EXHIBITIONS - GALLERIES

Summer	1988	Bournemouth Gardens - Annual Open Air - Artists Exhibition
Summer	1989/90/1/2/3	Chettle House - Artists Annual Exhibition
March	1990/2/3/4	Coles Miller Solicitors, Dorset
July	1990	Mall Galleries London - The Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition
April	1991	Shaftesbury Art Centre - Solo Exhibition
June	1991/2	Wessex 'Arts & Crafts Alive' Show - Wilton House
Spring	1992/3	Donhead Art Group Exhibition
	1992/4	Larmer Tree Gardens - Wildlife Artwork
June/Oct/Nov	1992/3	Wessex Artists Exhibition - The Guildhall, Salisbury
August	1992	Championship Dog Show, Brockenhurst, New Forest
October	1992	Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Salisbury Art Centre
September	1993	Romsey Show, Broadlands, Hampshire
July	1996/8	Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design Exhibition
Spring	2002	'Nature In Fine Art' website launched - online Gallery @ www.natureinart.com
November	2003	Zoological Society of London - The Orangutan Foundation with Birute Galdikas
May	2005	Opening of Larmer Tree Studio & Gallery
May	2006	Saatchi Online Gallery - www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery
May/June	2006	Dorset Art Weeks
June + Nov	2006	Rushmore Park, Tollard Royal, Salisbury
October	2007	The Wood Fair @ Larmer Tree Victorian Gardens
October	2008	World Animal Week - UK Wolf Conservation Trust
October	2008	BBC website - Dorset - In Pictures - 'Dorset's Autumnal Art'
November	2009	'A NEW ERA for Wolves and People' - Author Marco Musiani. Book Launch at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust Open Day. Wolf and Wildlife Artwork - by Susan Shimeld
May	2010	World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology, Behaviour, and Management - Author Marco Musiani. Book Launch at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust Open Day. Wolf and Wildlife Artwork - by Susan Shimeld

CONSERVATION GROUPS & CHARITIES SUPPORTED THROUGH ARTWORK

	1996/2002	English Nature
	2002	The Dorset Wildlife Trust
	2003	The Born Free Foundation
	2003	Orangutan Foundation International U.K
	2004	The Labrador Lifeline Trust
	2004	Orangutan Foundation International U.S.A
	2005	J.R.Whippet Rescue - Reg. Charity No: 326479
	2005	ARAS & German Shepherd Inn
	2005	Greyhounds in Need - Reg. Charity No: 436845
	2006	The Barn Owl Trust - Reg. Charity No: 299835
	2007	Vincent Wildlife Trust
	2007	Jigsaw Cancer and Blood Disorders Appeal - Royal Bournemouth Hospital
	2007	The Shawnee Mission Labrador Club - Kansas U.S.A
	2007/8	Borneo Orangutan Survival U.K
	2007/8	U.K Wolf Conservation Trust

BOOKS, MAGAZINES & WEB FEATURES

Spring	1988	Dorset E. E. Art Magazine - First Prize - 'Dandie Dinmont Terrier' Graphite Pencil drawing
March	1990	Community Magazines Ltd
April	1990	The WIMBORNE & RINGWOOD Magazine
April	1991	The DORSET EVENING ECHO
April	1991	The WESTERN GAZETTE
April	1991	The AVON ADVERTISER
April	1991	The BLACKMORE VALE
	1996	Rushmore Estate - Larmer Tree Gardens 'Visitor and Children's' Guide. Designed Children's Garden Discovery Quiz/Game, including artwork.
	2002	Lyndhust Calendar Company
	2003	Born Free - website
	2003-Present	Orangutan Foundation U.K - website
	2003-Present	Orangutan Foundation U.K Magazine
	2003	'Baby Orangutan' - Graphite Pencil drawing, displayed on Guest Invitations to The Zoological Society of London Seminar. Speaker Birute Galdikas, Founder and President of the Orangutan Foundation + Sir Terry Pratchett + Ian Redmond
October	2003	The 'BRITISH WILDLIFE' Magazine - 'The Greater Horseshoe Bat' - Pen & Ink drawing
	2004	Orangutan Foundation Guidebook - Indonesia - 'Baby Orangutan' Graphite Pencil drawing
	2005	Stratford Butterfly Farm - website
	2005	Orangutan Foundation International - website
	2005/6	Bamses Bollar - Sweden - website
	2005/6	ARAS & German Shepherd Inn - website
	2006	The Labrador Lifeline Trust - website
November	2006	Invited to illustrate two books on Wolf Conservation by Dr. Marco Musiani
August	2007	The 'DORSET WILDLIFE' Magazine - Bat Carer Award - Presentation of framed 'Greater Horseshoe Bat' Fine Art Print, in honour of service in the care of bats.
Spring	2008	Rushmore Estate - 'Larmer Tree Victorian Gardens' brochure
Autumn	2008	The 'WOLF PRINT' Magazine - Article & photographs
December	2008	The 'ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS' Magazine feature - 'Publishing Art Cards' by Susan Shimeld
December	2008	The GUARDIAN Newspaper website - 'Chief Wolf Robe' Graphite Pencil drawing
January	2009	The GUARDIAN Newspaper website - 'Chief Wolf Robe' Graphite Pencil drawing
March	2009	'The 'ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS' Magazine feature - Pet Portraiture - 'Perfect Pets in Pastel' by Susan Shimeld
March	2009	HAHNEMUHLE - Fine Art Advertisment - 'Tropical Butterflies of the World' - Oil painting - 'Sugar Cane' Eco-Friendly Art Paper - 'ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS' magazine
July	2009	Stour and Avon Magazine. 'Wildlife Art' Competition - Wimborne Art Society Annual Art Exhibition
October	2009	'A NEW ERA for Wolves and People' Book Published - Author Marco Musiani. Wolf Artwork - Graphite pencil drawings - by Susan Shimeld
May	2010	World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology, Behaviour, and Management - Author Marco Musiani. Wolf Artwork - Graphite pencil drawings - by Susan Shimeld

CLIENTS + AFFILIATIONS

	1991	Larmer Tree Gardens - U.K
	1996	Larmer Tree Gardens - U.K
	2003-Present	Orangutan Foundation - U.K
	2003	Born Free - U.K
	2004	Stratford Butterfly Farm - U.K
	2004/5	Healthy Pets - U.K
	2004/5	Barlows Framing - U.K
	2005	Orangutan Foundation International - U.S.A
	2005	Cara Parrots - USA
	2005	Greyhounds in Need U.K - Reg. Charity No: 43684
	2005/6	ARAS & German Shepherd Inn - U.K
	2005/6	Bamses Bollar - Sweden
	2005/6/7	J.R.Whippet Rescue U.K - Reg. Charity No: 326479
	2005/6/8	The Labrador Lifeline Trust - U.K
	2006	The Barn Owl Trust - U.K
	2006	Bennetts Solicitors, Scotland - U.K
	2007	The Royal Family of Oman
	2007	Vincent Wildlife Trust - U.K
	2007	The Dorset Wildlife Trust - U.K
	2007	Agility Warehouse - U.K
	2007	C. P London Interior Designer - U.K
	2007/8	U.K Wolf Conservation Trust
	2008	Rushmore Estate, Wiltshire - U.K
	2008	Hahnemühle Fine Art - Sponsorship - U.K & Germany
	2009 -	Signed with 'The Wildlife Art Company', established by BBC zoologist and author, Mark Carwardine.

AWARDS - COMPETITIONS - ART SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS (to view Website Awards please click here)

Spring	1988	Dorset E. E. Art Magazine - Awarded First Prize for 'Dandie Dinmont Terrier' pencil drawing
	1992	Donhead Art Group - Membership
		J & S Wood - Paintings and Prints2 - Artists of the World Award - website
		The Pet Shed Award Winner - website
		Kara Art Silver Award - website
	2004 - 5	ArtSpace 2000 Award - website
November	2004	John Baselmans Golden Art Site Award - website
		Explorer Art Awards Team - website
		Canines of America's Top Dog Award - website
	2005	Bel Art Award - website
		Best Web Page 5 Star Award - website
	2006 - 10	Dorset Visual Arts - Membership
	2008 - 10	S.A.A - Membership
	2008 - 9	ArtSpace 2000 Award - website
April	2009	FINALIST in the BBC 'WILDLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2009' Competition - World Mammals Category
July	2009	-Invitation to Judge 'Wildlife Art' Competition - Wimborne Art Society - Annual Art Exhibition

ART EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

December	1954-Present	the Natural World
	1968	Beauchief Independant Grammar School - Art C.O. P.
June	1971	Ashley Cross School for Girls - Art 'O' Level
	1987/8	1st Pet Portrait - thanks to Sam (a lovely old Great Dane), Dusty and Tracey
September	1989	Began Career as a WILDLIFE & PET PORTRAIT ARTIST - Self-taught, self employed and working from home
May	1993	Wilton Art Group - four classes life drawing & en plein-air
September	1994 - 1996	B'th & Poole College of Art & Design - N.D - Natural History Illustration
September	1996 - 1998	B'th & Poole College of Art & Design - H.N.D - Natural History Illustration
July	1998	Graduated with Higher National Diploma - Fine Art & Natural History Illustration

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Indonesia
Sweden
Africa
Oman
New Zealand
United States of America
United Kingdom
Canada

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