Artist Bio: Indiana James

Lion Fish

Indiana James

Indiana James was born in Indiana and educated as a teacher and geologist. In 1992 James dropped out of the oil and gas boardroom to become a ‘found-object’ sculptor. Working on Kangaroo Island since 1996, his work has won many award and commissions, including the People’s Choice at the Waterhouse International Art Prize in 2004 and again in 2010.

Conservation Statement

“I continue to find inspiration in Australian wildlife to search for meaning in the wreckages of human endeavor.”

Trumpeter

Creating for Conservation

Indiana is exhibiting in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] are representative of his work. The pieces Indiana 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 Indiana’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Artist Bio: Ursula Kiessling

Ursula Kiessling

Born and educated in Hamburg, Germany, Ursula Kiessling and her family came to Australia in 1983. A naive painter, Ursula soon found a way to express her fascination with the vastly different environment of her new home country, in particular the outback, with it unique flora and fauna. Ursula's art has been exhibited in South Australia and interstate. She is a multiple Waterhouse and Heysen Prize finalist. Ursula lives in Adelaide if she is not out bush looking for inspiration

Conservation Statement

“I wholeheartedly support conservation of natural environments. I just hope we do not end up with a totally developed world with pockets of nature in conservation parks, as so hauntingly described by Franz Werfel in his 'Star of the Unborn'. However, I also believe in the power of nature to reinstate itself given a chance. Meanwhile, every effort at conservation is of utmost importance.”

Moonaree Station I - Acrylics on canvas 40 cm x 50 cm

Creating for Conservation

Ursula is exhibiting in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] are representative of her work. The pieces Ursula 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 Ursula ’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Artist Bio: Janet Matthews

Janet Matthews
Janet Matthews (Dip and Grad Dip Vis Arts, WASF, AGRAF.) is a multi-award winning artist exhibiting regularly in Australia and overseas. Janet’s individual style of combining coloured pencil and graphite has been described as “weaving magic with pencil” Janet’s work is full of beautiful detail, are always of a high standard and reflect her own personality, humour and life experiences. [View Janet's website here]

“Otter Charm”- Otters  Pencil    15cm H x 22cm W

Conservation Statement

"By drawing our wonderful animals and birds, I capture people’s attention and inspire them to connect with my creatures through their personality and humour.  If people can smile at a wildlife artwork, then they are more likely to respect and help protect the wildlife around them.  In this gentle and subtle way I hope to promote greater conservation and understanding."

Recent Awards

Artist of the Year 2011 (formerly Presidents’ award)

Awarded by the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia.

Fellow of Wildlife Art Society of Australasia,

Fellow of Australian Guild of Realist Artists 

Selected finalist “Focus on Nature” New York State Museum 2010 and 2012

Selected finalist World Federation of Miniatures Exhibition in Russia 2012.

Stamp commissions for Australia Post, 2006 and 2009

Overall Winner International Wildlife Exhibition @ Discovery, Canberra

Lindsay King Arts Initiative Award 2011, City of Casey.

Published in book, 50 Australian Artists

Published in Artists Palette magazine and Australian Artist magazine many times over the years.

Has won many awards for drawing and wildlife over the years.

Creating for Conservation
Janet has registered to exhibit in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. Her work "Otter Charm" [pictured above] is amongst one of several pieces Janet will be exhibiting. The pieces will be available for purchase at the Exhibition only. Proceeds from C4C2012 are dedicated to Chipembele WIldlife Education Trust - Zambia. Please come along on the opening night, or over the weekend 2nd November to 4th November to see Janet's work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists. Learn more at out website here: Creating for Conservation.

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Artist Bio: Hugh Adamson

Hugh Adamson

Hugh Adamson has been a practicing artist for most of his life and a professional artist for about 8 years. He has held a handful of solo and paired exhibitions and partaken in many. Hugh has won awards and a good number of people’s choice awards. Almost all Hugh's work is acrylic on canvas.

Visit Hugh's website here

Conservation Statement

“I am mostly concerned about what I can do personally to make my footprint as small as possible. Sadly, even the most degraded landscape can be a beautiful painting. By observing and depicting these landscapes, I, and perhaps other people, will be reminded of the need for moderation and care for our environment.”

Winninowie 

Creating for Conservation

Hugh is exhibiting in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The piece [pictured] is representative of his work. The piece Hugh 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 Hugh ’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.

Artist Bio: Cathi Steer

Cathi Steer(Dip. F.A.P., F.R.S.A.S.A.) 

Growing up in the South East of South Australia, Cathi spent as much of her childhood as possible drawing and painting the nature that surrounded her.

She graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1971 and after a period of time when family took priority, she plunged herself back into her art.

Cathi has exhibited in many art shows and has exhibited with the R.S.A.S.A and other art organisations of which she has membership.  She has also combined with other artists to show her work and has had  six solo exhibitions.

Her subjects include landscape, animals, portraiture, and figure painting and drawing,  She uses varied media including oil paints, watercolour, pastel, ink conte and pencil. Always happy to try new and different mediums, she is now working with mixed media on canvas and has recently experimented using oil sticks in the same way as she uses pastels but on a larger scale.

Overseas travels have also resulted in new subject matter and have been an inspiration for exhibitions past and future.

Cathi lives in Coromandel Valley, South Australia, where she spends most of her time working on capturing the images that she loves.

[If you would like to see more of her work please contact her by phone on +61 08 82788062.]

Conservation Statement

"I am increasingly alarmed at the speed with which many species are being wiped out at the hands of mankind.

Our relentless need for resources and land for growing food and housing has chipped away at natural habitats all over the world.

I applaud the change of role that many zoos are pursuing, from being a mere curiosity show to becoming arks for protecting and breeding endangered species.  My hope is that there will still be enough habitat left when the time comes to release these creatures back into the wild.

Education is the key.   When people realize that Man's wellbeing is dependent on a healthy planet then there is hope."

 

Creating for Conservation

Cathi has registered to exhibit in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. Her works [pictured above] are the pieces Cathi will be exhibiting. The pieces will be available for purchase at the Exhibition only. Proceeds from C4C2012 are dedicated to Chipembele WIldlife Education Trust - Zambia.

Please come along on the openingnight 2nd November, or over the weekend 2nd November to 4th November to see Cathi's work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists. Learn more at out website here: Creating for Conservation.

Thanks to our Major Sponsors, Sponsors and Supporters

Artist Bio: Andrea Wyatt

Andrea Wyatt

Andrea Wyatt started painting four years ago after a career in agricultural science and land degradation control. Andrea paints landscapes and the plants and animals that make the Australian environment their home. She was a finalist in the South Australian Museum’s “Waterhouse Prize” of 2010 and uses mediums of watercolour, gouache and photopolymer etchings.

You can contact Andrea at andrea.simon [at] bigpond.com

Place of a Thousand Boabs

Conservation Statement
“I consider that we are a part of the environment and not divorced from it and with this in mind it is up to us to fix any problem we have created; to plant native trees to fix erosion problems, to create wildlife corridors and habitat areas for the plants and animals we have endangered.”

Two Lizards

Creating for Conservation

Andrea is exhibiting in the Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition 2012. The pieces [pictured] are representative of her work. The pieces Barb 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 Andrea’s work and that of the other fantastic contributing Artists.