Name: Bill Flowers

Date of birth: 04/04/1963
Email: Snakeartist@gmail.com
Postal Address: PO Box 429
Ulverstone Tasmania 7315, Australia

Solo Art Exhibitions

2011 "The Celtic Serpent" Devonport Regional Gallery

2011 "Starry nights" The Space gallery, Ulverstone Tasmania

2011 “Great moments in devil art history” The Space gallery, Ulverstone Tasmania

2010 “Mythical Realism” The Space gallery, Ulverstone Tasmania

2010 “Devil Love”
Solo exhibition of wildlife art , Show Case Gallery-Polytechnic, Devonport, Tasmania

2010 Solo exhibition of printmaking, Chickasha Library , Chickasha, Oklahoma USA

2009 Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Fauna Gallery, Ulverstone, Tasmania

2009 "Fauna Gallery opening" exhibition, Ulverstone, Tasmania

2008 "Art with Bite" Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Artisan Gallery, Exeter, Tasmania

2006 Solo exhibition Lemonthyme lodge, Tasmania

2005 "Spirit of the Wild" Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Trowunna wildlife Café, Tasmania

2002 "Drawn from Life" Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Artisan Gallery, Exeter, Tasmania

1998 Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Artisan Gallery, Exeter, Tasmania

1998 Exhibition of wildlife art, Cradle Mountain , Tasmania

1997 Exhibition of wildlife art, Cradle Mountain , Tasmania

1996 Solo exhibition of wildlife art, Artisan Gallery, Exeter, Tasmania

Artist in residence

2000 Forth Primary School, 3 day Cartoon workshop

1999 Cradle Mountain Visitor centre, Tasmania

1998 Cradle Mountain Visitor centre, Tasmania

Group Art Exhibitions

2011 “Art in Love” The Space gallery, Ulverstone Tasmania
2010 Ink, Show Case Gallery-Polytechnic, Devonport, Tasmania
2010 From Within, Devonport Regional Gallery
2010 “Arts in Action” Delorine Craft fair
2010 Cold Blooded creations, Daytona, Florida USA
2010 Tasmania ArtHouse Group Melbourne exhibition, SmartArtz Gallery, South Melbourne
2009 Tas Art, Burnie Reginional Gallery, Burnie
2008 Joint Tasmanian devil art exhibiton with Jennifer Rowlands, Tranquills Port Sorell, Tasmania
1993 Unrealism (Group Exhibition of comic book artists) Cyberspace gallery, Sydney
1993 Rotary Tasmania Day Art Exhibition, Tasmania
1991 Joint exhibition with Tony Flowers - Jewels Restaurant Latrobe, Tasmania
1991 Circular Heads Arts Festival, Stanley, Tasmania
1990 Circular Heads Arts Festival, Stanley, Tasmania

Art Awards
1993 Drawing Award - Rotary Tasmania Day Art Exhibition

Film & Television work:

2008 - "Snake Crusader- Tasmanian Devil in danger" - Wildlife Documentary for Animal Planet
(Co-presenter and animal wrangler)

2008- Jack Hanna's Wild World- Tasmanian special - Wildlife Documentary for Animal Planet
(Appearance and animal wrangler)

2005 - "Wolf Boy" -animated music video- 3minutes
(Co-writer, co-director, artwork,)
Screened on ABC Rage 2007-08

2005 - "Tasmania, Island of Ghosts and Devils" -Wildlife Documentary for German Television
(Animal wrangler)

2005 - "Dracenstein" -animated short film - 6 minutes 26 seconds
(Co-writer, co-director, artwork, voice actor)
Short- listed into Sony Tropfest 2005
Screened at the Popcorn Taxi - Sony Tropfest "Best of the Rest"2005
Screened at the Snowyfest Threadbow International Film Festival 2005
Screened at the Melbourne Underground film festival 2005
Screened at the Trasharama-a-go-go festival 2005
Screened at the Network Film Festival - Queen Victoria Museum 2005
Screened at the Launceston Car Park Cinema 2005

2005 - "Doo Town" -animated television series pilot - 30 minutes
(Co-writer, director, artwork, voice actor)
Co-production with Trigger Street productions, USA

2004 - "Devils Diary" - wildlife documentary
(Actor, animal wrangler)
Screened on Animal Planet 2005
Screened on Win TV 2005
Screened at the state Cinema, Hobart 2005

2004 - "Haven"- short film - 7 minutes - Funded by Screen Tas
(Co-writer, co-director, actor, producer, props)
Screened at the Launceston Car Park Cinema 2004
Screened at the Tasmanian Falls Festival 2004
Screened at Sour Grapes Festival - Sydney 2004
Screened at the Roaring Forties Film Festival - Tasmania 2005
Licensed by Imaginites Ltd for inclusion in the TV series "Mind Ignite

2004 - "Snake Wranglers" season 2, episode 13
(Co-presenter, snake wrangler)
Screened on the National Geographic channel 2004

2003 - "The Really Wild Show" with Steve Backshall
(Devil wrangler)
Screened on BBC Children

2003 - "We Almost Got Shot"- animated short film - 6 minutes 58 seconds
(Co-director, artwork)
First prize winner of the 2004 Trasharama-a-go-go festival
Screened at the Sydney Comedy Festival 2005
Lisenced by Imaginites Ltd for inclusion in the TV series "Mind Ignite"
Included in the Australian TV series pilot "trasharama" 2005

2002 - "Solitary Extraction" - animated short film - 6 minutes 45 seconds
(Co-director, artwork)
Top 10 finalist of the Third TriggerStreet.com festival USA
Screened at the Sundance Film Festival - USA 2004
Screened at the Orinda Film Festival - USA 2004
Screened at the Vanity Fair & Budweiser Triggerstreet events - USA 2004
Screened at the Launceston Car Park Cinema 2004
Screened at the Sour Grapes festival - Sydney 2003
Screened at the Tasmanian Falls Festival 2003
Licensed by Imaginites Ltd for inclusion in the TV series "mind Ignite"
Licensed by Deep Sett Productions for DVD distribution - USA

2002 - "Hand Out"- short film - 4 minutes 30 seconds
(Co-writer, director, actor)
Winner of best Tasmanian Tropfest entry - 2003 Hobart award
Screened at the Launceston Car Park Cinema 2003

2002 - "The Thylacine Project" wildlife documentary by Grostitz & Westphalen
(Acting, snake wrangling)
Screened on German public television 2002
Screened on Spirit of Tasmania (cruise ship) 2003

2002 - "The Worlds Greatest Mysteries Solved"- animated short film - 5 minutes
(Co-writer, co-director, artwork)
Licenced by Imaginites Ltd for inclusion in the TV series "Mind Ignite"

2002 "Wombats in Tasmania"
(Animal wangler)
Screened on NHK Television, Japan 2002

2001 - "Detour on the Wheelie of Life"- animated short film - 4 minutes 50 seconds
(Co-writer, co-director, artwork)
Winner of the National AFI 'Reinventing the Reel'competition 2001
Screened at the Launceston Car Park Cinema 2003 & 2004
Screened at the Tasmanian Falls Festival 2003
Broadcast on the TV show "shorts"in Portland, Oregon USA 2004

Employment History

1993 - Current Self employed
-Wildlife Educator using Art, film and live presentations to educate people about wildlife.
Based at Trowunna Wildlife Park, devils@cradle and Spirit of Tasmania

2009 - 2010 Ran an open studio and art gallery - Fauna Gallery, Ulverstone, Tasmania

1990 - 2003 Art Teacher - Adult Education, Devonport, Tasmania

1993 - 2003 Wildlife T-shirt production - proprietor - Creature T-shirts, Latrobe, Tasmania

1993 - 1994 Ran an open studio and art gallery - Flowers Studios, Latrobe, Tasmania

1990 - 1993 Graphic Artist - Free Lance, Latrobe, Tasmania

1985 - 1990 Screen printer - Keeps Screenprint, Devonport, Tasmania

1984 -1985 Graphic Artist/Plate Maker - Geneva Press, Latrobe, Tasmania

1983 - 1984 Photographer - Colourcraft Studios, Ulverstone, Tasmania

Comics in Print

1994 Southern Aurora War Stories "We almost got shot"(illustrator)

1993 -1995 "Tales Too Twisted to Tell" issues 1-4 (writer & Illustrator)

1993 Southern Aurora comics present "The Cat" (writer & illustrator)

1985 Flush Comics "the Cat" (writer & illustrator)

Education

1993 Business certificate 3 NIES Scheme Devonport, Tasmania
1981-1983 Certificate in Fine Art & Design TAFE Devonport, Tasmania