Lex Toby is the youngest of three brothers and two sisters. He grew up like many children on Mornington Island going to school and fishing and hunting, playing Rugby League and learning from the old people.

For over ten years Lex Toby has been a leading dancer of the Mornington Island Dancers touring to states around Australia.

Lex had dabbled with painting over the years and was invited to attend the first workshops held in February this year. During this period he was instrumental in producing a brilliant new look from an old technique. Thickly painted works of bush fires and sunsets using gum leaf techniques opened doors to new adventures for Lex.

Brett Evans, for Lex Toby