Stella Valente is an 18-year-old emerging artist living in Brisbane, Australia. While aiming for high technical accomplishment and polish, she also experiments with diverse approaches to portraiture and composition in her works, specifically layering and collaging hyperrealism with ballpoint pen. Most of her works detail her personal experiences, as well as the people who have shaped her life and made her into the person she is today. She is an 'Emerging Artist Prize' Winner in the 2025 Brisbane Portrait Prize.