Profile

Bruce Mahalski specializes in natural history illustration for publications and websites. He has provided illustrations, design work and educational activities and many different organizations including Government Departments, Museums, Publishers, Conservation Groups and Design Companies.

In 2003, together with Forest and Bird’s Carol Knutson, he wrote, illustrated and published ‘Kiwi Creatures’ (a colouring and conservation handbook) which sold out its print runs of 4000 copies. A second book with Carol, ‘Amazing Animals of New Zealand’ , was published in 2007 but is also no longer available.

Mahalski is also a keen social historian and in 2005 he wrote two educational children’s books about New Zealand’s social history for Gilt Edge Publishing – 'New Zealand’s Golden Days' and 'Pounamu – A Stone of Many Uses'. Currently he is working on a history of Pacifism in New Zealand and a book linking the 1839 New Zealand Company/Port Nicholson Block 'Deal' with the events of 1840.

Prior to 1996 he was the owner/operator of original screen-printed fabric and clothing business - Fantastic Life. This company had a retail outlet in Wellington and provided wholesale clothing printed in designs reflecting New Zealand's natural history to organisations such as Te Papa and Forest and Bird.

In the 1980's he worked full-time in the fields of advertising, and later Fisheries Research, as well as providing posters and album covers for local bands and cartoons for publications such as Rip It UP Magazine, Stamp, BiFM Magazine and student newspapers Critic and Craccum.

Illustration Samples

Not for Sale or Reproduction

Fish

Orange Roughy for Greenpeace