JENNY DAVIS BIOGRAPHY
1956 Born in Carlton Victoria Australia
1960 Grew up in Preston and Seaford, suburbs of Melbourne Australia
Spend childhood drawing writing and creating collages from found materials & objects sourced from Mothers collections of fabrics and brothers collections of woodwork samples
1968 Win Moomba Drawing prize Melbourne Australia Age 12
1974 First oil painting imagined landscape.
(Collection of Davis family)
1974-8 Experiments in B/W Photography & Darkroom techniques
1977 1st daughter born
Start writing and drawing
1979 Travel around parts of Australia particularly Northern Territory a large influence in my life and work.
Enter Stott’s college Sydney creative arts course
1980 Sojourn to Central Victoria over next 6 years delve into all types crafts arts art craft supply shop
1985 1st son born
1986 2nd daughter born
Begin painting imagery landscapes in hospital for 3 months.
1988 Leave Central Victoria for the mountains in Yarra Valley Victoria
1993 Study next 3 years at Swinburne TAFE
Associate Diploma in Visual Arts
Certificate in Arts and Design
Painting drawing printmaking ceramics sculpture
Beginning of group exhibition history
1994 Mentorship and studio practice with sculptor Lazlo Biro
Public art project Melbourne Australia
1995 Certificate in welding Mig Oxy and Arc Boxhill TAFE Victoria Australia
1996 Gain place at Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne to study BA of sculpture due to illness deferred
Recovery exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria
1996 Spend time creating work from Yarra Valley Victoria Australia sculpture painting drawing and exhibiting in many group shows and competitions.
Enter Doug Moran Portrait Prize Sydney Australia
2007-8-9
Enter Doug Moran Portrait Prize Sydney Australia
Several exhibitions in Melbourne Australia and Yarra Valley
Create many sculptures. Prepare proposals for public art projects and seek corporate and large scale outdoor sculpture opportunities.
2000 Car accident injuries slow down creative pursuits concentrate on business marketing and promoting work worldwide via internet and create few paintings
Create website as portfolio for work and sales. Give up welding in sculpture
2001 Studio finished
Enter painting classes with Shane Merry & Richard Granville -Smith next 5 years Due to self promotion gain some gallery representation in Australia with overseas interests
2002 1st solo exhibition at Whereart is @ gallery Fitzroy Melbourne Australia
Studio practice Outlook8studio Yarra Valley Australia
Lose some use in right arm
2003/4Gallery representation in Australia New York Spain and Germany
Professional studio Practice
Private teaching- Outlook 8 Studio Melbourne Australia.
2004 Professional studio practice and arts development
Enter competitions and awards apply for funding for residencies and grants
Australian group exhibition in New York
Resume work on sculpture after an absence of 3 years
2005 Continue Studio Arts practice
Apply for funding for cultural exchange exhibitions in Europe
Melbourne solo exhibition at Beale Gallery on Auburn
Tilt Contemporary Gallery group retrospective
Organise freight and paintings for exhibition in Leipzig Germany
2005 Awarded Arts Residency at Can Serrat International Art Center Barcelona Spain Study -studio space- public talks- research and create new works for exhibitions
Travel 4 weeks to 10 cities in Europe and England creating new work for future cross/cultural exhibitions
2006 Full time studio practice.
Lose some use in left arm continue to create and push exhibitions in Australia & overseas
Palm Awards Certificate of Honour for Excellence in the Arts Leipzig Germany
Create new work for International exhibition at Carteret Contemporary Art in North Carolina USA
2007 Melb5 exhibition in Berlin
3 months live and work in Paris to set up network for future exhibitions and possible migration to Europe or USA. Create in Paris
See all major art collections especially influenced by Surrealists artist’s writers and performers in film
Begin in Paris “Meet the Tenant” Project new areas of video & photography
Parisgrit exhibition Melbourne Australia
Create online websites to show and sell my painting-photography and recycled art-design. Including- artist books-collage- jewellery and more
Selected entrant in “John Leslie Art Price” Melbourne Australia
2008
Awarded EMDG Australian Trade Commission Grant- Export Award Australia
Prepare create new work for collaborative exhibition with artist Amy Ernst staged in New York .Prepare and create for 4 exhibitions in Victoria Australia.
Investigate virtual words. Create outlook8 gallery in Secondlife
2009/10
Paris 3 months live and work continue arts project “Meet the Tenant”
Online collaborations with artists worldwide.
Outlook8studio-New online website and blog –art for sale-sculpture-drawing-Photography-Installation art –Video-Latest updates, arts business
Studio practice continue working in areas of found objects & recycling playing with new ideas in painting collage craft mixed media photography online virtual spaces & digital art
Several art projects on the go
“Meet the Tenant” photography video and sound- Paris France-Melbourne Australia
“Landfillart” Recycling project -USA
“Aerial” project- Melbourne Australia
“Street Noir” Nocturnal Photography- Paris France & Melbourne Australia