and thought-provoking creations.
Heloise and Moira’s work is deeply rooted in conceptual concerns, traversing the mediums of painting, drawing, digital technologies, and sculpture. In 2013 they gained recognition when they won the $20 000 Black Swan Heritage Prize for the work Living City, and again by winning the Castaways Sculpture Award $5000 Sustainability Prize; in 2021 with the work Pathogen and in 2023 with the work Insidious. Their collaborative large-scale portraits, exhibited at PS Art Space in Fremantle, capture the essence of human experience. These works, which delve into the intricacies of identity and connection, earned them recognition as finalists in the 2014 and 2016 Black Swan Portrait Prize. Most recently, their work Echoes of Duality (Sugarloaf Rock) was selected as a finalist in the 2024 Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape, underscoring their ongoing exploration of the relationship between humanity and the natural world.
In 2024, Heloise and Moira embarked on a new series of collaborative large-scale landscapes that evoke notions of memory and sense of place. These works, which draw on their shared experiences and deep connection to Southwestern Western Australia, are a meditation on the landscapes that shape us. The artists’ use of drawn and painted wood panels adds a tactile, organic quality to the pieces, inviting viewers to engage not only visually but also emotionally. For Heloise and Moira, these landscapes are not mere backdrops but reservoirs of identity, resonating with a sense of belonging that anchors them to their past, present, and future.
As they continue their artistic journey in 2025, Heloise and Moira remain committed to exploring their relationship to landscape and the profound ties between place and self. Their work challenges viewers to consider the ways in which the environments we inhabit influence our sense of identity and connection.