About Belinda

Belinda, a self taught artist, was born in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) in 1962. Her family immigrated to NZ where she grew up on a diary farm, there; she started caring for orphaned animals at a young age.When Belinda married she moved to Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 Belinda, her husband and 4 children moved to a small acreage in Peachester, Queensland. She joined WILVOS, a local wildlife group and takes into care many injured and orphaned birds and mammals, and came to love and appreciate Australian native fauna.

Belinda has always had a love of drawing and with the study and care of Aussie animals is has given her much inspiration, and lead to a natural progression to painting. Belinda works in gouache, oil and acrylic.

Since 1999 Belinda has been an exhibiting member of the Queensland Wildlife Artist Society, and in 2003 became a member of Nature in The Raw. Last year Belinda was selected to represent Australia, to attend the International Inaugural Wildlife Artist Conference which was held in the United Kingdom. Belinda has art in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom and throughout Australia.

AWARDS

2004: Highly Commended - South Burnett Art Exhibition

2003: Highly Commended - QLD International Wildlife Artist Exhibition

2002: Highly Commended - Queensland Wildlife Artists Exhibition

2000: Highly Commended - QLD International Wildlife Artist Exhibition

1999: First Place - Caloundra Show