A sincere thank-you to Northern Rivers Community Gallery for hosting our exhibition and all the visitors who came by. Dane and I were proud of the show we put together and so enjoyed hearing the feedback from visitors. A highlight was the artists’ talk where we got to meet members of the community that the work resonated with.
From here, we will reflect on this work and I know will lead to more projects together. This exhibition pushed my painting and I feel revealed some exciting new directions for me. I’m also excited to see how Dane continues to use a digital medium to promote connections with nature, rather than as a mode that so often pulls us away from the real world.
We are so grateful to be able to share our work with the world! — Jacquie
Boundary Rider by Jacqueline & Dane Scotcher, Jan 7- March 1 2026
We find that developing a personal relationship with the surrounding environment and its natural rhythms is at the threshold of deeper inner knowing. Connecting with place is a portal into understanding self. When we deepen bodily connections with nature, greater respect and empathy is emanated for self and then out into the world. At a time when lives are increasingly online and disconnected from the local, we see this connection as vital.
This work is born from attending to natural rhythms. Moon cycles, ocean horizons, dawn/dusk, tidal shifts, rolling hinterland, earth’s strata, and night skies were all ingredients in the making process. These elements guided our digital animation and painting practices, inspiring us to experiment with materials in an effort to speak to their daily presence and the intangible connections between outer and inner worlds they elicit. These special connections between world, mind & body are elusive, more felt than decisive. Art offers a way to dwell in this atmosphere.
Boundary Rider is an invitation into our world and deeper into yours.
Head up. Slow down. Move into yourself.