My name is Jacqueline, and I’m a practicing artist based in Northern NSW, Bundjalung land. My practice investigates ideas of self, place and belonging, but ultimately what bodily presence feels like moving around a particular environment. Through the performance of painting I aim to evoke encounters with the landscape in terms of colour, texture, shifting perspectives and movement; encouraging the viewer to explore new landscapes, bring memories to the surface or rethink their familiar surrounds in terms of their moving bodily presence.
Artwork available via Jumbled Online, Orange, NSW, Art to Art Gallery, Balwyn North, Victoria and Revival Art & Design Gallery, Brisbane.
Services
Workshops, Artist Talks and mentoring available. Specialising in school syllabus aligned workshops and higher degree research mentoring. Contact with any inquiries, I’d love to hear from you.
Forge Your Creative Path Course & Community is now OPEN FOR ENROLMENT. Watch the video below for an overview. See here for all details and to enrol. Special Pre-launch price $48 available until Feb 1st 2025 (usually $148).
Major Projects
Currently collaborating with Dane Scotcher (digital animation) to produce a major exhibition for Northern Rivers Community Gallery in January 2026. Our intention statement:
Scotcher and Scotcher believe that connecting with the natural environment’s rhythms is at the threshold of deeper inner knowing. Through a ‘slow’ approach to digital animation and abstract painting, the duo attempt to give credence to these often intangible and quiet internal terrains, which are essential in navigating an increasingly noisy world.
2024 Distract|Attend. Researching the effects of modern media on lifestyles. I’m considering how slowing down and paying attention can be a rebellious act and counterpoint to this contemporary concern. I am pondering how creative flow and mindful attention can help us respond to the often overwhelming issues of our time and live a more empathetic life.
This project’s exhibition was held at Logan Art Gallery, QLD in January-March 2024.
2018 Wayfaring: Painting and Place in the Far North. Doctorate research where I developed a mindful painting-walking methodology as a mode of place-making in the Australian Tropics
Jacqueline has a Doctorate of Philosophy, completed through James Cook University, Honours in Creative Industries (JCU) and Bachelor of Visual Arts (SCU).
