I'm a photographer and artist from Byron Bay in northern New South Wales, Australia. In 2016-17 I took a year-long photography sabbatical in the Australian bush and outback, which led me to launch a second career that blends technology and artistry, photography and painting, art and politics. My fine art photographs have since been acquired by the Natural History Museum in the UK and by Coff’s Regional Gallery in Australia, and my photo encaustics (photographs embedded in pigments and layers of hot wax) are in private collections in Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and US. I have used my art to express my eco-grief and draw attention to the climate crisis. You can read about it here: https://artbusinessnews.com/2020/02/painting-australias-bushfires-eco-grief-artivism/ My work can be seen on the following online platforms: Website www.scorchingskiesart.com Instagram: /scorchingskiesart and/scorchingskiesfutures X: @artscorching Saatchiart: Tanya Ogilvie-White Art Awards & Recognition The Facet Prize, 2023 Exhibition Finalist, Toowoomba, for ‘Nightfall’ (triptych). TOAF ‘Director’s Pick’ 2021 (selected from over 100 artists at The Other Art Fair, Sydney). The Alice Prize, 2020 Exhibition Finalist (photo encaustic triptych titled ‘Alice’s Finches’). Participant in the finalist exhibition at the Araluen Cultural Precinct, Alice Springs. Lethbridge 20000 Small scale Art Award 2020 & 2019 Finalist (encaustic paintings titled ‘Lewis’ and ‘Swooping Bee-eater’). Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 and 2017 Finalist (monochrome/earth’s environments) for ‘Mudflats of Wyndham’ and ‘Sunrise at Rollands Plains’ (‘Mudflats at Wyndham’ was subsequently acquired by the Museum of Natural History, London). Fine Art Photography Awards 2018/19 (wildlife category nomination) for ‘Roo at Last Light.’ Fine Art Photography Awards 2017/18 (nature category nomination) for ‘Dune Ridge at Wedge’. Australian Photographer of the Year 2017 (landscapes category: highly commended) for my landscape series ‘Sculpted by Wind and Rain.’ Exhibitions & Art Fairs ‘Last Light’, 2-5 December 2022 (curated by the Other Art Fair), The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia. ‘Roam’, Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach, May 2021 (group exhibition). ‘The Lucky Country’, 18-21 March 2021 (Curated by The Other Art Fair), The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia. ‘Koala Rescue’, Los Angeles Art Fair, 6-9 February 2020, Los Angeles, USA (group exhibition). ‘Up in the Trees’ (solo exhibition), 31 January-13 February 2020, LAC Gallery, Lennox Head. ‘Up, Up and Away,’ 24-27 October 2019 (curated by The Other Art Fair), The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia. ‘Skyward’ (solo exhibition) 26 April-17 May 2019, Piccolo Gallery, Byron Shire. Salaam Fundraiser, April 2019, Grafton Regional Gallery (group exhibition). ART Memberships Member, National Association of Visual Arts (NAVA), Australia Member, International Encaustic Artists (IEA), USA