Nice to meet you!

Hi there! I am Tess Pohlner, an artist based in Naarm (Melbourne).

Welcome to “By Tess Pohlner” - where I am sharing and selling creations (by me).

Up until mid-2025 I had been working as a full time High school Science Teacher. Now, I am committing the majority of my energy towards my art practice and making art my business and working as a relief teacher. My passions are science, art and education.

I create with a range of different mediums, including relief printing, watercolours, ink pen and digital. Whilst the tools and materials I use vary, I consistently draw inspiration from Australian plants, animals and landscapes. Essentially… I love exploring natural science through art. I have a particular interest in birds and marine life, but also love creating imagined Australian scenes, some realistic, some not so!

I am at the very beginning of my art business journey and this website is a work in progress. The goal is to add a comprehensive portfolio of my work, process and instructional  videos, high-quality studio photos and generally more good stuff! I am eager to get my face in front of the camera more and really push myself to share what I do. If there is anything you think I need to include please use the contact page to shoot me a message.

If you’d like to be kept in the loop please join my mailing list below. Only valuable stuff I promise - think updates of most recent works, projects that I am working on behind the scenes, creativity failures (the not-so-pretty stuff), creative practice tips and tricks (things I learn from my failures) and maybe even a science lesson or two! I am hoping to send out my first post November, so get on the list.

In the meantime check out my prints in the shop and keep an eye on socials for upcoming market dates in and around Melbourne.