Year of the Fire Horse

Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse, with contemporary Australian art that embodies passion, energy, and bold new beginnings. This curated collection features expressive horse portraits, fiery abstracts, and dynamic landscapes in rich reds and warm golds, perfect for collectors and interior designers seeking art that brings strength, vitality, and optimism into any space.

Curated by Eden Young

Love & Fire

ByMichelle Drougas

250cm (W) x 140cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$2,400
Warm tones of deep earthy oranges, deep red and burgundy, offset with hints of olive green and charcoal swirling like wild fire around the canvas in this abstract expressionist landscape.

Through the fire FRAMED

ByAnya Love

55cm (W) x 55cm (H)

Acrylic
A$550
Year of the Fire Horse 2026 abstract artwork by Melbourne-based Australian artist Ani Ipradjian, inspired by the Chinese Zodiac Fire Horse symbolising strength, freedom, passion, and transformation, contemporary cultural art for collectors worldwide

Fire Horse

ByAni Ipradjian

104cm (W) x 104cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,960
The evening sunset glow of the sky in the countryside is very appealing. This scene has a tree and a lake with glorious warm colours.

Warm Caress

ByCathy Yarwood - Mahy

76cm (W) x 76cm (H)

Oil
A$900
abstract pattern of orange black and white

Of Time and Place

ByCarla Cassidy

112cm (W) x 122cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,000
Awakening

Awakening

ByThanh Lyons

90cm (W) x 120cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$1,200
Large brushstrokes in magenta, pink, gold and white with paint splatters of the same colours. The painting is placed on Sustainable Canvas made from recycled plastic bottles.

Its Just Energy

ByAlanah Jarvis

205cm (W) x 138cm (H)

Acrylic
A$2,540
Portrait of two horses play fighting drawn using matte graphite pencil.

Horse Play

ByBrooke Walker

66cm (W) x 46cm (H)

Drawing
A$1,600
Australian Outback aerial landscape

A long way forward

BySwapna Namboodiri

121.5cm (W) x 61cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,700
Painted on Fabriano Rosaspina 285 gsm paper. Acid free cotton paper. Made in Italy. Painted freely with improvised brushstrokes. Impressionistic style.

Run 3

ByT. B. Watercolours

50cm (W) x 35cm (H)

Watercolour
A$520
Horses are such grand animals and I find their proportions always challenging which leave me with a quirky style of horse….i have lots of layering in this image and enjoyed experimenting with the textures.

Horse Series #2

BySally Dunbar

120cm (W) x 90cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$2,060
Square abstract painting in bold black, metallic copper, grey and white depicting a monarch butterfly.

WINGS OF FIRE

ByBrigitte Ackland

75cm (W) x 75cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$790

About the Curator

Eden Young

Eden joined Bluethumb in 2023 with a bachelor’s in journalism and professional writing from Swinburne University of Technology, and a deep love of art that goes beyond the page. As an award-winning graphite artist, she knows that world intimately and it shows in the way she champions creative voices.

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