Tanya Ogilvie-White

Artist, Photographer, writer, speaker, scholar

I'm an Australia-based artist and photographer, with a passion for wildlife and fine art. I find peace and tranquility in nature, and love capturing its meditative effects in my work.

I’m known for my variation on the ancient art of encaustic painting: burning layers of clear and coloured beeswax onto a variety of substrates to create permanent, archival quality artworks. I’m drawn to the ethereal effect that can be achieved when molten wax is applied to enlarged photographic prints, which are gradually transformed into original works of art in a process that feels a lot like alchemy. All the original artworks you see on my website use the encaustic technique. They’re available for sale at exhibitions, art fairs and online (via SaatchiArt.com) and can be shipped internationally. For commissions, please email me at tanya@scorchingskiesart.com

If you know me for my ethereal artworks, it might surprise you to learn that I’m also an academic, writer, and speaker and have spent my life engaging in global policy debates on nuclear disarmament (and lately also climate change). I’m currently serving on Prime Minister Kishida of Japan’s Group of Eminent Persons for a World Without Nuclear Weapons.

Recently, I decided to bring these two parts of my professional life together, initially in an encaustic series that drew attention to the global extinction crisis, and increasingly via digital projects that address existential threats via large-scale civic art, expert lectures and sound recordings. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact me using any of the methods below:

Instagram: @scorchingskiesart and @scorchingskiesfutures

Tel: +61 466 465835

Email: tanya@scorchingskiesart.com