My life has been a wonderful rampage through about six or seven of the great print workshops studios… I have always been obsessed with printmaking.

Arguably one of Australia’s leading visual artists, John Wolseley has a genuinely unshakeable respect for ecological interdependency of all sentient creatures, evidenced in his lifelong artistic outpouring. In the process of making art, especially works on paper, he has continuously championed wildlife conservation highlighting both the importance of habitat and his love of printmaking.

‘True marvel’, IMPRINT, Autumn 2025, Vol.60 No.1

In 2005, Wolseley received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from Macquarie University and the Australian Council Visual Arts Emeritus Award.

Wolseley’s recent body of work incorporates etchings of the Bettongs, Bilbies and Tree Creepers, exquisitely drawn copper plates by Wolseley. Studio assistant and printmaker, Kaitlyn Gibson proofs the plates at the John Wolseley Whipstick Forest Studio and Print Workshop and then the plates are passed onto printmaker, Jeff Gardner at Cascade Print Workshop, who prints the editions using 300 gsm Hahnemühle etching paper.