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 Brookvale Arts District, 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
2024 Crowley Family Donation. Moor In The Sun, Brookvale.
2024 MOSS Foundation Auctioned Skate Deck Art, Water for Africa. Ambush Gallery.
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 - 2023 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.
S, Cardia., 2023. ‘Purposeful Art with Jaimee Paul’, Hunter & Folk. (Online)
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.
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