About Sandra
Fine Art & Wildlife Artist
Background
Sandra is self taught and has been a professional artist and illustrator for more than 40 years. During this time she has had a cartoon strip running for 8 years, designed numerous corporate logos, worked with the RSPCA, the Qld Police Force and quite a few City Councils as a cartoonist and illustrator. She has taught realistic drawing at numerous primary schools with a focus on conservational education, designed and made theatre costumes and sets as well as taught stage make-up, she has designed and made unique jewellery, illustrated 22 children's books and written and illustrated 3 more.
In 1998 she started to organise art exhibitions for art groups and the Inaugural International Wildlife Exhibition in 1999, which took 2 years to organise, was a major challenge with 20 overseas artists exhibiting beside Australian ones. Sandra has retired from the committee although she continues to be involved as a Life Member of the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society Inc.
Although in previous years Sandra has exhibited a few times a year at the bigger shows, she finds it harder these days as her originals sell quickly and she is unable to keep up with demand. Her limited edition geclee reproductions sell well and are available from her website.
Concentrating her energy now on painting the worlds endangered species Sandra works in all mediums and is especially keen on mixed medium paintings. She is an art judge, an art teacher working with adults and children, a popular workshop tutor and is a product demonstrator for Faber-Castell. Sandra is also an internationally recognized Bodypainter working in advertising, special effects, film and events such as ComicCon and SuperNova as well as privately.
During the 2020/2021 pandemic Sandra learnt to teach online and has developed WildArt, an online art school. This, combined with her weekly art classes and workshops, has allowed her to share her style of painting with a wide selection of emerging artists.
Support for Conservation
Sandra is an active member of many wildlife and conservation groups locally, nationally and internationally. Each year she chooses two local and one international wildlife conservation group to donate original artworks and limited edition giclee reproductions for fundraising. A percentage of many or her originals are also donated to 'good causes'.
She insists that all funds raised from her donated paintings and prints are used for the cause and only supports groups where either ALL workers are volunteers or there are only a few paid workers. This is one of her solutions to deciding who she can help each year from the huge number of requests she gets to donate art and prints.
Organisation Memberships
Artists for Conservation
The worlds leading artist group supporting the environment.
https://www.artistsforconservation.org/artists/1551
Queensland Wildlife Artists Society Inc
Queensland's largest wildlife and nature art group.
Selected membership includes fine art artists with a diverse range of interests including, scientific research, conservation of habitats, commitment to increasing environmental issues and the fostering of orphaned and injured native wildlife.
https://www.qldwildlifeartists.com.au
Nature in the Raw
Promoting conservation of wildlife and habitats through exhibitions of fine art. Held in Rural Galleries throughout Qld and with a heavy focus on education.
Affiliates
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
Protecting and promoting Australian Wildlife for over 40 years.
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Non-bureaucratic, cost-efficient and highly effective, funding innovative and long-term projects in Africa and Asia.
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