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The artist.............Wendy Jennings

WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY WORK:
At Victor Harbor Regional Gallery, Railway Tce Victor Harbor Ph 85521316
On Warland Reserve Victor Harbor on a fine Sunday Ph 0407 714 017
At my Studio in Victor Harbor Ph 85523415 by appointment only
NOTE:  Warland Reserve displays are cancelled due to Covid 19 until further notice.
The Regional Gallery can be opened upon special request to Wendy.


Wendy took up painting in 1980 when living in  a remote National Park in South Australia .  She is a self taught artist. She has continued her love of nature over the years and has specialized in Australian wildlife. She is a popular art teacher especially for beginners.
Wendy regularly talks to groups about living in the outback and how her art career began. She also talks on cruise ships about Australian animals and the life of a wildlife artist. She  teaches watercolours for all comers on cruise ships including Viking Line, Royal Carribean and Celebrity Cruises. All talks have  powerpoint presentations . Ask her about the range of talks and lessons.

Selected Major solo exhibitions:
Mildura Regional Art Gallery  1994.
Dubbo Regional Art Gallery  1995, 1998.
Oriel gallery Brisbane 2003,2005
Southlands Gallery Canberra 1989
Fang Academy of art China 2004
Weswall gallery Tamworth 1999

Selected Major joint exhibitions:
Brushmen of the Bush Canberra 1989
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery1996
Waterhouse SA Museum 2005,2006,2014, 2016
Wildlife Art Society of Australasia 1999,2000.2002.2003.2004,2005
Argyle Gallery Sydney 1992
National Wool Centre Geelong 1991
Nature Foundation Adelaide 2009
Rotary Victor Harbor 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011.2012.2013, 2014,2015,2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Collections:
Corporate, private and Government collections in Australia and overseas.
Private collection of late Arthur Boyd a famous Australian artist
Chinese Museum of Nature Beijing China
Four Fang Art Academy  Nanchang China
Regional Galleries Broken Hill, Dubbo, Mildura

Major awards:
 Environmental award Victor Harbor Rotary Art Show 2017
People's choice and Hangers prize Solar Art Exhibition Royal Society of SA Arts 2015.2017
People's choice Science Communication award Waterhouse  Natural History Art Prize 2014
Highly commended Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2005
Bronze and silver medals Wildlife Art Society of Australasia 2003,2004
Best watercolour Wildlife Art Society of Autralasia 2002
Best Watercolour Zoomin Art Prize Western Plains Zoo 2002

Major commissions:
Western plains Zoo Dubbo  3 outdoor information signs
NSW National Parks Service Bio region Interpretive poster
Broken Hill City Art Gallery wildlife poster

Selected publications:
Puggle in my pocket  Self Published 2012
Focus on the Marshes  Dubbo Regional Gallery Publ.1998
The Wild Australians. Kangaroo Press 1996
Australian Birdwatcher's Diary  Rigby Ltd 1984
Watercolour painting for beginners Self Published 2016








 

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