Jessie Pitt
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1975 Melbourne Australia
Jessie Pitt studied Visual Art at TAFE after finishing school. Completing an Associate Diploma of Visual Art, Majoring in Printmaking.
Jessie works with various mediums to create finished artworks, these being a mixture of drawing and painting. Mediums include charcoal, graphite, drawing ink, acrylic on canvas on paper. She is working predominantly now on un-stretched canvas. The texture of the material is an important part of the finished artwork, and currently the majority of works are completed this way. Jessie builds each artwork up in layers, trying to also get a depth and translucency in the artworks. Mediums that are used in her current works are: ink, charcoal, graphite and acrylic. So both drawing and painting techniques are used to create the desired effect. Being a landscape artist it is not a goal to be hyper-realistic, but portraying mountains and conveying the mountains in the way she sees them, how they speak to her in their constantly changing moods, through influences of light and cloud, and seasons. Like painting the soul of the mountain, and also being closely connected with her own experience, and what she feels and sees. Conveying a mood is an important part of the overall artwork.
Jessie’s technique developed through a transient lifestyle since finishing studying, in the sense that the mediums used were dictated by what could fit in her luggage and loving space following the snow for over 16 years in both Australia and Austria. (Jessie is also a ski instructor, race coach and backcountry ski guide.) Being in the mountains for so long has had a very strong influence on her art. They are a huge source of inspiration. As well as an adventurous childhood growing up in nature with her family hiking, skiing, camping all over the Australian Alps.
She is working/exhibiting internationally. Countries that she has exhibited in are Australia, Austria, Italy, France and Germany.
Jessie Pitt CV
Jessie Pitt CV
The Landscape is Beyond ME
“Western perceptions of land on the other hand position the landscape as the other and the outer, a site to be developed, exploited, and experienced. As a little boy growing up on the land I was constantly evolving within a combination of fear and wonder. The unfolding landscape was filled with forms of heroes and villains contained within nature, seasons, and time. This was and still is providing me with the essential ingredients of connection and experience. My experience of land was not that of conquest, violence, tragedy, or despair yet it existed upon it" – Dean Reilly.
Sydney Rocks
This exhibition is inspired by hikes around Sydney harbour and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. “We have on our doorstep one of Australia’s most diverse geological wonders of all time, The Sydney Basin. My painting inspiration is one small section by comparison but to me its presence is huge. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park with its beautiful Hawkesbury River backdrop magnifies the intense beauty, heightens the light and compounds the stature of the extraordinarily awesome monolithic ROCKS!”- Miranda Summers
Untitled. 2022
Untitled. is an annual tjg initiative that focuses on celebrating the works of guest artists foreign to our gallery space. Curated from local, interstate and international artists all at varying stages of their artistic journeys.
Captured Moments
Customarily my paintings encapsulate an observers captivated gaze over a subject. My viewpoint on someone captured living in a moment.
Porous and Quivering
Will Maguire’s solo exhibition titled ‘Porous and Quivering’ is an exploration into the vibrancy of matter and features a range of sculptural works in metal and wood
Andrew Bennett Pop Up
Andrew's ‘Still Life’ works delve into the imagination, melding the conscious with a dream-like surreal subconscious.
Chiaroni Pop Up
Chiaroni was born in Southland New Zealand and creates pieces that speak of his traditional New Zealand heritage.
Sydney & Surrounds
'Sydney & Surrounds' is a thematic group exhibition that will be held during the month of February and features numerous tjg artists responding to this theme. Overt or with subtle links to the thematic brief, works include sculpture, painting, collage and mixed media.
Hot Dogs
Rory OBrien's ‘Hot Dogs’ works pick up on the character of the canines he meets, capturing them in bright, bold and contrasting colours.
Kuringgai
To celebrate the launch of Miranda's works at the gallery we are thrilled to announce 'Kuringgai' a pop-up exhibition of exciting new highly textured works.
Mixed Tricks
This exciting body of work features new approaches and further developments of Andrew’s notable style. From his iconic beach and waterscapes to vibrant birds bursting with personality and colour 'Mixed Tricks' includes paintings rendered with looser brushstrokes and an earthy palette embracing Australia's magnificent iconic bushlands.
Gardens, Water and the Great Outdoors
During the lockdowns Megan needed to work from her existing photographic stock. Studying these references it was apparent a running theme had emerged, that of
gardens, water and all subject matter taken from the great outdoors, hence the title.
Finding Stillness
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
The Quiet Life
I have a folder that I fill with interesting pictures of everyday moments. As I’ve returned to this file over the years, I’ve found that the images have evolved over time. I have altered and displaced the figures in these pictures to echo a transformation. An approach that gives rise to a dreamlike atmosphere where reality, memory and illusion collide.
Sam Hopkins Selected Works Exhibition
Sam Hopkins 'Selected Works' exhibition features a variety of mediums from 316 marine grade stainless steel, Corten steel, aluminium and timbers across wall-mounted, plinth based, suspended and free-standing pieces.
Somersaults & Cartwheels
Rebecca Pierce’s solo exhibition 'Somersaults & Cartwheels' is a voyage into colour and texture with large doses of positivity, happiness and fun.
Remember The Wild
‘Remember the Wild’ is an exploration and an appreciation of how these trees; through culture, sacred and spiritual connections, define the character of the Australian bush and our growing understanding of their significance.
Seemingly Compliant
Niki McDonalds Pop Up exhibition is divided over three mediums - paintings, tapestries and three-dimensional works.
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.
Joie Villeneuve Pop Up
We are thrilled for the Pop Up exhibition of artist Joie Villeneuve to launch her representation with traffic jam galleries.
Newsletter #185
September 29, 2022
We are excited to share new work by REBECCA PIERCE for her upcoming solo exhibition opening October 14th 'And Yet Again' 61 x 45cm acrylic paint and ink, oil sticks and charcoal on canvas $ 1,200.00
September 25, 2022
'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' by DEAN REILLY "Much of our early colonial history is riddled with absurdity. Explorers doomed for failure through bad planning miscommunication and a disconnect and discomfort with the landscape. Like a fish out of water or a naked white man on a chartreuse camel, the new can sometimes appear bizarre." - Dean Reilly 'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' 40.5 x 51cm, 43.5 x 54cm framed acrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00
September 24, 2022