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About me

Hi I’m Jess, a queer, self taught artist creating on Dharawal Country (South-West Sydney, Australia). I'm a queer, AuDHD, chronically ill chaos goblin posing as a human. I share my life with my partner and our cat Ramsay and greyhound Bo. 

I started Rainbow Wild Art in April 2025 because I wanted to build a space that allowed me to work on my own terms—one that fits my neurodivergent brain and chronic illness. I also want to use art and creativity as a way to express myself and connect with others.

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I initially studied Environmental biology which meant I got to spend time traipsing around forests and coastlines studying ecosystems. I also did a university honors project which involved once a week pumping up a small inflatable boat, rowing a few hundred meters out to a pelican breeding colony, shooing adult’s off nests and then counting and measuring chicks. Fun but I had to throw out my fieldwork pants because they took on a smell no amount of washing could get out.

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I then ended up working in bush regeneration for a bit, pulling out weeds and planting natives before getting a job as an environmental educator running excursion and community programs for schools and the wider public. I’ve now been doing that job for over a decade and have gotten to share my love and appreciation of the natural world with a wide range of people, something I’m truly passionate about doing.

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Over the years I’ve also slowly learnt about myself, about my queer identity and about my neurodivergent brain and the chronic illness that resulted from being late diagnosed. I’ve struggles at times, and still do, to fit into a world that feels like it just wasn’t built for me. Through this art, creating and nature has been whats kept me going.

All of this goes into my art and my creative practices.

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If you relate to any of this you’ll probably find something here to enjoy.

Thanks for being here!

Get in Touch

rainbowwildart@gmail.com