The Life Raft

Fintan Magee, born in 1985 in Lismore, New South Wales, is a Sydney-based social realist painter renowned for his large-scale murals. With a background influenced by his architect mother and sculptor father, Magee began drawing at a young age and has since created murals that inhabit cities worldwide, from London to Buenos Aires. His politically charged artworks, inspired by his exposure to Northern Ireland's murals, blend journalistic elements with public art, exploring themes such as migration, environmental issues, and social change. Known for their sentimentality and integration with urban environments, Magee's works draw from personal experiences and the mundane, often reflecting the aesthetics of children's books and the Low Brow art movement. Recognized as one of Australia's leading public artists, he has exhibited internationally, with notable solo exhibitions like 'Big Dry' in Los Angeles and 'Waves' in Paris, and has been featured in major publications including Juxtapoz Magazine and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Impacts of climate change on our oceans, such as rising sea temperatures and acidification, devastate fragile coral reef ecosystems and disrupt sensitive processes that regulate the global climate.