Narratives of Nature weaves art, storytelling, and the natural world. Gently guiding healing, hope, and understanding after loss.
Narratives of Nature weaves art, storytelling, and the natural world. Gently guiding healing, hope, and understanding after loss.
Ryan is always open to creative collaboration, speaking engagements, and projects that use art as a bridge for healing, connection and change.
His debut picture book, Elegy for an Elephant, is currently being used in grief centres, mental health services, and school communities across Australia. It is available for:
Ryan welcomes invitations to speak in schools, workplaces, grief centres, community groups and conferences—sharing his lived experience of suicide bereavement and how it has shaped his creative practice. He holds a current Working with Children Check and has presented in a range of educational, clinical, and corporate settings.
Ryan is available for:
If you have an event, initiative, or project in mind—or would like to explore how Elegy for an Elephant could be integrated into your setting—please get in touch.
Reach out to Ryan at narrativesofnature@gmail.com
📍 Based in Melbourne, Australia. Available nationally and internationally.
You can also download his Art Workshops Flyer here.
“Ryan’s Artist in Residence program, Ways of Watercolour, provided a series of carefully planned, highly engaging lessons that helped students develop their watercolour painting skills. He is a passionate artist who guided students to introspect and deepen their understanding of their own identity. His ability to inspire and encourage the class helped them to gain the confidence to express themselves in an unfamiliar medium. This program was a truly rewarding experience for the students and the school community.”
– Michael Kapadia, Head of Visual Arts,
“Working with Ryan was truly an enriching experience for the students. His passion for watercolour art, combined with his kindness and warm demeanor, created a welcoming and inspiring environment. Ryan’s ability to guide and encourage students not only enhanced their technical skills but also ignited their creativity and confidence. It was a privilege to witness their artistic growth under his mentorship.”
– Mrs Oksana Rubaka, Senior Visual Arts Teacher,
“Switchboard has been lucky to collaborate with Ryan on a creative therapeutic session for service users and queer youth bereaved by suicide. Ryan has been fantastic to work with: inventive, flexible, empathetic and compassionate throughout the process. Ryan has a deep awareness of how to deal with sensitive subjects with care and on how to utilise art and creativity as tools for change. We look forward to working with him going forward.”
– Ayse Bayramoglu,
Switchboard Victoria Suicide Prevention Team