Flora and Fauna is a group exhibition by three practicing visual artists who work in a variety of media ranging from printmaking to textile based work and metal/wood mixed media. This exhibition will portray aspects and personal impressions relating to the animal and plant life specific to North East Victoria, where Rose Wedler, Fleur Rendell and Sally Huguenin live.

The artists are not collaborating on works, but will develop three distinctly different bodies of work. Even though they work in very different media, the art works that have been produced complement each other and will present an intriguing and diverse combination of each artist’s individual interpretation on the theme.

Sam Staughton was born into the life of farming but was naturally inclined towards the visual arts. ‘Wolbunya’, the family property was his working life although he managed a full course of study at the National Gallery of Victoria and a tour of England and Europe before he returned to his family’s farming commitments. Marriage, children and continual farming did not stop his painting passion.  Finally the farm was sold and Sam and his wife Marian and children moved to Melbourne. Sam was painting full time. 

In the years that followed Sam held ten solo exhibitions, almost one a year, establishing himself as a highly committed and well liked artist amongst his peers and industry notables.