Rhyl Hinwood

Rhyl Hinwood is a professional sculptor having produced over 600 Government, Ecclesiastic, Commercial, Institutional, Public and Private Commissions in a wide range of media, celebrating nature and our environment, commemorating our history and promoting Australian achievements in the sciences, literature and the performing arts.

She has collections at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Kitakyushu Municipal Art Museum Japan , and numerous private collections.

In 2001, Rhyl produced six botanic inspired carved sandstone sculptures for the Spectacle Garden in the Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane. Over 300 sandstone sculptures were produced for the Great Court of the University of Queensland including grotesque portraits, heraldry, arch voussoirs, roundels and monumental figures. She produced the “Advance Australia Fair” figurative sculpture for The Twin Towns Services Club and The Tweed Shire Council. Rhyl was commissioned to produce major artworks for Wordsmiths' Writers Café at the University of Queensland , including eight monumental portraits of Australian authors.