Author: Charmaine Idris

Charmaine Idris

Charmaine is a passionate advocate for the arts, her focus being on diversity and disability. She believes that without the arts, her soul would shrivel up and die as it allows her the freedom of being ‘present in the present’. As a freelance arts writer/journalist, Charmaine’s articles have been published in ArtsHub, Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane, The Advocate and several disability magazines. Charmaine has been a mentor and invited speaker at the Women of the World Festival, and been nominated for a Woman of Innovation Award, as well as Australia’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs. Given her mantra for living life to the fullest, Charmaine believes in nurturing the mind, body and spirit so you’ll find her pumping iron at her local gym, swimming to infinity at several pools around Brisbane, checking out the latest in theatre and on the visual art scene, spending time in dark cinemas, and never, never leaves home without a book. Charmaine is continuously nurturing her journey of self-discovery armed with wisdom, insight, patience, humility and gratitude to guide her.