Janet Matthews Explained

Janet Matthews
Honorific Suffix:Dip and Grad Dip Vis Arts, WASF, AGRAF
Occupation:Artist

Janet Matthews is an Australian artist, known for her works in pencil and crayon, depicting Australia's wildlife. She has been the Wildlife Art Society of Australia's "Wildlife Artist of the Year" on three occasions, in 2011, 2013, and 2017.[1]

In April 2014, she won a Focus on Nature Jury Award at the New York State Museum.[2]

She created artwork for Australia Post, for their Australian Antarctic Territories series postage stamps (two×50c and two×$1.00), depicting fishes of the Australian Antarctic Territory, released on 1 August 2006,[3] and of insects, for gutter decoration for 28 July 2009 "Micro Monsters" series.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards . Wildlife Art Society of Australia . 20 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Apple of her art's eye . Lachlan . Moorhead . Berwick Star News . 20 September 2018 . 19 June 2014.
  3. Stamp Bulletin Australia . 284 . 6 . July–September 2006.
  4. Stamp Bulletin Australia . 299 . 13 . July–August 2009.