Jess Leonard
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Jess Leonard is a Sydney based emerging artist in the genre of photography. Jess’s practice investigates the life and death of birds and animals arousing morbid curiosities whilst exploring the beauty in what has passed on. Jess graduated from Sydney College of the Arts, a faculty of Sydney University, majoring in photo media and receiving the Deans University Award for her year.
Since then she has continued to work in the arts industry and has made the finals of numerous prizes and awards including The Prohart Outback Award, Lethbridge 2000, Banyule Award for Works on Paper Youth Prize and also received a Highly Commended in the Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize Emerging Artist for 2019.
Artist Statement
Museum, roadside and animal specimens are explored within my practice. The photographs engage with conflicting processes of death and collectively navigate the many forms of decomposition and the methods of preservation put in place to defy it.
My works play on the boundaries and tensions between the beautiful and the grotesque and through these specimens of decay I attempt to explore life. My subjects although deceased possess a life and personality of their own and I hope to capture this through the lens as I endeavor in my own way to give them life again
The Birds
Kayden Bailey, Megan Barrass, Ebony Bennett, Kasia Fabijanska, Thom George, Andrew Grassi-Kelaher, Elise Judd, Jess Leonard, Will Maguire, Niki McDonald, Kathryn McGovern, Danielle McManus, Rebecca Pierce, Simone Read, Dean Reilly, Al Roberts, Annabel Scanlen, Edgar Schilter, Ben Tankard, Kayo Yokoyama
We are excited to present our opening exhibition for 2021 a group thematic show titled THE BIRDS. Participating artists present their own interpretations and responses to this subject. On a two and three dimensional level the works range from the playful and irreverent through to macabre and nightmarish. The subject is presented through a range of mediums such as steel, ceramics, acrylic and oil paint, digital, pen, ink and charcoal.
Untitled 2020
'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
Section of DLYAN COOPER'S 'Four is Still the Magic Number' 42 x 32cm unframed, 45 x 35 x 5.7cm framed acrylic on canvas framed in Tasmanian Oak $ 700.00
October 14, 2021
