John Wolseley is a painter, printmaker and installation artist, whose work is inspired by the natural splendour of Australia. Wolseley was born in Somerset, England and studied at St Martins School of Art for a year in 1957, before attending the Byam Shaw School of Art, London, in printmaking from 1958-63 and later in Paris between 1961-63.

In 1976, he travelled to Australia where he travelled extensively through the outback, and ultimately settled. He has made countless journeys around Australia trying to understand 'how the geology contributes to the spirit of the place'. This question, along with the Australian terrain and native flora and fauna, continues to inspire Wolseley and his art.

In 1991, he rec...