About Graham

“After half a life-time of contemplating painting wildlife as an occupation I finally ‘took up my brushes’ (again) and in 2005 after spending more than twenty-five years running my publication, graphic design and illustration business I joined the Queensland Wildlife Artist’s Society and was promptly made a committee member. I’m now fully committed to establishing myself as a serious wildlife artist.

I have been painting wildlife for my own pleasure based on interests in natural history and science since I was nine years old, having been inspired by a neighbour who happened to be an artist and by a mother devoted to her local flora and fauna in Brookfield, Queensland.

From the time I got my first car I was off travelling around Australia with my sketchbook and camera, observing wildlife wherever I went. Later on my wife and family were included – sometimes reluctantly.

By the end of 2006 I will have had my first wildlife art exhibition at the CSIRO Cunningham Library Artspace at the University of Queensland and am booked for another in early 2007. See the website, address below for further information about current activities including shows where my artwork can be viewed and purchased.

Currently my aim is to bring together a life-long passion for wildlife and my acquired skill with the brush and apply that to the support of our endangered species. I have donated a painting to be auctioned to raise awareness about important work that will be done by the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Trust. I have pledged a proportion of profits from sales of artwork to the Trust and other endangered species causes. You can help me in this vital work by purchasing artwork either from the CSIRO Cunningham Library Artspace, phone: 3214 2555 or from my website. This will help ensure the survival of the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby.

At Easter 2006 I accompanied Fiachra Kearney, Conservation Biologist employed by the CSIRO on a journey to Avocet, 30 kilometres from Emerald in Central Queensland to research and record information for a series of paintings of the endangered Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata . At Avocet (conservation refuge) I was able to see first-hand the science involved in preserving the Wallaby and importantly to actually observe it in its native habitat prior to painting. For more information about the process involved in producing these works of ‘wildlife art’ please visit my website”.

Email: info@grahamabraham.com.au

Web: www.grahamabraham.com.au