Artist Bio: Anna Mahoney

Anna Mahoney

Over the past seven years Anna Mahoney has worked as a Visual Art Teacher at Pulteney Grammar School, where she has spent the majority of her time creating and facilitating the Junior Visual Art program. Anna has a lifelong love of creating visual art and considers herself a practicing artist. 

As attested to by Anna’s portfolio, she has worked with most media but is beginning to prefer working with oil paints. Apart from her love of art, and belief in fostering the creativity of children, she has also taught children aged 3-12 years art, craft, yoga and guided imagery in a private business setting, and has found this experience both challenging and satisfying. 

Anna enjoys encouraging children and adults to discover and create art, and this is what motivated her to extend her teaching capacity through further study so that she could apply it within a school context. Anna has also written and illustrated two children’s books (yet to be published) and she exhibits her work on a regular basis.

Conservation Statement

“I believe that the capacity of children to learn in school is increased through a creative arts curriculum and I aspire to provide an environment in which children know they can explore and fulfill the creative potential they bring to the classroom. Hence, I regard the creative arts as fundamental to the optimal intellectual, social and physical development of children.”

Creating for Conservation

Anna is exhibiting in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] are representative of her work. The pieces Anna chooses to exhibit will be available for purchase at the C4C2012 Exhibition only [no online sales]. Proceeds from C4C2012 are dedicated to Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust - Zambia. Please come along on the opening night on 2nd November or over the weekend 2nd November to 4th November to see Anna’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Artist Bio: Kerryn Hocking

Kerryn Hocking

Kerryn Hocking is an Adelaide based Artist working in pastels. She commenced with pastels in earnest in 2005. In 2007 she made a decision that her direction was to be wildlife. In 2009 Kerryn joined ‘Pastel Artists of SA' .

Kerryn enjoys painting wildlife portraits to capture the unique qualities of each species and to feel up close and connected to the animal. She prefers a realism style to portray the strength, character and beauty of each animal.

Her most recent exhibition at the Santos Conservation centre at the Adelaide Zoo was a huge success.

Kerryn can be contacted by email at kerryn.hocking[at] hotkey.net.au               

Living on the Edge 66 x 51 cm Pastel

Conservation Statement

"Man cannot survive without wilderness and wildlife on this planet. Overpopulation by humans is this planet's greatest threat due to pollution, destruction of natural habitats, greed, and competition with animals for food, water and space. Every species has a part to play on this planet and the more species we destroy, the harder it will be to maintain nature's balance.  Animals use natural population controls, but humans naively think this does not apply to us."

Us or Palm Oil?  85 x 66cm Pastel

Creating for Conservation

Kerryn has registered to exhibit with us at Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] are representative of her work. The pieces Kerryn chooses to exhibit will be available for purchase at the C4C2012 Exhibition only [no online sales]. 

Proceeds from C4C2012 are dedicated to Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust - Zambia. Please come along on the opening night on 2nd November or over the weekend 2nd November to 4th November to see Kerryn’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Artist Bio: Noel Dansie

'Mix It Up'

Noel Dansie

The headline Artist for 2012 is well known Adelaide artist Noel Dansie. He has won many awards for creativity including The Adelaide Art Directors Club, New York Festival, The One Show and National Caxton Press Awards.

[You can see more of Noel's work on his website is here]

Conservation Statement

“I am a bit of a sucker for taking in unwanted chooks, and have been known to slow down to let a sleepy lizard  cross the road or ever catch Huntsman Spiders in a glass and a piece of cardboard and let it go on a nice appropriate tree in the garden. I know they aren't on the endangered species list, but it is my small contribution to creatures that need help.

On the bigger stage, I absolutely admire everyone who devotes their lives to saving endangered species, and am proud to be associated with the guys at Creating for Conservation Exhibition.”

Painted Puppies

Creating for Conservation

Noel is the headline artist in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] will be available at the Exhibition. The other pieces Noel chooses to exhibit will be available for purchase at the C4C2012 Exhibition only [no online sales]. Proceeds from C4C2012 are dedicated to Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust - Zambia. Please come along on the opening night on 2nd November or over the weekend 2nd November to 4th November to see Noel's work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Learn more at out website here: Creating for Conservation. 

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