• Tree-creepers of the Banyena River, 2024
  • Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven I, 2024
  • Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven II, 2024
  • Burrowing bettong by its warren in the calcrete rocks, 2024
  • The bilby returns – Great Sandy Desert, etching, 2024

Return to Habitat

01 December - 31 December 2024

 

This selection of recent etchings by John Wolseley derives from two journeys.

 

The Tree Creepers of the Banyena River is the result of a trip to the Richardson River (Djaara name, Banyena) in the Victorian Wimmera, where John immersed himself in the creek systems, connected pools and the life forms they support.

 

The Bilby and Burrowing Bettong etchings were conceived in 2024 when John travelled to Watikinpirri – Newhaven Australian Wildlife Conservancy – a large tract of protected land dedicated to the return of endangered animals and ongoing habitat recovery.

 

The renewed presence of these animals is creating an increase in vegetation and natural habitat which has been lost to so much of arid Australia.

 

John Wolseley first travelled to locations across the central desert in 2006 and has returned regularly to deepen his engagement with Traditional Owners and the biota of Australian desert.

 

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