Lismore Water Tower, Victoria by Jimmi in Melbourne

Jimmi is a full-time professional mural and public artist based in Warrnambool, on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. He specialises in photo realistic wildlife art, trompe trick of the eye public art, murals & street art, using a range of styles and techniques to create stunningly life-like representations of his subjects. Jimmi has been commissioned by councils, private clients and organisations both nationally and internationally, with every piece of artwork treated with much care and consideration. He is passionate about visual arts and the important role it plays within a healthy, well-functioning community.  For the past two years, he has been an artist in residence at Lyndoch Living, an aged care facility in Warrnambool, Victoria where he is commissioned to create realistic murals of native Australian plants and animals, essentially bringing nature inside to the residents of Lyndoch.  The works hold much more meaning and value than the end product of a beautiful mural. Seats and couches are set up around where Jimmi is painting and the residents are encouraged to sit and talk with Jimmi as he creates his works of art.  The interaction with the residents is where the real gold of this project occurs, with many residents spending hours a day offering conversation and gentle words of advice.   Jimmi has also worked on dozens of public art projects across Australia, including works for Werribee Open Range Zoo, the Lismore Water Tower Project for Corangamite Shire and the State Government of Victoria’s Pick My Project scheme with a project titled #WildVsWarrnambool. But he is most famously known for his mural “The Warrnambool Wombat” which he chalked on the side of a train bridge in 2019, who’s story was then made into a video by ABC that went viral with over 60 million views worldwide, leading to interviews and articles across the globe. https://www.facebook.com/abcsouthwestvic/videos/2137681266448199/ Jimmi is a member of NAVA (the National Association for Visual Arts) and is fully insured for public works. He has a current Working With Children check and a High Risk Work license for operating boom lifts and scissor lifts and working at heights.