ARTIST BIO

Most people would attend a class or two, or study for a visual arts degree at university, to gain the knowledge and skills to do their art.
Lyn Temby is a little unconventional. She did it the hard way by becoming the unwilling participant in a car accident from which she was
fortunate to survive. Having suffered serious Brain Injuries.

To assist with her recovery, Lyn needed something to do; therapy she calls it Starting from scratch with her chosen media, mosaics, and a body and brain that
needed considerable coaxing, she set out to find a way back to her old self as much as finding her skills in this new interest.
A person who not only found her capacity for living but a means of expressing what she is and how she view’s the world.

When you view Lyn’s amazing and magical work you will catch a glimpse of two people among the intricacy of the elaborate designs:
• Her mirrored pieces will allow you to see yourself as part of the art, as if it was made just for you.
• If you persist, you will see that the mosaic also reflects the very nature of the artist.

There is a story within each piece

It’s Lyn’s story but a story that has relevance to us all.
Lyn’s work is not only an expression of her feelings and emotions but a demonstration of her persistence, tenacity and love for life.
Lyn, in re-discovering herself and discovering her art, has found the beauty within herself and a way of sharing that with us all.
Lyn has taken the term ‘emerging’ artist to a new level and, like the Phoenix emerging from the fire she has given life to herself
and brought beauty to us all.

Words for this introduction, adapted slightly from a story by Tom Dinning, Photographer.
 
Solo Art Exhibitions
2010 – Crash Smash and Pash I. - Frogs Hollow Art Gallery, Darwin,  Australia – Emerging Artists
2010 – Crash Smash and Pash II - Opened and hosted by The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Henderson, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
2011 – Crash Smash and Pash III – Tacit Art Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria

Other Exhibitions
2011 – Northern Territory Disability Awareness Week . Darwin City Council
2010 – Present - Top End Medical Centres (3 centres) my art is displayed in all three medical surgeries.  There are hundreds of people visiting their docters each week, a great platform to use.

Other achievements
Leaders for Tomorrow  Programme  www.leadersfortomorrow.com.au
Disability Awareness Week  - Ambassador
Cert IV Training and Assessing TAE40110
Public Speaking – Radio/TV – ABC, government organisations, Mental Health, groups etc
Project Manager – The Road Ahead www.cdu.edu.au/ndco
Business Quality Award Recipient - Finalist (one of 20 finalists) New Zealand.
Business Awards - 1997 Finalist (one of seven finalists) for Self Employed Woman of the Year, New Zealand.