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Born in Wallsend, in the North East of England,
the youngest of 3 daughters. Showed a strong interest
in art from a very early age and fought the education
system, with the help of her parents, to enter
Art College (now Newcastle University) at the age
of 16, instead of 18, achieving a degree in interior
design.
Emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in
1971, where Jenny had a very successful career,
designing
interiors for many well known business people,
hotels and offices. In 1985, she gave it all up
to run a craft centre with her husband in Ballingup,
in the South West of WA, winning a small business
award and finalist in 4 tourism awards. In 1998,
after great changes in her personal life, Jenny
made the decision to work full time at her art.
Today,
Jenny is a dedicated full time artist with her
own studio/gallery in Abbey Beach Resort, situated
in Busselton on the beautiful South West coast.
She has become a highly acclaimed internationally
artist. Her works span the globe, including USA,
Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Snigapore,
South Africa, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden,
France, Belgium, Japan, Hungary, Germany, UK and
Ireland.
Major Artistic Awards:
Won first art award aged 4
Winner Woman’s Weekly Art Award aged 7
Winner Brook Bond Travel Prize UK
Winner National Safety Poster Prize UK
Winner Nation Libraries Poster Prize
First one person exhibition, Newcastle, UK aged
16
Winner Donnybrook, WA Pastel Prize 1998
Artworks selected for the South West Health Campus
Bunbury 1998
Major Art Exhibitions:
The Old Cheese Factory 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1994
The Bay Gallery of Fine Arts, Perth 1989
Gallery Two, Perth 1990, 1991
Westmall Gallery, Perth 1990, 1991
The Burswood Resort Hotel, Perth 1991, 1992, 1993,
1994 & 1996
Rics Gallery, Perth 1994
The Extravaganza Gallery, Albany 1995
Garden City Perth 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Abbey Beach Resort, Busselton 2002
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