Jude Hotchkiss
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Jude is a Sydney based painter whose abstract work uses a powerful masculine energy to re-interpret atmospheric weather conditions. Her cloudscapes refer to the current uncertainty surrounding climate change.
Jude graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney with a degree and followed up with a Masters in Fine Arts in early 2000. She grew up in a regional area of NSW where her early experiences of weather extremes and climatic drama left her with strong impressions of atmospheric turbulence. Her work presents a type of abstracted weather map depicting forces that are beyond human control.
A range of mediums are mixed with the oil paint to give contrasts in texture. Some areas are scraped back and juxtaposed with other thick gestural marks. The paintwork is deliberately weathered and fragmented in places to reinforce the destructive effect of overwhelming energies. Small shards of bright colour and pastel shapes help balance and add hope to a turbulent and overwhelming scenario.
Artist Statement
As a child, living in regional Australia, dust storms, bush fires, floods, drought and lack of rain dominated life on the farm. Survival depended on anticipating and interpreting these occurrences by examining cloud shapes in the sky. These early childhood sensory experiences have been re-interpreted in colour shape and form. The power of natural energies combined with current environmental and political concerns, inform the structure, qualities and mood of this work.
My work draws inspiration from early childhood sensory experiences of weather extremes and climatic drama. I employ a raw emotional masculine energy to paint a type of abstracted cloudscape that has a strong sense of disturbance. There is an uneasiness to the work that suggest that things are not as they should be. The paintings draw attention to a possible new order, one where uneasiness is the norm, and less certainty prevails. Bright colour and soft pastel tones offset the heavy black and white shapes so that tension is balanced by a renewal of energies, a re-arrangement in the unstoppable forces of the earth that may or may not work out well.
Artist CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 ‘Skywatch’ solo show Art Space – The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Finalist National Emerging Art Prize NEAP Standard House & online, Kippax St., Surry Hills
2021 Finalist Georges River Art Prize Hurstville Museum & Gallery & online, Sydney
2021 Finalist RSASA Portrait Prize 5th Biennale RSASA Gallery, Adelaide
2021 Six paintings in a group show The Wellington Gallery, Sydney
2021 Finalist Two paintings Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award salon, Brisbane online
2021 Finalist Wingecarribee Landscape Prize, Bowral Art Gallery, Bowral
2021 1st Prize, Portrait, Regional Show, Baradine Showground, Baradine, NSW
2021 Selected works Affordable Art Fair Sydney Online, Traffic Jam Gallery, Neutral Bay
2021 Finalist Salon Lethbridge Landscape Prize Online – Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington 4064
2021 Flora exhibition, group show Heritage Hill Museum, Dandenong, Melbourne
2020 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art Award Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown Sydney
2020 Gallery Lane Cove Self Portrait online exhibition Gallery Lane Cove, Sydney
2020 Selected works in various exhibitions Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay, Sydney
2019 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
2019 Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2019 ‘In the Air’ exhibition with Diane Berner Ewart Centre, Willoughby, Sydney
2019 ‘Skywatch’ solo show Art Space – The Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney
2019 Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Art Gallery, Muswellbrook
2019 Pop up exhibition, Traffic Jam Galleries, Mosman
2019 ‘Untitled’ group show. Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay, Sydney
2019 Selected works in various exhibitions Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay, Sydney
2018 Finalist Redland Art Awards, Redland City Art Gallery, Brisbane
2018 ‘Life Abstracted’ Art competition, Cambridge Studio Gallery, Melbourne
2018 Finalist Hutchins Art Prize, Hutchins School, Hobart
2018 Representation in the Ashurst Emerging Artist posting on Instagram
2018 Finalist Contemporary Art Awards, online exhibition Queensland College of Art
2018 Solo online exhibition – Contemporary Art Awards, Contemporary Art Awards
2017 Finalist Blacktown Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2017 Finalist Whyalla Art Prize Middleback Arts Centre Whyalla,
2017 Represented in Ashurst Emerging Art PrizeOnline exhibition, sponsored by Oaktree &Tiger Facebook, Twitter – September
2017 Finalist Contemporary Art Awards Online Queensland College of Art
2016 Finalist Blacktown City Art Priz, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown, NSW.
2016 Life Abstracted, Cambridge Studio Gallery, Melbourne Victoria.
2016 4th International Emerging Artist Award, online exhibition Dubai – United Arab Emirates.
2015 Finalist Kilgour Portrait Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
2015 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art prize, Contemporary Section Campbelltown Arts Centre
AWARDS
2021 Finalist National Emerging Art Prize NEAP Standard House & online, Kippax St., Surry Hills
2021 Finalist Georges River Art Prize Hurstville Museum & Gallery & online, Sydney
2021 Finalist RSASA Portrait Prize 5th Biennale RSASA Gallery, Adelaide
2021 Finalist Two paintings Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award salon, Brisbane online
2021 Finalist Wingecarribee Landscape Prize, Bowral Art Gallery, Bowral
2021 1st Prize, Portrait, Regional Show, Baradine Showground, Baradine NSW
2021 Finalist Salon Lethbridge Landscape Prize Online – Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington 4064
2020 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art Award Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown Sydney
2019 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney|
2019 Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2019 Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Art Gallery, Muswellbrook
2018 Finalist Redland Art Awards, Redland City Art Gallery, Brisbane
2018 Finalist Hutchins Art Prize, Hutchins School, Hobart
2018 Finalist Contemporary Art Awards, online exhibition Queensland College of Art
2017 Finalist Blacktown Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2017 Finalist Whyalla Art Prize Middleback Arts Centre Whyalla,
2017 Represented in Ashurst Emerging Art PrizeOnline exhibition, sponsored by Oaktree &Tiger Facebook, Twitter – September
2017 Finalist Contemporary Art Awards Online Queensland College of Art
2016 Finalist Blacktown City Art Priz, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown, NSW.
2015 Finalist Kilgour Portrait Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
2015 Finalist Fishers Ghost Art prize, Contemporary Section Campbelltown Arts Centre
The Flower Market
Ebony Bennett, Dylan Cooper, Cameron Gordon, Andrew Grassi-Kelaher, Sam Hopkins, Jude Hotchkiss, Elise Judd, Niki McDonald, Rebecca Pierce, Edgar Schilter, Murat Urlali, Andrew Bennett, Astrid Dahl, Megan Barrass, Ji Chen, Jenny Green, Pat Hall, Danielle McManus, Zom Osborne, Teresa Poon, Bronwyn Searle, Nigel Sense, Ben Tankard, Meredith Woolnough, Kayo Yokoyama
'The Flower Market' includes a mix of traffic jam galleries' artists with works responding to a botanical theme.
'Sun Caressed' 150 x 150cm oil and mixed media on canvas by KATHERINE WOOD for her current exhibition 'Finding Stillness'. Katherine’s subjects appear to capture the magnitude of nature, beneath vast skies and within a landscape that appears never ending. This body of work titled ‘Finding Stillness’ provides the viewer with what feels like a safe haven, where a feeling of calmness and quiet pervades.
October 22, 2021
Section of ANDREW BENNETT'S stunning new painting 'Claiming the Prize' on display now. Please reach out to the team if you would like any further images or information, we are also offering free packing and delivery Australia Wide and can also organise shipping worldwide. Claiming the Prize 85 x 56cm acrylic on canvas $ 3,300.00
October 22, 2021
So exciting to see these amazing sculptures by HUGH McLACHLAN installed on a very special clients wonderful balcony! These works are made from Marine Grade Stainless Steel and we are so thrilled to see them on display in their forever home ️ #hughmclachlan #art
October 21, 2021
ASTRID DAHL'S 'On the edge of the Lake' 113 x 150cm acrylic, oil and mixed media on canvas $ 7,900.00 Astrid uses colours of the earth together with sensual textures, to map the layering of the earth, in both ancient depths and modern growth. Her work is filled with poetry, myth and perspective dualities.
October 21, 2021
We are so excited to share with you a sneak peek of Megan Barrass's new work for her upcoming solo exhibition in November and keep an eye out for more previews still to come! Megan's exhibition will focus on the stunning Sydney scenes she has visited, as well as her surroundings on the Central Coast where she lives and Australia's diverse and vibrant flora. Look out for works focusing on Lavendar Bay and prospects from Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden, Balmoral Beach and more.
October 21, 2021
NIKI McDONALD - three dimensional tapestry work. 'Lottie' 14cm diameter x 50cm high needle point tapestry, pvc internal structure and wood cappings $ 720.00 with free shipping Australia Wide. #trafficjamgalleries
October 20, 2021
The gallery provides numerous services including our Corporate Artwork Installations. Offices and commercial spaces are transformed with art which has been shown to improve employee well-being and performance as well as brighten the experience and impression left on visitors and clients. We can arrange custom installations where artworks are rotated frequently and we can work within parameters and accommodate for each unique setting or context.
October 20, 2021
Close up of 'You Light up my World' a whimsical landscape with a figure on a step ladder reaching up to a chandelier in the sky. Work is 90 x 150cm oil and mixed media on canvas by KATHERINE WOOD for her current solo exhibition.
October 19, 2021
JENNY GREEN bronze sculpture 'Promise' 53 x 16 x 16cm Ed 1/ 9. $ 5,950.00 with free packing and shipping Australia Wide, the team can also arrange worldwide shipping. Jenny has been sculpting for some 20 years and has a BFA in sculpture from the National Art School. Jenny has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. She has been a finalist in major art prizes across Australia.
October 19, 2021
An exciting preview of new work by ANDREW GRASSI KELAHER for his upcoming solo show titled 'Mixed Tricks'. This work is 'Distant Mountain Haze' oil and acrylic 51cm x 51cm $ 650.00 For any questions or enquiries please speak with the team #andrewgrassikelaher #sydneygallery
October 18, 2021
"The subjects and places featured in the works of J VALENZUELA DIDI often convey the familiar, scenes of everyday life with figures and faces you might almost recognise. Yet there is something uncanny lying just beneath the surface. J has the wonderful ability to make the ordinary extraordinary and through this exhibition, we see the wonder and beauty found in the everyday. " - tjg team notes on J's solo exhibition ‘The Quiet Life’.
October 18, 2021
The lovely KATHERINE WOOD standing in front of one of her new paintings. Katherine's solo exhibition 'Finding Stillness' is on now and you can view more works and information via our website or please speak with the team.
October 17, 2021
Mock up of Italy based artist FABIO GIOCONDO'S 'White, white, white' oil on canvas 71 x 71cm $ 3,500.00. If you would like to see how an artwork may look in your space, please feel free to send us images and we will photoshop options and send back to you!
October 17, 2021
KATHERINE WOOD new works for her solo exhibition 'Finding Stillness. “To those needing to block out the ‘unpleasant noise’ of anxiety, these works reflect on extended space and vastness of the sky that can provide a sense of awareness. Facing difficulties can be sometimes made easier by remembering to also look for the good and prioritise our steadiness of mind.” – Katherine Wood Trusting the Moment 130 x 130cm oil and mixed media on canvas $ 4,900.00
October 16, 2021
A wonderful visit this morning from artist Niki McDonald ! She is sitting amongst her tapestry works for her ‘Seemingly Compliant’ window exhibition part of !!! Check out Niki’s works in the gallery or via our website
October 16, 2021
WILL MAGUIRE 'Timber Form Study 4'. 28 x 11 x 8cm Australian timber and forged steel $ 400.00 This series explores form and material. Many of the woods and timber’s that Will uses are found or recycled pieces. In his blacksmith workshop, Will forges steel forms and fuses these to the timber with a method called ‘burning’. #artist
October 16, 2021
ANDREW BENNETT'S newly completed paintings all together in the studio, these wonderful pieces have now just arrived at tjg !!! #realismpainting
October 15, 2021
SIMONE READ 'Aqua Motion – Mona Vale Ocean Pool' 10 x 10cm, 17.5 x 17.5cm framed ink on paint swatch $ 95.00 free packing shipping Australia Wide and we can also arrange international shipping as well ! Price includes white shadow box display frame. Archival and other framing options can also easily be arranged!
October 15, 2021
Exciting new solo exhibition by KATHERINE WOOD officially opens tomorrow! “With these pieces I mindfully wanted myself to let go, to not be too attached to the outcome. I hope that this energy of just shedding can be felt by the viewer. Rejuvenation being the reward of letting go, providing new energy and vigour.” – Katherine Wood Take me to Another World 120 x 100cm, oil on canvas $ 3,900.00 Free packing and shipping Australia wide. The team can also arrange shipping worldwide.
October 14, 2021
