JENNIFER RIDDLE
ADORATION
Recent Paintings By
JENNIFER RIDDLE
ADORATION
In this exhibition, Adoration , I’ve continued to focus on the remote wilderness landscape of Poynduc / Port Davey in Lutruwita / Tasmania’s remote Southwest. It is a landscape that has consumed much of my artistic practice for the past decade and a subject that has helped shape my philosophies surrounding our innate relationship with nature. As we enter an era when humanity’s relationship with our environment becomes increasingly complex, this body of work serves as a personal tribute of reverence to nature, offering a moment of connection and reflection for the viewer through a devotional, spiritual, and empathetic lens.
At the centre of this exhibition stands the genesis of the show, a polyptych comprising six painted panels titled Adoration . Like the devotional religious altarpieces that historically pay homage to and worship a divine figure, this artwork pays tribute to the sacredness of nature and our soulful, innate connection to its presence. The external panels of the painting were loosely inspired by the Flemish masters who painted in the grisaille style (monochromatic) on the outside of their altarpieces to create a solemn, subdued version of the artwork, before opening up the hinged wings to a more vibrant depiction. It is this form of reverence that I hope is translated in all my artworks, many of which I’ve painted in portrait format to reflect a more devotional presence, such as the theological paintings found in places of worship and the traditional Shan Shui / Sansui (‘Mountain and Water’), paintings of China and Japan.
The rugged yet calm depictions of this World Heritage area often remind me of the Shan Shui / Sansui paintings, which share similar characteristics — an interplay of hardness and softness, contrast and harmony. Here, robust mountains and rock formations contrast with atmospheric mists and flowing waters, evoking both permanence and transience. This balance creates a sense of stability and calm—a peacefulness that dissolves our sense of self and invites a communion with that which pulses before us.
Being immersed in this landscape, you soon realise that it’s not just the tangible physicality of what you see that can make a place so profound, but also the intangible, invisible, and incomprehensible aspects. That is to say, there is an undeniable transcendence that occurs when witnessing the expanse of space that surrounds the landscape, an elemental void that hangs between you and the distance. Here, it is both empty and complete—a depth of space to extend one’s consciousness into the sublime, feel the interconnection of all life forms, and escape the inundating stimuli from the outside world. For in this moment, it is where the heart of the landscape is felt, where the realm between humanity and divinity coalesces with an overwhelming sense of adoration.
Jennifer Riddle, 2025
SYNERGETIC
acrylic on canvas
x 153 cm
acrylic on canvas
160 x 120 cm
DEVOTIONS
acrylic on canvas
183 x 240 cm
acrylic on canvas 153 x 183 cm
REVERE
acrylic on cavas
198 x 137 cm
ADORATION
2025
69.5 x 158.5 cm - overall (polyptych)
(double-sided painting, 6 panels)
acrylic on canvas
ADORATION, 2025 ( Folded view)
ENCOMPASSING
acrylic on canvas
137 x 244 cm
acrylic on canvas
x 183 cm
FORMATION AND UNION
acrylic on canvas
183 x 240 cm
ETERNITY’S CORNER
acrylic on canvas
138 x 120 cm
A PLACE BETWEEN
acrylic and oil on canvas
x 183 cm
acrylic on canvas
160 x 120 cm
AN OPEN ECHO 2025
acrylic on canvas
153 x 153 cm
acrylic on canvas
x 198 cm
ENCLOSURE
acrylic on canvas
137 x 137 cm
EMBEDDED
acrylic on canvas
153 x 137 cm
DEPTH OF PLACE II
acrylic on cavas 198 x 137 cm
JENNIFER RIDDLE
Born 1971, Victoria, Australia.
EDUCATION
1990-91 Associate Diploma of Art, Melbourne College of Decoration.
1988-89 Advanced Certificate in Art and Design (painting under Howard Arkley), Moorabbin College of TAFE.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Depth of Place, Scott Livesey Galleries, offsite at Salamanca Arts Centre (Long Gallery).
2021 Lost and Found: A Painted Landscape, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2020 Embrace, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2019 Land Relics and Reflections, Gallery One, Southport, QLD.
2018 Reverence - Pastures to the Wild, Scott Livesey Galleries, Armadale, VIC.
2017 Hither Land, Gallery One, Southport, QLD.
2017 Illusory Light, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC.
2016 Swoon, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC.
2015 Silent Song, Gallery One, Southport, QLD.
2015 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
2014 Exhale, Gallery One, Southport, QLD.
2014 Sundays, Manyung Gallery, Sorrento, VIC.
2013 Southern Light, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA.
2013 Cloud Ballads, Manyung Gallery, Sorrento, VIC.
2012 The White of the Cloud, Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
2003 Moodscapes, Art Shed Gallery, Red Hill, VIC.
AWARDS & PRIZES
2024 Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2023 People’s Choice & Children’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2022 Winner, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2021 Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2019 Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Sydney, NSW.
2019 People’s Choice Award, Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD.
2019 Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2018 Finalist, Tattersalls Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane, QLD.
2018 People’s Choice Award, Hadley Art Prize, Hobart, TAS.
2017 Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Sydney, NSW.
2017 People’s Choice & Children’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2016 Salon des Refusés, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2016 People’s Choice Award, Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens, TAS.
2015 Finalist, Glover Prize, Evandale, TAS.
2015 Winner, Mornington Peninsula Shire Acquisitive Art Prize, Red Hill, VIC.
2014 Winner, Art Red Hill, Red Hill, VIC.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Autumn Salon 2025, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2024 Winter Salon 2024, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2023 Winter/Spring Salon 2023, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2022 Summer 2022/23, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2021 Summer, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2021 Twenty One, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2020 Winter Salon 2020, Scott Livesey Galleries, Prahran, VIC.
2018 Christmas Exhibition, Scott Livesey Galleries, Armadale, VIC.
2018 Winter Salon, Scott Livesey Galleries, Armadale, VIC.
2018 A Painted Landscape, Book Launch, Special Group Studios, Sydney, NSW
2017 Winter Salon, Scott Livesey Galleries, Armadale, VIC.
2017 20/20 A Sense of Place, Whistlewood Gallery, McCulloch & McCulloch, Shoreham, VIC.
2016 Length and Breadth, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT.
2016 Salon des Rufusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2016 Salon des Rufusés, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, VIC.
2016 Utopia du jour, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster, VIC.
2016 Summer Series, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC.
2015 Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC.
2014 Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, VIC.
2013 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
2013 Gallery One, Southport QLD.
2012 Gadfly Gallery, Dalkeith, WA.
2003-12 Group exhibitions at Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, VIC.
COLLECTIONS
Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Mornington Peninsula Shire, VIC
Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
National & International Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2023 “Jennifer Riddle wins Glover Prize 2023 People’s & Children’s Choice Awards.” Art Almanac, March 21, 2023. Ingles, Rob. “Stunning exhibition to showcase ‘rugged, raw’ Tassie beauty.” The Mercury, July 25, 2023.
2021 Smith, Linda. “Wild at Heart.” The Mercury (Tasweekend), June 5-6, 2021.
2022
“Jennifer Riddle wins 2022 Glover Prize for Wanderings of the Past and Now.” Australian Arts Review, March 11, 2022.
McLennan, April. “Glover Art Prize 2022 winner is Jennifer Riddle with a tribute to her sister, Wanderings of the Past and Now.” ABC News, March 11, 2022.
Pridham, Bec. “Jennifer Riddle is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Glover Prize.” The Examiner, March 12, 2022. Bell, Liz. “Rugged Tasmania a lure for peninsula painter.” Mornington Peninsula News, March 28, 2022.
Osmond, Cathy. “A Grand Spread.” The Australian (The Weekend Australian Magazine), August 12, 2022.
Burden, Hilary. “The deep South-West part 1: Light is Weather.” Forty South Tasmania, 106 (2022): 12-21.
2019 Vinall, Frances. “Jennifer Riddle awarded 2019 Glover Prize People’s Choice Award.” The Examiner, March 17, 2019.
“Jennifer Riddle wins her second Glover Prize People’s Choice Award.” Art Almanac, March 18, 2019.
Vinall, Frances. “Q&A: Jennifer Riddle talks her Glover People’s Choice painting.” The Examiner, March 22, 2019. Young, Phillip. “Wilderness Yearning.” The Mercury, May 4, 2019.
Purdon, Fiona. “Riddle in an enigma.” The Courier Mail (U on Sunday Magazine), November 10, 2019.
2018 Bell, Amber Creswell. A Painted Landscape. Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Brodribb, Romany. “Misty scene wins art lovers’ hearts.” The Mercury, August 19, 2018.
“Nature ‘heightens senses’ of Red Hill artist.” Mornington Peninsula News, September 17, 2018.
2017 Geale, Hamish. “Jennifer Riddle’s Glover double the first in Prize history.” The Examiner, March 20, 2017.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Palawa people, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Lutruwita/Tasmania Aboriginal Land, Sea and Waterways.
The Needwonnee and Ninene People of the Southwest nation, Lutruwita/Tasmania.
Danny, Matilda and Henry Riddle
Scott Livesey and Sophie Foley Scott Livesey Galleries
Greg Wells Wilderness guide
Peter Marmion Wilderness guide
Nick Mooney Wilderness guide
Julie Wilson-Haines
Willow Creative - studio and portrait photographer
SOUTHERN BOUY
Framing and artwork photography
Phillip Tregear Framing
Matilda Riddle
Photography
PAR AVION
Tour operator, Southwest Wilderness ON BOARD
Expedition Cruises, tour operator, Southwest Wilderness
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