Hello and welcome to our introduction of the Art of Nature School. Our profiles may be veiwed at the end of this webpage. To gain an understanding of our journey and vision for partnering with your tourism business please watch the film below.
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Below is our example flyer that will introduce people to our online Art of Nature activities.
We envisage a double sided pdf flyer that you can download for your activities book.
Side A draft
Side B draft
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Mali Moir
Scientific Illustrator, Concept creator of ‘The Red List’ Exhibition
Mali Moir has an extensive history in the field of scientific illustration and field naturalist projects, an award-winning Botanical, Scientific and Natural History Artist and teacher began her career at the National Herbarium of Victoria and was a major contributor to Flora of Victoria. By working closely with botanists, Mali has gained an understanding of the importance of scientific accuracy, the fundamentals of precise measurement and thorough depiction of detail. Mali’s field experiences include Expedition Artist with Museum Victoria and ‘Our Planet Revisited PNG’ with French Natural History Museum. In Australia she led ‘Beckler’s Botanical Bounty’, a 10-year project encompassing Art, Science, History & Country where dedicated enthusiasts re-collected, documented and illustrated plant species originally collected on the Burke & Wills expedition in 1860. Currently Mali works in collaboration with artist Ben Beeton on the Genestreams Sculpture project from WA to the Bunya Mountains in Queensland. Mali’s interest in the areas of conservation and species documentation contributes to her sincere belief that ‘artists make science visible’ and is now developing online teaching programs to promote the value of engaging in the richness of our natural world. Working in the Accurate Realism style, Mali’s dedication combines her fascination for the natural sciences with an active desire to render works of art with beauty, character and scientific integrity. I am a co-founder of the Art of Nature School with Ben Beeton“.
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Ben Beeton
Co-founder of the Genestreams Sculptures Initiative, Creator of the Genestreams toolkit for visualizing and interacting with the Tree of Life
Ben grew up with a father who taught students to become National Parks and Wildlife Rangers. He saw from a young age the importance of engaging in projects that supported eco-tourism, these days brings his artistic creativity to this purpose. Ben has completed over 40 artist residency projects focusing on the study of natural systems across Australia including being invited to accompany the Burke & Wills Environmental Expedition as artist. “My art drops a thread through aspects of the ecology, geology and deep time history of natural systems. My process of creating art is a learning experience from which has grown an active interest in scientific model making. As I travelled across Australia and abroad learning from scientists, indigenous elders and conservationists about the special natural environments which they studied and cared for, I envisaged an interactive educational website that would share their stories of country. As a consequence I developed SciArt, a website which along with showcasing my art allows access to the knowledge shared with me by many learned people that has inspired my art. I am convinced that the Tree of Life is a hugely underutilized resource from which we can gain a deeper understanding of connectivity between all of life on Earth. It was for this reason that I developed the Genestreaming toolkit. I am, with Aunty Carol a co-founder of the Genestreams Sculptures program. I am a co-founder of the Art of Nature School with Mali Moir“.