Laura Jones
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Laura Jones Laura Jones’ luminous paintings embody a deep admiration for the natural world. Her often unusual and awkward compositions invite the viewer to share in the experiential process of painting. She has developed a method of capturing the essence of her subject without being overly concerned with the minutiae of a botanic artist. Born in 1982 in Sydney, Jones earned a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Art from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW). She has been included in numerous public exhibitions including a solo exhibition at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery in 2015. Regularly punctuating her practice with portraiture, she has been selected as a finalist in competitions such as the Portia Geach Memorial Award, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, and the Shirley Hannan Portrait Award. In her first solo exhibition Wildflower at Olsen Gallery, Laura Jones celebrated the Australian wildflower. While knowingly engaging with the lineage of still life, her paintings are contemporary renditions of the genre. Tiny stems of kangaroo paw or flowering gum are placed in crystal vases and scaled up for a fresh perspective. Jones, who has worked as a florist, has an observation based studio practice, setting up the arrangements and painting from life. Addicted to the powerful symbology of the ephemeral bloom, Jones juxtaposed wildflowers with their European counterparts in a series of paintings that declare a deep respect for the importance of flowers in both art and life. Laura Jones is represented by Olsen Gallery, Sydney.
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Photograph by Rachel Kara, 2015.
Rhododendrons, 2019 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Image size 80.5 x 66.5 cm Edition of 25 AUD $1,100
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Laura Jones 1982
Born in Sydney
EDUCATION 2006 Master of Art, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2003 Bachelor of Arts- Asian Studies, University of Sydney SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Bleached, Olsen Gallery, Sydney Wildflower, Olsen Irwin Gallery, Sydney I Woke Up Like This, Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney Laura Jones- Still Life, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW Punch, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, NSW Shadow and Soul, TDF Collect, Melbourne Light is Fugitive, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, NSW With Flowers, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney The Conductor’s Project, St James and Museum Stations, Sydney On Air, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney Mon Coeur (Into My Own), Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2018 All We Can’t See: Illustrating the Nauru Files, Yellow House, Sydney 2017 Still: National Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW Coast, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane Salon des Refusès, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Good Neighbours, Artbank, Sydney 2016 Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney EMSLA Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW 602 Art Fair, Olsen Irwin Gallery, Melbourne, VIC Gallipoli Art Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Sydney Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville Flora Australis, Bega Regional Gallery, NSW 2015 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Olsen Irwin Gallery, Carriageworks, Sydney Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude 2015, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW Mug Shot, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, NSW Kogarah Art Prize, Kogarah Library and Cultural Centre, Sydney NSW
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2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005
Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, NSW Parliament, Sydney Group Show: 5 Artists, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, NSW In the Still, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney The Shirley Hannan Portrait Award, Bega Regional Gallery, Bega, NSW The Boondocks Experiment: Off the Beaten Track, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW Efflorescent- A Contemporary Take, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Goulburn, NSW Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney On the table- Still lives, Olsen Irwin Gallery, Sydney Autoportrait, Gallery Ecosse, Exeter, NSW Yen Female Art Award Finalists Exhibition, Gaffa, Sydney Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Moran House, Sydney Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Salon des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney Smash Hits, Parramatta Artists’ Studios, Sydney Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney COFA Annual, Cofaspace, University of New South Wales, Sydney The Last Supper, Kudos Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney Thai- Australia Contemporary Prints, Chiang Mai University, Thailand COFA Spring Fair Printmakers’ Exhibition, COFA, UNSW, Sydney Money Makes the World Go ‘Round’, Kudos Gallery, UNSW, Sydney
AWARDS 2017 Still: National Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery (Finalist) 2016 EMSLA Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (Finalist) Portia Geach Memorial Award (Finalist) Gallipoli Art Prize (Finalist) Percival Portrait Painting Prize (Finalist) 2015 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize (Finalist) Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude 2015, Manning Regional Art Gallery (Finalist) The Kogarah Art Prize (Finalist) NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize (Finalist) 2014 Portia Geach Memorial Award (Finalist) The Shirley Hannan Portrait Award (Finalist) 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007
Portia Geach Memorial Award (Finalist) Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist) Portia Geach Memorial Award (Finalist) Salon des Refuses (Finalist) Portia Geach Memorial Award (Finalist) Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (Finalist) The Mosman Art Prize (Finalist) Blacktown City Art Prize (Finalist) The Young Emerging Artists’ Award, Mosman Art Prize (Winner)
RESIDENCIES 2017 Heron Island Research Station, University of Queensland 2016 Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station, Queensland 2016 Painting collaboration, Studio A, Hornsby, NSW 2011 Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, New York, USA 2011 Printmaking at Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos Island, Greece 2000 Student Exchange, Kashiwa High School, Japan COLLECTIONS Artbank, Sydney Private Collections Australia and Overseas
Right: Laura Jones in her studio. Photography by Rachel Kara, 2015.
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Rhododendrons, 2019 Archival pigment print on HahnemĂźhle Fine Art paper Image size 80.5 x 66.5 cm Edition of 25 AUD $1,100
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