Published Illustrations & Exhibitions
Publications
| 1995 | “The Fine Art of Illustrating Insects”. Wildlife Australia Vol.32(3):20-22 & Back cover |
| 2000 | “Illustrating Insects: An Australian Perspective” Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Newsletter Vol.2000 No.9:1,4-9. |
| 2001 | “Retro-illustration – Colour Etching a Butterfly” Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Newsletter Vol.2001 No.9:1,3 -9. |
Some Published Illustrations
| 1986 | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Vol. 22(2), Cover: Lachnophoroides frerei; p. 198 Aulacopris matthewsi sp.; p.300 Taudactylus pleione (This illustration accompanied the description of this unique frog from Kroombit Tops. Geoff was on the expedition during which it was collected.) |
| 1986 | The Queensland naturalist Vol. 27, Nos 1-4, Cover: Rhyssonotus laticeps (Another special find from Kroombit Tops, this rare stag beetle was collected on my first field trip with the Queensland Museum.) |
| 1989 | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Vol. 25(2), p.256, 258 Wambo puticasus (A rare species of Christmas Beetle from Lake Broadwater, near Dalby) |
| 1989 | Myrmecia Vol. 25, Part 3 Cover: Idolothrips spectrum (A giant Thrips) |
| 1991 | The Insects of Australia CSIRO. 2nd ed. MUP, Melbourne. Vol. 1, p.471, fig. 30.33F. Myerslopella sp (A special leafhopper) |
| 1991 | Journal of the Australian Entomological Society Vol. 30,p.333 Bagous sp. (A weevil) |
| 1992 | Systematic entomology Vol.17, No.4 Cover: Triozocera sp. (A stylops) |
| 1993 | Cardale, J.C. Hymenoptera: Apoidea. In Houston, W.W.K. & Maynard, G.V. (eds) Zoological catalogue of Australia. Canberra: AGPS Vol. 10, p.236 Ctenoplectra australica (A rare native bee, the only member of the family Ctenoplectridae in Australia, at that time represented by a single specimen) |
| 1994 | The Australian Entomologist Vol. 21, Part 2, Cover: Macropanesthia rhinoceros (The largest cockroach in Australia and the heaviest in the world) |
| 1997 | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Vol.41(1):1-169 {Monteith, G.B. “Revision of the Australian Flat Bugs of the Subfamily Mezirinae (Insecta:Hemiptera:Aradidae}” Numerous illustrations and maps. |
| 1998 | Invertebrate Taxonomy Vol. 12 pp.685-824. {Matthews, E.G. “Classification, phylogeny and biogeography of the genera of Adeliini (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae)”}:- p.741. Fig. 103. Dicyrtodes arneius. p.760. Fig. 127. Diaspirus bellendenus p.764. Fig. 129. Epomidus prionodes p.768. Fig. 131. Apocryphodes thompsoni p.797. Fig. 171. Bellendenum gonyxuthum p.805. Fig. 174. Monteithium ascetum (All rare, rainforest, darkling beetles) |
| 2000 | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Vol.46(1) Wet Tropics Issue, Maps and illustrations used extensively in this volume including:- p.181 Monteitheolus fijiensis Howden & Storey (A small Aphodiine, Scarab beetle from Fiji, with an extraordinary grooved body form and twisted hind legs) p.213 Clidicus abbotensis O’Keefe (A relatively giant species of the normally small Scymaenid family of beetles found on isolated Mt Abbot, near Bowen and not known from anywhere else) p.300 Tibiospina darlingtoni Sinclair (A Tessaratomid bug from the mountains of North Queensland) p.350 Aptenocanthon jimara Storey (A dung beetle from the Northern Territory described from one specimen) p.351 Aptenocanthon kabura Storey (A dung beetle from Mt Finnigan, near Cooktown) & Aptenocanthon spp. pygidium (fig.2) |
| 2001 | Organisms, Diversity & Evolution Vol.1(1) Cover and p.18 Caxtonana CM06 (a darkling beetle from the summit of Mt Bellenden Ker, North Queensland) in: {Patrice Bouchard & David K. Yeates “Phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian Coelometopini (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae); a quantitative cladistic analysis with a review of biology” pp.17-43.} |
| 2003 | The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, Hodges, Elaine R.S., Editor, 2nd edition. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., Fig. 2-38. Page 55. The above illustration, now Apterotheca pustulosa (Carter, 1924), set up to show use of overlay. |
| 2003 | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum Vol.49(1):441-445. Matthews, E.G.”Aoupinia, a remarkable new genus of Adeliini from New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”. Aoupinia pseudohelea Matthews on page 442 and cover. |
Exhibitions
| 1984+ | Several group exhibitions with Queensland Wildlife Artists |
| 1995 | Group exhibition, ‘Botanical & Entomological Illustration in Queensland’, Contemporary Art & Design Gallery, Woolloongabba |
| 1996 | Group Exhibition, ‘Still Life’, Schubert Galleries, Marina Mirage, Gold Coast |
| 1999 | Group Exhibition, ‘Insectasite’, University of Southern Queensland, Visual Arts, Toowoomba |
| 2001-2 | Several works exhibited as part of the exhibition “Backyard: It’s Alive”. Lottie’s Place, Global Arts Link, Ipswich |
| 2002 | “The Beauty of Bugs”, solo exhibition at Gladstone Regional Gallery and Museum and Tondoon Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre. |
| 2002 | Group Exhibition, ‘Incepta 2002 – Science Art Exhibition’, Gallery Two, Metro Arts Centre Brisbane. |
| 2003 | Solo Exhibition, ‘Geoff Thompson – Insect Illustrations’, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane |
| 2003 | Group exhibition, one piece in GNSI Members’ Exhibition, Denver Museum of Arts and Sciences, Colorado, USA |
Displays
| 1986 | Drawings in Reference Centre (now Inquiry Centre) Queensland Museum, Southbank |
| 1994 | Drawings of Magnetic Termite castes, Amitermes laurensis (King, Queen, Winged, Worker, Soldier) and a red Meat Ant Iridomyrmex sp. for Kakadu Visitor Centre display, Northern Territory. |
| 1994 | Drawings done with Robert Allen for the platypus house, Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria. |
| 2003 | Drawings of insects and layout of Dodd case in ‘Discover Queensland’, Queensland Museum, Southbank campus, Brisbane |
| 2003 | Original drawings of insects in ‘Celebrating 140 Years’ Queensland Museum, Southbank campus, Brisbane |
Prizes
| 1996 | Illustration prizes awarded at First Joint Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies, Christchurch N.Z. Open Colour – First Prize Open Black and White – Second Prize |
| 1996 | Illustration prize awarded by The Entomological Society Of NSW – Second Prize |
| 1998 | Australian Entomological Society Illustration Prize awarded at its 29th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference. Black and White – First Prize |