Key Achievements & Contributions

• Recognised as the GCUH Feature Artist

In 2025, Hayley was invited to return as the Feature Artist for Gold Coast Health’s ArtBeat Festival, exhibiting at the Gold Coast University Hospital. She showcased her larger mixed-media textile works, No Bad Parts and Refocus, along with a series of her watercolour paintings.

Through her involvement in ArtBeat, Hayley demonstrated her commitment to strengthening the Gold Coast’s creative community and her ability to thrive in dynamic festival environments—using art as a tool for connection, empowerment, and meaningful conversation

Hayley’s work was exhibited at Gold Coast University Hospital l on the Gold Coast during October 2025. The ArtBeat Festival is an annual event run by Gold Coast Health aimed at promoting the benefits of art therapy in mental health recovery. It features work by artists with lived experience of mental health diagnoses and is presented at both Robina Hospital and Gold Coast University Hospital.