Ketakii Jewson-Brown is an artist living and working on Jinibara Country/Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Her photographs capture intimate portraits, highlighting tender moments of connection, grace and surrender. She does her best to wait for the ‘in between moments’ – when one’s guard is down, and something usually hidden shines through.
Awards
2026 Winner, 2D Excellence Award, Local Contemporary Art Prize
2024 Finalist, Local Contemporary Art Prize (with Shaye Hardisty)
2023 Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize
2023 Semi Finalist, Australian Photography Awards
2023 Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize
2022 Commended, Capture Magazine Emerging Photographer Award
2020 Highly Commended, Mono Awards
2019 Semi Finalist, Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
2019 Finalist, Melt Portrait Prize
2015 Finalist, National Photographic Portrait Prize
2008 Finalist, National Youth Self Portrait Prize
Exhibitions
2026 Constellations, Mentorship studio showing, Nambour Qld
2025 BODY BOLD, Old Ambulance Station Gallery, Nambour Qld
2024 Local Contemporary Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery (with Shaye Hardisty)
2023 AAA, Group Show, Lantana, Caloundra Qld
2023 Known Associates, Noosa Regional Gallery
2023 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
2023 Unapologetically Dressed with Shaye Hardisty, Old Ambulance Station Gallery, Nambour Qld
2023 Ground Zero, Old Ambulance Station Gallery
2023 CIAF with Darren Blackman, Cairns Qld
2023 One Space Gallery with Darren Blackman, Brisbane Qld
2023 Floating Land “Us and Them”, Noosa Qld (with Shaye Hardisty)
2023 Sunshine Coat Project with, Old Ambulance Station (with Shaye Hardisty)
2021 Let’s Play Wild, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre
2020 40 Under 40, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre (with Laura Vecmane)
2018 Unframed, Coolum Qld
2018 Maleny Library, Maleny Qld
2017 Sarah’s Unplugged, Maleny Qld
2017 Horizion Festival - Maleny by Night, Maleny Qld (with Laura Vecmane)
2016 Unframed Video Projection, Coolum Qld
2015 National Photographic Portrait Prize, Canberra ACT
2013 Sunshine Coast Tafe – end of year exhibition, Sunshine Coast Qld
2008 National Youth Self Portrait Prize, Canberra ACT
Select Publications
2026 Memory Cult Magazine, Issue 2
2023 Eye Mama - Poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood
2023 Artist Profile
2023 Art Guide
2023 My Weekly Preview
2023 Hello Sunshine
2023 Hinterland Times
2021 Sunny Coast Times
2021 Salt Magazine Australia
2019 Salt Magazine Australia
2019 Hinterland Times Australia
2018 Hinterland Times Australia
2015 Range News Australia
2015 Sunshine Coast Daily
2013 Living Now Magazine Australia
Other
2025 Mentorship with Katrin Koenning
2023 Project 24 - Artists Residency
2021 The Refinery -Sunshine Coast Creative Incubator
2021 The Path - Project Development Mentorship
2013 -Diploma Photo Imaging Sunshine Coast Tafe