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
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.
Group Show, The First 40 Years
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024
Group Show, The Winter Bride
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2023
Jenny Watson Six new works and the Patricia paintings
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2023
Group Show, A Painting Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2020-21
Group Show, Workshop
University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, 2019
Group Show, Fringe
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Belgium, 2019
Jenny Watson Peripheral Vision
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2018
Jenny Watson Jenny Watson: The Fabric of Fantasy
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2017
Group Show, Shut Up and Paint
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2016-17
Jenny Watson Jenny Watson: Chronicles
Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane, 2016
Jenny Watson Just a Girl
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2016
Group Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2015
Jenny Watson Birds
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2014
Jenny Watson The Daisy Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2010
Jenny Watson Star Material
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2007
Group Show, If these walls could talk
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2005
Jenny Watson Angels, Mrs Peel, Maybelline and a Long Night of the Soul
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2004
Group Show, Dirty Dozen
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2002
Group Show, The First 20 Years
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2002
Jenny Watson
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2001
Group Show, All Stars
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2000
Jenny Watson Japan
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1999
Jenny Watson History / Hysterie
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1996
Group Show, Stockroom
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1995
Jenny Watson
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1995
Jenny Watson
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1994
Jenny Watson Paintings with Veils and False Tails
45th Venice Biennale, 1993
Jenny Watson
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1992
Group Show, Christmas show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1991
Group Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1990
Jenny Watson
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1989
Group Show, The Cocktail Party (All Gallery Artists)
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1988
Group Show, 7th Biennale of Sydney
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1988
Jenny Watson The Bottled Memories
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1988
Group Show, 1968-1988 Selected works
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1988
Jenny Watson Some paintings after ''Alice on a bad day''
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1987
Group Show, Chaos
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1987
Group Show, The Forbidden Object
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1986
Jenny Watson Alice and the Aristocrat
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1985
Group Show
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1984
Group Show, Dreams and Nightmares
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1984