Jenny Watson

JENNY WATSON

Six new works and the Patricia paintings Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery 14 April–13 May 2023 Sydney

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Press Release

Patricia Frederick a qualified vet was a mature age art student in Albury when we met after I gave a guest lecture for Jane Cocks with whom I had taught at Prahran College. The talking point was painting horses, with Pat well qualified to do as she had brought Easy, her Appaloosa dressage horse with her to Australia. We became firm friends and as the Fredericks were returning to their home in Arizona in 1991 just as I was having my first exhibition in New York with Annina Nosei so I took the opportunity to visit them in Arizona. As the plane prepared for landing the vast desert landscape came into view including the sight of a rusty tower proclaiming arrival at Tucson. With two letters only just hanging on I fell in love with the town and have been back many times, to work, to talk horses, to take a break, and to witness the progress of Pat’s fantastic welded steel sculptures of horses and other creatures.

Pat had also been a very skilled seamstress in her youth so fabrics have been another point of conversation. The Patricia Paintings use fabrics gifted by Pat from her sewing box as support to the images presented here.

–Jenny Watson, March, 2023

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Installation Views

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Installation view, Jenny Watson, Six new works and the Patricia paintings, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (14 April – 13 May 2023⁠). Photography: David Suyasa. ⁠

Selected Works

A Painting about my Father and a Horse by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson A Painting about my Father and a Horse, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment on rabbit skin glue primed Belgian linen
165.5 x 160.5 cm
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A Taxi Leaving Heathrow with Wild Flowers by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson A Taxi Leaving Heathrow with Wild Flowers, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment and collage on rabbit skin glue primed Belgian linen
160 x 215.5 cm
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Bird with Orange by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Bird with Orange, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric
46 x 35.5 x 2 cm
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Birds Eye View by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Birds Eye View, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment on rabbit skin glue primed Belgian linen
159 x 101.5 cm
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French Shoes and Green Skirt by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson French Shoes and Green Skirt, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric and black frill
70 x 46 x 2 cm
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Girl on Scooter by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Girl on Scooter, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment on ten ounce cotton duck with velvet ribbon edging
158.5 x 164 cm
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Hijab by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Hijab, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric
76 x 66 x 2 cm
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Horse with Carrot by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Horse with Carrot, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric and broderie anglaise
66 x 40.5 x 2 cm
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery Sold

Small Souls by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Small Souls, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment on ten ounce cotton duck with velvet ribbon edging
158.5 x 160.5 cm
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Trousers and Daisy by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Trousers and Daisy, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric
61 x 66 x 2 cm
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White Cat with Pink Ribbon by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson White Cat with Pink Ribbon, 2022 Acrylic on vintage American fabric and black frill
90 x 46 x 2 cm
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Yesterdream by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting

Jenny Watson Yesterdream, 2022 Acrylic and Japanese pigment on ten ounce cotton duck with velvet ribbon edging
221.5 x 160 cm
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About the Artist

Jenny Watson was born in 1951 in Melbourne, Australia. She completed her Diploma of Painting, National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Melbourne, Australia (1972) and Diploma of Education, State College of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (1973). From 1978-1984 she was a Partner in Art Projects, Melbourne, (Artist run space). Since 2002 Jenny has been an Adjunct Professor, Queensland College of the Arts, Griffith University, Australia.

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About the Gallery

Established in Sydney by influential Australian art dealer and gallerist Roslyn Oxley and her husband Tony Oxley in 1982, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery is one of Australia’s leading commercial galleries.

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Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery contemporary art gallery in Sydney Australia

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery

8 Soudan Lane, Paddington, NSW, Sydney, Australia

+61 2 9331 1919
http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au

Opening hours

Tuesday – Friday
10am – 6pm

Saturday
11am – 6pm

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