Jenni Kelly
Jenni was born in Kerang Victoria and lived and was educated in Bendigo where her interest in oil painting began viewing the great Australian masters at the Bendigo Regional Art Gallery thus starting a long life love affair of viewing galleries Australia wide. Her early works were in traditional oils depicting the subjects of the Gold Mining areas and continuing this style of painting for many years. After marriage and family with husbands work to areas such as Mackay, Isisford, Cardwell, Augathella and Clifton. While living in these isolated areas she continued to do some painting and was a member of The Flying Art School for many years travelling hundreds of kilometers to designated centers. Jenni is basically self taught and is constantly improving her skills by attending other artists workshops, e.g McGregor Summer Schools Toowoomba, Mitchell Summer School’s Bathurst and Clifton Art workshops regularly. Jenni is currently living in Murrumba Downs at North Brisbane. Jenni achieves a realistic expression in her creative freestyle painting leaving the viewer free to excise their own imagination. These paintings have an appealing sense of colour, freedom and movement with subjects close to nature. Jenni’ also a member of “Nature in the Raw” with works going in exhibitions all over Queensland and in 2004 the Bristol Zoo Gardens in U.K. Jenni’s work is continually on display at the White Patch Gallery on Bribie Island and at the Blue Dolphin Gallery at Mooloolaba. 21 Pieces of Jenni’s paintings are hanging throughout the Holy Spirit Hospital at Chermside Brisbane.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba
2006 Blue Dolphin Gallery Mooloolaba
2006 White Patch Gallery (Ladies of the Gallery)
2004 Bark Modern Arts (Hong Kong)
2004 Bristol Zoo U.K (Nature in the Raw)
2004 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)
2003 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)
2002 Twin Waters Gallery Mudjimba (Ladies of the Gallery)
2002 Warwick Regional Gallery
2001 Warwick Regional Gallery
2000 Warwick Regional Gallery
2000 Qantas Lounge Brisbane
2000 Qantas Lounge Coolangata
2000 Upstairs Gallery Toowoomba
1999 Downs Gallery Toowoomba
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island
2006 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island
2005 White Patch Gallery Bribie Island
2004 Twin Waters Mudjimba
COLLECTIONS
Goondiwindi Shire Council
Gatton Shire Council
Laidley Shire Council
Pittsworth Shire Council
Brolga Theatre Maryborough
Holy Spirit Hospital Chermside (21 Paintings)
AWARDS and PRIZES
2005 First Prize Pastel Section Pine River Art Awards
2004 First Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane
2004 First Prize Pastel Section Pine Rivers Art Awards
2003 Third Prize Flora and Fauna RNA Brisbane.
2002 First Prize Open Section Toowoomba Agricultural Show.
2001 First Prize Nature Section Laidley Art Show
2000 First Prize Open Section Laidley Art Show
2000 First Prize Open St Mary’s College Maryborough
2000 Championship Cooloola Shire Council Gympie
2000 Championship Blackwater Annual Art Show
1999 First Prize Open Toowoomba Agricultural Show
1999 First Prize Blackwater Annual Art Show.
1999 First Prize Open Woodford Art Show.
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