Charcoal & Light brings together two distinct artistic voices united by a shared fascination with the human form.

Emerging McLaren Vale artist Kaitlyn Mowat works in charcoal, drawing the viewer into intimate, highly realistic portraits that celebrate the quiet power of the human face. Her work is patient and precise.

Adelaide photographer and creative Grier Neilson — founder of Bohemian Ekko Creative — brings over 30 years of experience across beauty, editorial, and film to her lens. Known for revealing in people what they cannot yet see in themselves, her work is intuitive, warm, and quietly transformative. Feathered, presented as part of Charcoal & Light, explores the female form within the Australian landscape extended through layered, hand-embellished photographic works.

Together, their work invites us to slow down and really look at one another. Charcoal & Light is showing at Paxton Wines, McLaren Vale, as part of the 2026 SALA Festival.