Michael Donnelly is a Melbourne/East Gippsland-based artist. He has held numerous solo exhibitions since 1984 and participated in group exhibitions throughout Australia and the USA. His works are included in collections in Australia. Michael's work has appeared in a number of published works and does accept commissions. He has worked as an art educator in the secondary school sector, and at the RVIB / Vision Australia School and in the Support Skills Program at the Statewide Vision Resource Centre (SVRC), Donvale. Michael now shares his time between studios in Melbourne on Wurundjeri lands and in Lake Tyers Beach on the lands of the Gunaikurnai peoples.

"Jesus Considers the Lillies" 2017, From the series of studies: “Jesus in the Gardens”, the Gospel set in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.