About Alex

Alex is a cartographer, illustrator and writer currently living and drawing on Jarowair, Garumga and Dalla land.  She makes art and books to tell stories about the world around her, and is especially interested in the art of map making and the inherent subjectivity of experiencing a place.

Alex credits growing up on a sheep and cattle property in central Australia, and homeschooling with her siblings for the unique sense of place she brings to her drawings.  Days were spent swinging from flying foxes, caring for rescued animals and paddling down the Mungallala Creek on a raft built from 44 gallon drums and an old shearer’s mattress.

After moving to the city and working in the architectural industry for more than a decade, her love of moving adventures and eventful moments saw an 18 month overland bicycle adventure imagined and undertaken.  This 17,000km ride from Scotland to Cambodia was life changing.  On return it was hard to put into words what she had experienced, so Alex set out to draw it.  This series of maps were exhibited at “Melbourne City Library” in 2016, and so began an adventure into the world of cartography.

Alex’s storytelling maps and illustrations are now sought after for commercial and personal commissions both in Australia and overseas.  Her maps have been exhibited in New York, Istanbul, Melbourne, Sefrou, Morocco and Nozawa, Japan.  

Her artwork can be found in homes and publications worldwide.

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Some of the wonderful people Alex has met and worked with over the past few years: