Deidre Rutherford is a Toowoomba based impressionist artist. She has a deep love of Australia’s diverse and beautiful landscape and its amazing colours. Her works are intuitive and experimental, never knowing at the start where her painting will take her. Deidre develops an emotional connection to her work as the composition evolves, sometimes with unexpected surprises. Her paintings are rich colour and texture using a variety of mixed media including acrylics, inks, oils and collage to create pieces that evoke a sense of mystery and emotion.

Deidre has exhibited across the Darling Downs and won a number of awards including the following awards in the Toowoomba Art Society annual members exhibition: 

Deidre has exhibited across the Darling Downs and won a number of awards including the following awards in the Toowoomba Art Society annual members exhibition:

·         Winner best artwork, Anne and Fred Gardiner Award 2026

·         Highly commended 2024

·         Commended award 2022

·         Feature artist Instudio Art Trail 2021

·         Harry Hart Award 2021

·         Highly commended 2020

·         Nancy Culliford Award 2019.  

·         Winner best artwork, Anne and Fred Gardiner Award 2018

She has participated in the following exhibitions: 

·         Downlands Art exhibition 2025, 2022, 2021, 2019

·         Facets of Fairholme Art show 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019

·         InStudio Art trail 2025

·         Ipswich Art show 2025

·         Toowoomba Grammar art show 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019

·         Toowoomba Grammar online art show 2020

·         Toowoomba Art Society Spring Exhibition 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018