The Wagga-born and raised artist from Binx Designs said opportunities extended to local artists to do large-scale work locally can provide them with important hands-on experiences, however, these opportunities are sparse.

"I think Wagga is behind in a lot of ways, mural art being one of them," she said.

"I think opportunities for artists to do street, large scale and public work are extremely helpful to their practice.

"I only wish there were more of those available to us.

"It gives us a chance to master scale, perspectives, working with different surfaces, navigating heights and machinery, trying out various materials, being exposed to the elements in many cases - overall it's really informative."

Miss Denholm said she would like to see more Wagga businesses getting behind local artists.

"Many artists have to work incredibly hard to carve out those [big-scale] opportunities for themselves and convince society at large of its value," she said.

"The art community in Wagga is something I have very mixed feelings about if I'm honest.

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"I'd like to see individuals and businesses taking a few more creative chances and opening their minds (and wallets) to allow artists to actually elevate and transform spaces into something fantastic, something so much more."

Miss Denholm is the artist behind several of the cities popular mural's, including the 11-metre long mural located in the Marketplace, Wagga In Motion.

The mural is described as being an eclectic interpretation of Wagga landmarks and is the exact kind of project she hopes to see being extended to more local artists.

"All up it took me over 20 hours to design and roughly 78 hours of time to fully install, as every colour had to be painted in two, and in some cases three, times over to achieve a nice flat, vibrant colour," she said.

Miss Denholm said murals provide artists with an opportunity to step away from their style and interpret what their client wants and work with the spaces/branding they already have without pushing a style or idea onto them too heavily.

"The artwork needs to become part of the furniture and look like it truly 'belongs' to the space - which is why no two murals I have completed around town actually look the same," she said.

"It's all about keeping it fluid and finding that balance between artist and venue."

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