Ricardo Wilmhurst

Ricardo Wilmshurst is a printmaker based in Central Queensland, working mainly with relief prints and etchings. His art explores mental health, identity, and the social and environmental challenges of our time, often drawing from personal experience and a strong humanitarian ethos.

A graduate of Curtin University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ricardo's work has received several accolades, including:

Winner, Local Theme Award, South Perth Emerging Artist Awards (2022)

Winner, Emerging Artist Award, Brigalow Arts Festival (2024)

His prints are known for their stark contrast and symbolic clarity -- often raw, minimal, and deeply considered. With a focus on handmade detail and bold visual language, his work invites quiet reflection on the personal and political.

Through Capricornia Printmakers Inc, Ricardo contributes not just to exhibitions and creative projects, but to an ongoing conversation about what it means to make meaningful art in difficult times. He's usually found in the studio with his dog Buie, making a mess, carving out truth, and proving that resistance can still be handmade.

Ricardo Wilmshurst - sufferin'

Ricardo Wilmshurst-- Yeah nah, I'm Batman

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Oh no, I see a darkness

Mr Right