Prize Winning Paintings

Award Winners 2

Best Australian Wildlife
"Face to Face"
Gail Higgins

Highly Commended
"Outback Icon"
Annelise Howes

Highly Commended
"Fields of Fouriesburg"
Dianne Minnaar

Encouragement Award
"We've Got History"
Graham Abraham

Highly Commended
"Just Thinking"
Sandra Sengstock-Miller

Highly Commended
"Quiet Haven"
Janeen Fedrick

Queensland Wildlife Artists Society Incorporated

 

International Wildlife in Art 2010

29th June - 31st July at the Logan Art Gallery , Wembley Road, Logan Central (Google map link)
Gallery hours Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm.
Entry is free.

 

Kenilworth Celebrates “A World of Wildlife 2010

25th September – 1st October
Venue: St John Bosco Church, Anne Street,
Kenilworth
(Google map link)
Entry is free.

 

Birds of Brisbane 2010

12th November – 21st November
Venue: Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens,
Toowong
(Google map link)

Nature in the Raw

Feb 5 – Feb 28.
Wondai Shire Regional Art Gallery,
Scott Street,
Wondai.
(Google map link)
An exhibition of nature art . (07) 4168 5926. Gallery is open 7 days.

Art Naturally

Feb 26 – March 28.
Old Schoolhouse Gallery,
Shore St,
Cleveland.
(Google map link)

Sandra Temple will be feature artist during March showcasing new and not so new paintings, jewellery and prints.

 

Gail Higgins Student exhibition

Old Schoolhouse Gallery,
Shore St,
Cleveland.
(Google map link)
An exhibiton of pastel paintings by Gail’s students during November.


 

Wildlife in Art – Flora and Fauna of the Greater Brisbane Area
Botanical Gardens Mt Coot-tha. Richard Randall Studio Gallery, November exhibition.

People’s Choice Award: Peta Boyce’s gouache “Last Light I” of a pair of Superb Blue Wrens.

International Wildlife in Art 2009
Pine Rivers Art Gallery, February exhibition.

Best in Show Award: Sandra Temple’s oil on canvas “Mine!” of Grey-crowned Babblers. Available.

Wild Places Award: Sandra Temple’s acrylic on canvas “Paradise” - Fraser Island . Available.

Wildlife in Action Award: Sandra Temple’s oil on canvas “Mine!” of Grey-crowned Babblers. Available.

People’s Choice Award: Sandra Temple’s oil on canvas “Just Us Trees” of Tawny Frogmouths. Available.

International Wildlife Award: Lyn Ellison’s oil on canvas “ A Dazzle of Zebras."

EVENTS

 

Art Naturally” Feb 26 – March 28.
Old Schoolhouse Gallery,
Shore St,
Cleveland. (Google map link)
Sandra Temple will be feature artist during March showcasing new and not so new paintings, jewellery and prints.

 

Birdweek  May 11 – May 15.
Kingfisher Bay Resort,
Fraser Island.(Google map link)
 www.kingfisherbay.com
Hotel Standard Package - single  $1084 (twin share $744pp) Inclusive of catamaran transfers, 4 nights resort hotel accommodation, 3 dawn bird walks, 3 Plein Air art classes, 2 sketching classes, 1 nature mask workshop, daily Birdweek presentations,  photo slideshow, Bird Ball and Awards dinner. 
Hotel Inclusive Package - single $1259 (twin share $984pp) Inclusive of catamaran transfers, 4 nights resort hotel accommodation, Buffet breakfast daily, Maheno buffet dinner daily, 3 dawn bird walks, 3 Plein Air art classes, 2 sketching classes, 1 nature mask workshop, daily Birdweek presentations,  photo slideshow, Bird Ball and Awards dinner. 
 Art events must be pre-booked at the time of booking package.  Extra days are available, check when booking   events_mgr@kingfisherbay.com  (07) 4120 3324


“International Wildlife in Art 2010”. June 29 – July 31.
Logan Art Gallery,
Webley Rd,
Logan Central. (Google map link)
Gallery hours Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm. Free Entry.


Kenilworth Celebrates “A World of Wildlife”. September 25 – October 1. 
St John Bosco Church,
Anne St,
Kenilworth. (Google map link)
Open 7 days 9am – 4pm. Free Entry.


“Birds of Brisbane”.  November 12 – November 21.
Richard Randall Studio Gallery,
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens,
Toowong.(Google map link)
Gallery hours 7 days 8.30am – 4pm. Free Entry.

 

Gail Higgins Student exhibition
Old Schoolhouse Gallery,
Shore St,
Cleveland. (Google map link)
An exhibiton of pastel paintings by Gail’s students during November.

Wildlife News

Matt Campbell Award
Michelle Caitens not only won this award and  a second in the pastel section of the Arts Alliance Exhibition, she also sold 5 paintings
Wildscape Magazine
The premier wildlife art magazine of Great Britain will soon include an exciting article on QWASI and our members
Humans, Nature and Birds
A remarkable new book that delves into the impact of nature and birds on the human psyche over history, and their importance in art
Plein Air Painting at Birdweek
For the first time during Birdweek on Fraser Island, Sandra Temple will invite all mediums to spend three days painting, laughing and learning
Kenilworth Celebrates
This year at Kenilworth Celebrates, QWASI will be holding a wildlife exhibition “A World of Wildlife” which will see the drawing of a Super Raffle.



 

Prize Winning Paintings

Painting Awards 1

Best Bird Award
"Gyrfalcon"
Peter Slater

Painting Awards 2

Best International Award
"A Cazzle of Zebras"
Lyn Ellison

Painting Awards 3

People's Choice Award
"Just Us Trees"
Sandra Temple

painting awards 4

Best in Show and Wildlife in Action Awards
"Mine!"
Sandra Temple

paintingawards 5

People's Choice Award
"Last Light 1"
Peta Boyces

Wild Places Award
"Paradise"
Sandra Temple