ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jodi Wiley makes art in her home studio in Melbourne, Australia. Jodi came to painting after her children were born and is largely self-taught. Her paintings have been acquired by several local councils and are held in private collections in Australia and internationally.

Jodi has been a past winner of the Darebin Art Prize and was awarded Highly Commended in the Nillumbik Art Prize. She has been a finalist in the Kennedy Prize, the Banyule Award for Works on Paper, the Agendo Art Prize and the Gallipoli Art Prize. She has also worked as a high school English teacher, freelance writer and run children's storytimes in libraries.