Del Kathryn Barton, Tom Polo, Jenny Watson

DEL KATHRYN BARTON, TOM POLO, JENNY WATSON

Works on Paper Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery 6 December 2024–25 January 2025 Sydney

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Traditionally employed to sketch out ideas or as preparatory studies, the ease and immediacy of charcoal, graphite or paint directly onto paper has enabled ‘works on paper’ to evolve into finished pieces and highly collectible works. Often raw, intimate, direct and unfiltered, these works demand close engagement, creating private, momentary experiences that resonate with the viewer.

Highlights include Del Kathryn Barton’s volcanic women series, a visceral exploration of feminine energy rendered in inky red tones. Shown for the first time since its debut in Barton’s solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 2017, the series brims with restrained chaos and transformative force. Tom Polo’s series of ‘understudy’ works explore the raw complexity of human relationships through gestural brushstrokes, considering the intersection of performance and identity. Jenny Watson contributes her signature self-portraits, whimsical horses, and semi-autobiographical narratives, layered on Italian botanical posters and lithograph prints, blending personal symbolism with visual nostalgia. Each work celebrates the depth and diversity of this versatile medium, demonstrating the artist’s mastery of painting, using paper to distil their broader practice into more intimate, nuanced forms.

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A Horse Eating Grass by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork works on paper

Jenny Watson A Horse Eating Grass, 1992 Gouache on Japanese paper
109.5 x 129.5 cm
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Bechelts child by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Bechelt's child, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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Big doll by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Big doll, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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Black cat and kitten by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Black cat and kitten, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Black colt and flowers by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Black colt and flowers, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Crow by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Crow, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Doll by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Doll, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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Feeding the chooks by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Feeding the chooks, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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First pony by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson First pony, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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i said yes by Del Kathryn Barton contemporary artwork painting textile works on paper

Del Kathryn Barton i said yes, 2023 Gouache ink acrylic and dupoin silk on paper
167 x 120.5 cm
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Pram by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Pram, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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Purse by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Purse, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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Self portrait from the back in a blue coat and cacti by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Self portrait from the back in a blue coat and cacti, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Television by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork print works on paper

Jenny Watson Television, 2003 Lithograph on paper
25.5 x 17 cm
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the understudy blend in or disappear by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (blend in or disappear), 2023 Acrylic, Flashe and wax pastel on paper
81 x 62 cm
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the understudy blue beacon by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (blue beacon), 2023 Acrylic on paper
47 x 34 cm
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the understudy blue mover by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (blue mover), 2023 Acrylic on paper
46 x 56 cm
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the understudy cruel optimism by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (cruel optimism), 2023 Acrylic and Flashe on paper
81.5 x 62 cm
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the understudy double vision by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (double vision), 2023 Acrylic on paper
47 x 34 cm
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the understudy fit for a stage by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (fit for a stage), 2023 Acrylic, Flashe and wax pastel on paper
56 x 41 cm
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the understudy learn to leave by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (learn to leave), 2023 Acrylic and Flashe on paper
80.5 x 61.5 cm
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the understudy life model in dioxazine purple by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (life model in dioxazine purple), 2023 Acrylic on paper
47 x 34 cm
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the understudy pink performance by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (pink performance), 2023 Acrylic on paper
81.5 x 62 cm
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the understudy rescue remedy by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (rescue remedy), 2024 Acrylic and wax pastel on handmade paper
79 x 54 cm
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the understudy standing solo by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (standing solo), 2015 Acrylic on paper
43 x 33 cm
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the understudy the flesh and the fantasy by Tom Polo contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Tom Polo the understudy (the flesh and the fantasy), 2024 Acrylic and Flashe on paper
80.5 x 62 cm
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Tiny bird on car mirror by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Tiny bird on car mirror, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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to be beside you by Del Kathryn Barton contemporary artwork painting textile works on paper

Del Kathryn Barton to be beside you, 2024 Gouache ink acrylic and dupoin silk on paper
167 x 120.5 cm
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Woman from the back in a party dress by Jenny Watson contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Jenny Watson Woman from the back in a party dress, 2024 Gouache on Italian posters
80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Artists Exhibiting

Del Kathryn Barton contemporary artist

Del Kathryn Barton b. 1972 Follow +

Tom Polo contemporary artist

Tom Polo b. 1985 Follow +

Jenny Watson contemporary artist

Jenny Watson b. 1951 Follow +

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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

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