Amy Curran lives in the picturesque Southern highlands region of New South Wales, Australia, with her many cats, dogs, horses and children.
Amy started her creative career in Photography and became accredited with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 2014.
In March 2016 Amy Currans first book "Furfriends - a collective of Children and their Animal Friends" was published. Furfriends was reviewed as being "a powerfully emotive collective of the love and connection between Children and Animals."
"Furfriends", a Fine Art Hardcover Coffee table style book, with handstitched binding and thick 210gsm card pages, went on to win the following awards:
- SILVER MEDAL Australian Professional Photography Awards 2016
- INTERNATIONAL MEDAL Tokyo International Photography Awards 2016
- INTERNATIONAL MEDAL Moscow International Photography Awards 2016
- one of the individual images from the book was also Highly Commended in LAS VEGAS.
Amy has also been published in several other Hardcover publications, including:
- 'Outback Stations' 2014 coffee table book on Australian life in the outback, published by Harper Collins
- 'Working Dogs' 2013 hardcover book, published by ABC Books and Ruralpress
- 'Arabian Horses in Australia' series of hardcover collectors books, published by Vink Publishing.
After winning several awards for her photography, both Nationally here in Australia, and Internationally, Amy's creativity started to wander. Always enjoying Art as a hobby, she applied to the London Art College to undertake a Children's Book Illustration Diploma. Less than a year later, she graduated with a Distinction.
The next few years were dedicated to illustrating books for other authors, as well as releasing her own best seller 'You Can Draw - step by step with Amy Curran', while raising her four children.
In 2021 Amy made a move to the small country town of Taralga, and was welcomed by the community with open arms. She completed a large mural on the front of the Taralga RFS shed which gained a lot of attention including a front page position in the newspaper. It is now listed on the Australian Silo Art Trail. In June 2023, Amy was officially recognised by the NSW State Government for her work as an Artist.
Amy currently focuses on original art works in pastel and oils, which are advertised as they become available on social media and on this website. Her work has won several Best in Show and People’s Choice awards and is collected by many,
displayed in homes and businesses around Australia. One recent original piece is in the home of famous Australian Artist Hilda Rix Nicholas, purchased by her grand daughter.
Amy takes on a limited number of private commissions each year, including pet portraits in pastel.
