Jenny Watson's exhibition further continues her exploration into personal interior space by utilising formal and conceptual techniques and theories. Through her use of self-portraiture, Watson places herself into everyday situations. These are made extraordinary through her uncompromising use of colour and narrative. 

Exhibition Dates: 2 March – 24 March 2001

Jenny Watson's exhibition further continues her exploration into personal interior space by utilising formal and conceptual techniques and theories.

Through her use of self-portraiture, Watson places herself into everyday situations. These made extraordinary through her uncompromising use of colour and narrative.

While Watson's canvases have over the years, become minimal in style, they continue to be laden with meaning. Her sensual horsetails of 1992 echoed in her later simple image of a leaping horse, flying into the face of masculine adversity.

Watson has always combined irony and poignancy to illustrate her viewpoint, at times menacing and at other times wistful. Utilising a knowledge of art practices with seeming abandon, Watson is able to produce uncomfortable works that sit somewhere between a steep cliff and a comfortable bed.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Jenny Watson currently divides her time between Melbourne, Brisbane, Europe and New York. She has studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Melbourne and the State College of Victoria, Melbourne.

Jenny Watson was the Australian representative in the 1993 Venice Biennale and has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Her works are exhibited and held in collections within Australia, USA, Europe and Japan.
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Jenny Watson Mini - Ecology, 1995; oil on corduroy , acrylic on canvas; 192 x 96.5 cm, 91 x 61 cm; enquire
Mini - Ecology, 1995
oil on corduroy , acrylic on canvas
192 x 96.5 cm, 91 x 61 cm
Jenny Watson At the end of one's tether, Girl + Tree (Melbourne), 1994; Oil on cotton & acrylic on stretcher; 137 x 98cm; 25 x 20.5cm; enquire
At the end of one's tether, Girl + Tree (Melbourne), 1994
Oil on cotton & acrylic on stretcher
137 x 98cm; 25 x 20.5cm
Jenny Watson Horse Jumping, 1994; oil on cotton + acrylic on canvas; 142 x 100cm + 61 x 50.5cm; enquire
Horse Jumping, 1994
oil on cotton + acrylic on canvas
142 x 100cm + 61 x 50.5cm
Jenny Watson Bed and fireplace, 2001; oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas; 121.5 x 71.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm; enquire
Bed and fireplace, 2001
oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas
121.5 x 71.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm
Jenny Watson A Girl from under the floor boards, 2001; oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas; 137 x 76.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm; enquire
A Girl from under the floor boards, 2001
oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas
137 x 76.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm
Jenny Watson Sam and Me, 2001; oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas; 137 x 71.5 cm 25 x 20 cm; enquire
Sam and Me, 2001
oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas
137 x 71.5 cm 25 x 20 cm
Jenny Watson Sam, 2001; oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas; 137 x 71.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm; enquire
Sam, 2001
oil on cotton, acrylic on canvas
137 x 71.5 cm, 25 x 20 cm
Jenny Watson Sam chasing hare, 2000; oil on cotton; 154 x 85.5 cm, 35 x 25 cm; enquire
Sam chasing hare, 2000
oil on cotton
154 x 85.5 cm, 35 x 25 cm
Jenny Watson Motel, 2001; oil on cotton; 155 x 85 cm; enquire
Motel, 2001
oil on cotton
155 x 85 cm
Jenny Watson Gift Wrap, 2001; oil on cotton; 154 x 85.5 cm; enquire
Gift Wrap, 2001
oil on cotton
154 x 85.5 cm
Jenny Watson Perfume, 2001; oil paint, perfume bottles; dimensions variable Set of 9; enquire
Perfume, 2001
oil paint, perfume bottles
dimensions variable Set of 9