New Zealand born, Sydney based, Jaimee Paul, paints ‘Art For Purpose’, which portrays the beauty of nature’s Beings and celebrates what’s worth protecting through her realistic black and white watercolour portraits.

Jaimee Paul’s life has always revolved around two things: art and animals. She creates work from her Brookvale studio where her Art For Purpose takes on a life of its own, from lions to larger than life rhino’s, koalas, kangaroos, right down to even the tiniest honeybee. As a passionate activist for animals, the ocean, and the natural environment, she uses her work to raise funds and aims to foster a conversation of custodianship from her viewers.

Jaimee Paul is the Founder of NinetyFive Percent an Art for Oceans charity exhibition, as well as a co-founder of Sydney Road Gallery and La Crème Creative Inc. a Not For Profit creative co-working space on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Education 

  • 2021 Regenerative Design and Development short course, Run by Sara Rickards & Bill Reed.

  • 2021 The Inner Collective, Business Mentorship Program, The Studio Collective, Manly, Sydney

  • 2020 RISE UP, Transition > Accelerators Program, Reunion.earth, Re-University. 

  • 2016 Bachelor of Design, University of New South Wales Art & Design. 

  • 2008 Certificate IV in Design, Northern Sydney TAFE. 

Foundering Member or Founder 

  • 2021 Brookvale Arts District, Creative Community Collective, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2020 Our Place, Art Studio and Community Space, Brookvale, Sydney. 

  • 2017 Sydney Road Gallery, Artist run Gallery, Seaforth, Sydney 

  • 2017 La Creme Creative Inc, Not for Profit Co-Working Space, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2015 NinetyFive Percent; Art for Ocean Awareness Group Exhibitions, Sydney 

Solo Exhibitions 

  • 2023 Sawubona, Ditty Wheels Gallery, Willoughby, Sydney

  • 2022 Reconnect, Our Place, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2022 Exhibition of various works, Justin Miller Art Gallery, George Place, George Street, Sydney

  • 2020 Inside Bloom, Duo Exhibition with Meg Minkley, Our Place, Brookvale, Sydney

  • 2019 Bigger Than Us, Sydney Road Gallery, Seaforth, Sydney  

  • 2018 Honour The Being, Sydney Road Gallery, Seaforth, Sydney 

  • 2017 All That you’ve Become, Suki & Hugh Gallery, Bungendore, Regional NSW 

  • 2015 Faded, Kayapa Cteative Studio, Girdlers Grind, Dee Why, Sydney 

Awards and Prizes

  • 2023 Collabor8Woman Art Prize, Finalist, Ellipsis Gallery, Surry Hills Sydney

  • 2022 Finalist, ‘Rewild’, Film & Video, Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize, Manly Art Gallery

  • 2021 M.H Carnegie & Co NFT Art Award, Justin Miller Art Gallery, Paddington, Sydney

  • 2016 Runner Up with Susie Dureau, Valerie Taylor Art Award, So Manly, Sydney  

  • 2016 Finalist, ArtBeat’16, Art Prize, Moriah College, Queens Parks, Syndey 

  • 2015 Finalist, Warringah Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Sydney 

  • 2014 Winner, Royal Doulton & UNSW Art and Design Award, Sydney 

  • 2009 & 12 Finalist, Warringah Art Prize, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Brookvale, Sydney 

Selected Group Exhibitions and Events

  • 2024 Africa Exhibition, Northern Beaches Gallery, Sydney

  • 2024 MOSS Foundation Art Deck Show, Water for Africa, AMBUSH Gallery

  • 2022-2024 Linfield art show, Linfield, Sydney

  • 2022 ONE Sydney, ArtAid, The Rocks & Daring Quater, Sydney 

  • 2022 Creative Open, Northern Beaches Council, Sydney 

  • 2022 Incognito Art Show, Supporting Studio A, Paddington, Sydney

  • 2022 - 2017 x50 Plus Group Exhibitions, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, Sydney

  • 2021 M.H Carnegie & Co NFT Art Award, MINT NFT Gallery, Sydney Contemporay Online.

  • 2021 Incognito Art Show, Supporting Studio A, Paddington, Sydney

  • 2021 ArtWank Podcast Group Exhibition, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, Sydney

  • 2020 100 Koalas Charity Exhibition, Living With Koalas, Australia, USA

  • 2020 Life Drawing Art Classes, Our Place, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2020 Christmas Exhibition, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, Sydney

  • 2020 Twilight Pop Up Store, Northern Beaches Creative Space, Curl Curl, Sydney

  • 2020 Day of the Dead - KRVNM, Vandel Gallery, Redfern, Sydney 

  • 2020 Plastic Free Beaches, Ink Hunter, Beaches Creative Space, Curl Curl, Sydney

  • 2020 Rise Exhibition, 100 artists create art using bushfire charcoal, Carrageworks.

  • 2020 Wild Hearts, Charity Exhibition for KVWM, Vandel Gallery, Redfern, NSW

  • 2019 The Other Art Fair, Barangaroo, Sydney 

  • 2019 Activism Vs Passivism Panel Talk, The Map To Paradise, Art Gallery of NSW

  • 2019 Linfield Art Show, Holy Family School, Linfield, Sydney 

  • 2019 Rhino Gala Live Auction, Monartoo Zoo, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

  • 2018 Collaboration & Co-Working Speech, Creative Connect, Manly Art Gallery

  • 2018 Sydney On The Road, Art Gallery On Darling, Balmain, Sydney

  • 2018 Art For Purpose Public Talk, Northern Beaches Council, Dee Why, Sydney

  • 2018 Taking A Line For A Walk, Sydney Road Gallery, Seaforth, Sydney

  • 2017 Balmain Art and Craft Show, Balmain, Sydney 

  • 2017 La Creme Creative Inc Opening, Seaforth, Sydney 

  • 2017 NinetyFive Percent Two, B-Side Creative Space, Brookvale, Sydney.

  • 2017 Exhibiting Artist at The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia 

  • 2017 Water, Curl Curl Creative Space, Sydney 

  • 2017 ArtDecko Exhibition, Curl Curl Creative Space, Sydney 

  • 2017 Bio Cup Art Series, ‘Chagos’, Australia and New Zealand 

  • 2016 Balmain Art & Craft Show, Balmain, Sydney 

  • 2016 Secret 7, Charity Exhibition, invited artist, London, England 

  • 2016 Art Exhibition, Lawrence Street makers, Freshwater, Sydney 

  • 2015 Live Painting JAM, Manly Arts Festival, Manly, Sydney 

  • 2014 Art & Craft Show, St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willoughby, Sydney

  • 2014 Rug up, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington, Sydney 

  • 2014 Three Group Exhibitions, Belgrave Cartel, Manly, Sydney 

  • 2013 Re-New, Manly, Sydney 

  • 2013 Art & Craft Show, St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willoughby, Sydney

  • 2013 Manly Arts Festival, Manly, Sydney 

  • 2012 Dia De Los Muertos, National Grid Gallery, Brookvale Sydney 

  • 2012 Painting Hope, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2012 It’s a Small World Painted, Dunedin, New Zealand 

  • 2012 View Exhibits, Saint Ignatius’ Collage, Riverview, Sydney 

  • 2012 Linden postcard Show, Linden Centre for contemporary Arts, Melbourne

  • 2011 Lawrence Summer Arts Festival, Gateway Gallery, Lawrence, New Zealand

  • 2011 40x40, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2010 22, National Grid Gallery, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2009 Local Produce, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2008 Dirty Palette, Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney 

  • 2007 Local Produce, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Brookvale, Sydney

Curatorial Projects 

  • 2020 - 2022 Exhibition Curation, Host and Mentoring, Our Place, Brookvale, Sydney

  • 2019 - 22 Curation / Mentor, La Creme Creative Inc (NFP), Residency Programe Exhibtions, Brookvale.

  • 2022 Curation, Young Curators, Reg Mombassa Exhibition, Knox Grammer School.

  • 2022 Inside Out, Eve Bracewell, Curator, Harboard Hotel, Freshwater, Sydney. 

  • 2020 - 21 Gallery Manager / Sales, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, Sydney 

  • 2017 - 20 Sydney Road Gallery, Assistant to Curator; Sarah Montgomery, Seaforth, Sydney

  • 2019 Curation Mentor, Young Curators, Jasper Knight Exhibition, Knox Grammer School.

  • 2017 Curation and directior of NinetyFive Percent Two, B-Side Creative Space, Brookvale, Sydney.

  • 2016 Brick it up, Northern Beaches Creative Space, Curl Curl, Sydney 

  • 2016 -17 Co Curation, Co Direction of Group Exhibitions, B-Side Creative Space, Brookvale, Sydney

  • 2015 Curation and Direction NinetyFive Percent*, District01, Surry Hills, Sydney.  *20 artists brought together to create art and ocean awareness of Coral Bleaching and Climate Change.  350 attendees on opening night fostered a community encouraged to learn, care and share about our source of life  on earth. Encouraging positive fun conversation of personal impacts inside a global issue, marrying art and science  together creating an immersive connection for statistical ocean facts. A percentage of profits went to The Ocean  Agency, a non-for-profit organisation behind the ground braking Google 360 ocean view to continue their work in  visually capturing global changes while it happens.  

Art For Purpose - Selected Donations 

  • 2023 Sawubona, Auctioned artwork 100% donation to Care For Wild, South Africa.

  • 2022 Reconnect, 5% of proceeeds from sales go to Groundswell Giving. 

  • 2022 Waves For Water, 7th Day, Brookvale

  • 2021 Rewild, NFT For Purpose, MINT NFT Gallery, Rainforest Rescue 

  • 2021 Kindred, NFT For Purpose, MINT NFT Gallery, Citizans of the Great Barrier Reef

  • 2021 Incognito Art Show, Supporting Studio A, Paddington, Sydney 

  • 2021 In Your Honour, 10% of sale to Virunganation National Park, Republicato Damico of Congo

  • 2020 Manyana Matters, 10% of sales from InsideBloom Duo Exhibtion Donated 

  • 2020 Rise Exhibition, Carrageworks - Auctioned Koala artwork to Kangaroo Island Animal Rescue. 

  • 2020 WIRES Wildlife Resue, Fire relief fundraising, 100% of art sales donated.

  • 2019 Bring The Elephant Home, a Wim Hof Elephant Convervation Project, Thailand. 

  • 2019 The Map To Paradise, 10% of art sales from Bigger Than Us to help film outreach campaign 

  • 2019 Balu Blue Foundation, Donated artwork for 100% sales of Joco Reusable Cups

  • 2019 Wild Africa Project, Monarto Zoo, Rhino Gala Auction, 100% of print ‘Four Of A Kind’

  • 2018 Operation Straw, 100% of sale of ‘The Eagle Ray Of Lady Elliot’ painting 

  • 2017 Sea Shepherd campaign Operation Treasured Islands, 20% of sales of ‘Here’s To You’

  • 2017 Underwater Earth, 10% of sales from NinetyFive Percent #2 to raise awareness for coral

  • 2017 - 21 Kaarakin Cockatoo Conservation Centre, 10% of sales of ‘A Meaningful Few’ print

  • 2016 Palm Oil Investigations, 5% of sales from artworks at The Other Art Fair Melbourne 

  • 2015 Underwater Earth, 10% of sales from NinetyFive Percent to raise awareness for coral 

Selected Bibliography 

  • Clark, D., 2024. ‘Jaimee Paul - Art For Purpose’, Issue #2, pp 30-33. Art& Style Magazine.

  • Carroll, L., 2022. Front Cover Artist & Interview, Tawny Frog Mouth Magazine, July Issue, pp.28, 

  • Fullerton, T., 2021. Where The Art And Crypto World Collide. The Australian, pp.23, 29. 

  • García, C., 2021. Rewilding the Daintree through Her Paintbrush - Rainforest Rescue News. [online]

  • Hawkins, L., Jaimee Paul - An artist with a cause. CetusGeo, (Issue # 7), pp.32 - 35.

  • 2020 Verity, F. and Nicholson, J., 2020. Episode 34 - Jaimee Paul. Art W**k. 

  • Guardian, S. ‘We Will Rise’: Art Made From Bushfire Charcoal Donated For Major Fundraising Show, The  Guardian, 12 March 2020 

  • Wilson, EK, “A Creative Spark”, Audrey Magazine, Issue #16, 2020 

  • Bennett, Rod. ‘Paul’s Portrait of Nature Crisis’. The Manly Daily, 2019 

  • Magazine, BW Artist Does a Whale. The Daily Telegraph. 2019 

  • Ryan, Danielle. “Art Series Of Film B-Roll - Interview With The Artist, Bluebottle Films, 2019 Ryan, Danielle, “Collaborating with Artist to #RestoreParadise” Bluebottle Films, 10th February 2019

  • Tilse, Lisa, “Art Scout: Jaimee Paul - Honour The Being”, We Are Scout, 20th July 2018

  • Colliver, Emilya, ‘Jaimee Paul at Suki & Hugh”, Art Pharmacy, 14th November 2017 

  • Musa, Helen, “Arts/What’s On ... In Canberra”, CityNews.com.au, 16th & 23rd November 2017

  • Bennett, Rod, “Young At Art”, Manly Daily Newpaper, 14th January 2017, p.38 

  • Wilson, Emma-Kate, ‘Jaimee Paul’, The Ladies Network, September 2016 

  • Stolen Publications, Stolen: Volume Five, Stolen Publications 2016, Cover Artwork 

  • Stolen Publications, Stolen: Volume Four, Stolen Publications 2015, p.48 

  • Lowndes, Karina: “What Lies Beneath”, The Market Menu, Vol 1, November 2015, p. 39 Atchison, Rhiannon, “Artist Feature: Jaimee Paul”, Style By Rhi, June 2015 

  • Marks, Alison, “Artist Helps Out Animals”, Manly Daily, 18th September 2015, p.13

  • Hamilton, Samantha “Art Special: Jaimee Paul”, Winkelen Magazine, February 2015, p.30

  • Semi Permanent (compiler), “Semi Permanent:: Evolution” Semi Permanent conference 2014, p. 86

Art Teaching 

  • 2022 -24 Visual Arts Technician, Know Grammar School, Wahroongah  

  • 2018 - 24 Running of own Art Class, ages 8 to 18, La Creme Creative, Brookvale  

  • 2019 Paint Your Being Week Workshop, Timbertop Geelong Grammer School, Mansfeild, Victoria

  • 2017 - 20 Visual Art Technician, Know Grammar School, Wahroongah 

  • 2016 Art Teacher, HSC Tuition and Owner, Art B-Side Us, B-Side Creative Space

  • 2013 - 15 Art Teacher and Workshop Facilitator, Ages 6 - 65, Art and Co Art Studio, Sydney

  • 2012 - 13 Art Teacher, Ages 6-18, Artfocus Gallery and Studio, Sydney 

Commissions and Residencies 

  • 2021 Artist in residence, Our Place Art Gallery and Studio, Brookvale Arts District, Sydney

  • 2020 Accepted into Chateau d’Orquevaux Artist Residency, Fance (Covid Cancelled)

  • 2019 Artist in Residence, Timbertop Geelong Grammer School, Mansfeild, Victoria

  • 2019 Art Collaboration with Balu Blue Foundation & Joco Cups, Australia Wide  

  • 2019 Freshwater People Mural Collaboration with Miguel Gonzalez, Freshwater, Sydney

  • 2017 Thousand Candles Estate, Commission, Yarra Valley, Victoria 

  • 2016 ‘Weedy Sea Dragons’ Dee Why Beach Public Mural, Warringah Council, Sydney

  • 2017 Artist In Residnece at La Creme Creative Inc, Seaforth / Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2016 Artist In Residnece at B-Side Creative Space, Brookvale, Sydney 

  • 2016 One Week Art Residency, Manilla, Philippines 

  • 2015 One Month Royal Doulton Design Internship, Stoke-on-Trent, England 

  • Works held in private collections including: Australia, New Zealand and World Wide 

  • Freelance illustrator for The Drawing Arm with clients including: Myer, Pedestrian TV, Coca Cola, Abbotts Bread,  Bauer Media, Deloittes, UBank, Revlon, Surf Dive & Ski and TBWA. 

“The possibility of change rests on our own ability to believe we can do it”

— Jaimee Paul