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Adam Oehlers was born in Coventry in England, then grew up and studied in Adelaide before returning to the UK where he is currently based.

In 2002 Adam completed his studies of Visual Communication at the University of South Australia majoring in Illustration.

Since then He has exhibited in Adelaide, Brighton, Melbourne and London and has had four books published. A Childrens story titled 'Lulu' (2007 Brolga Publishing), 'A Babble of Words' (2008 Brolga Publishing) which is an Illustrated book of Collective nouns, 'La Ballade du Vieux Marin' in 2009 with the French publishing house 'Au Fond du Grenier' and 'All Hail the 21st century' a book of poetry (2010 self published by the Author).

His commissions include a range of projects from Murals (in Brighton UK, Melbourne and Adelaide), Illustrations commissioned by Authors for the their stories, Tattoo designs, one off paintings, album sleeve design and Illustration and story boards for animations,

Currently working on a graphic novel titled 'Dear Little Emmie' to be published by the French publishing house 'Au Fond du Grenier' early 2011 and a series of Sculptures to be exhibited in Bath UK in November 2010.

"I have always been a story teller at heart and have used my Illustration work, puppetry and sculptures to build up a world that people can hopefully find themselves lost in. I try to include a sense of nostalgia in all of my work, I want the viewer to be transported back to when they were a child, to be reminded of the tales they were told, the wonderful adventures they had and the worlds that they were taken to."

"My themes in my own stories are often simple but far from it to the character experiencing them. I enjoy putting an ordinary sort in an extraordinary situation or an extraordinary sort experiencing something extraordinarily ordinary. The stories that I focus on are often dark and gloomy, for example the classic fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm or of Hans Christian Anderson, and the works of Edward Gorey. Although they are often frightening it is the little elements of hope within these stories that capture my imagination."

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