currumbin wildlife sanctuary ARTISTS

Geoff has been shooting for over 40 years and his photography has taken him to some special places. Working as a photo journalist and humanitarian, he has been able to travel widely, from remote Nepal, to New Zealand, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Thailand and Bangladesh just to name a few. He is a passionate bird and landscape photographer, 

photojournalist and motor sport photographer and has run successful international and local photographic workshops. 

Locky grew up in the stunning Northern Rivers region, falling in love with photography from a young age and developing an

affinity for nature. He landed a job as a photographer on beautiful Moreton Island straight out of a Visual Arts degree at University, allowing the chance to get up close with the local marine and bird life.

Living in such a beautiful area and encountering so much wonderful wildlife led to a passion for wildlife photography and the precious natural environments that they inhabit. This turned to a degree in Environmental Science and he is currently participating in various threatened Species projects in the region.

Darwin has always, had a keen eye for creating beautiful timber work. From humble beginnings as a joiner and cabinet maker, his passion grew from drawing inspiration from his interests in nature and wildlife, expanding his skills to sculptural works where his true talent shines through.  Darwin works with reclaimed, discarded timbers and materials, creating unique artworks. Finding the individual character in each piece of timber to intuitively sculpt each work with inspiration from the local environment.

Amelia’s journey and intimate exploration on waste to art has ushered her towards supporting many networks focused on reducing the amount of marine debris washing into our oceans.  This recycled sculpture work ‘Fisher King’ is made from ghost-nets collected by an organisation called ‘Tangaroa Blue’, which in Maori and Polynesian mythology, is the god of the ocean. Tangaroa made laws to protect the ocean and its sea creatures “Tiaki mai i ahau, maku ano koe e tiaki”… If you look after me, then I will look after you…”. 

Roslyn is a NSW Northern Rivers artists who feels passionate about evoking feelings of appreciation for her beautiful homeland region within her paintings and artworks. She is currently an artist in residence at the Main Street Art Gallery in Murwillumbah where her work is continually on display, works on commissions and also conducts art classes at local aged care facilities which she finds extremely gratifying.  Mainly working in oils, acrylic and pastel mediums, her nature paintings captures the characteristics and details of her subjects. She also finds watercolour and gouache very useful for her Plein Air creations.  Roslyn sees the beauty all around her in her daily life and hopes to encourage others to do the same. 

Lisa is an author, illustrator and composer. Her observations of the bird life that surrounds her daily. The abundance and variety of birds that one notices when both brain and surroundings are quiet, and the realisation of how much we miss out on in the flurry of our busy lives. Lisa’s tree-surrounded studio is like a bird hide and it is always a thrill to witness the unexpected while she is immersed in a painting or writing. Seeing a small Grey Honeyeater hovering in the window watching her type, noticing a gentle fruit dove preening itself on a branch or the vibrant red chest of a shy king parrot sitting peacefully gives her joy. 

Peter is a multi-disciplinary artist living on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne. Having an initial background in graphic design and illustration over a twenty year period servicing the needs of a diverse suite of clients before a later transition into a career as a professional sand sculptor working extensively throughout Australia and internationally winning prizes and awards for his work.

Russell Solomon was born into an artistic family, most notably his Grandfather, Lance Moss Vaiben Solomon.  Under his tutelage Russell followed his passion and honed his drawing skills. After a life of drawing, Russell discovered wire as a three dimensional line and created his first wire sculpture in 1989.  Using wire as a medium for expression, for drawing, offered Solomon a new level of tangibility and engagement to his art.