10/06/2008 |
General News
Jenni Mitchell conducts private and group painting classes at Montsalvat. These are held on Tuesday evenings, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and Wednesday afternoon. Contact Jenni for further information on (03) 9439 3458 or 0417 585 102
More information.
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30/03/2008 |
Workshops
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Jenni will be holding a painting workshop 'by the Yarra River, Warrandyte'. Monday - May 5
10am - 3pm
for details and Bookings
(03) 04398 34358
jenni@jennimitchell.com.eu
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26/03/2008 |
Exhibitions
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Saying Sorry to the Earth - A Public Forum
Be inspired by an indigenous perspective from Vick Walker, the mystical art of Jenni Mitchell, poetic reflections from Christina Rowntree and the reflective genius of Shane Charles on didgeridoo.
7.30 till 9.45, Sunday 30 March, 2008
Templestowe Uniting Church
More information.
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19/02/2008 |
Workshops
30/01/2008 | Workshops
A pastel workshop will be held in WINGROVE PARK, Eltham.
Date: February 22
Time: 10am - 3.30pm
Cost: $70
Bookings: Phone Jenni Mitchell (03) 9439 3458
Email: jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
The workshop will begin with a demonstration in 'painting' the landscape using pastel. Tuition will continue at a one on one basis.
More information and bookings.
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18/02/2008 |
General News
VCAT has approved the permit for the gallery to go ahead at the site of 559 Main Road Eltham, former home of the Eltham Wiregrass & Gateway Galleries. This is a great win for the continuation of the Arts in Eltham. The new design for the gallery will incorporate the quintesential building elements of the district - mudbrick and timbers.
The permit had been refused by the Nillumbik Council and be opposed by some residents who felt car parking was a larger issue than the furtherment of the arts and architecture in Eltham. This iconic building designed by the quintesential mudbrick architects of Eltham will enhance the Gateway, foster the arts and help perpetuate the reputation of Eltham as a place for art.
Artful Win - from Diamond Valley Newspaper Article.
More from the Diamond Valley Newspaper Article.
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18/02/2008 |
Galleries
VCAT has approved the permit for the gallery to go ahead at the site of 559 Main Road Eltham, former home of the Eltham Wiregrass & Gateway Galleries. This is a great win for the continuation of the Arts in Eltham. The new design for the gallery will incorporate the quintesential building elements of the district - mudbrick and timbers.
The permit had been refused by the Nillumbik Council and be opposed by some residents who felt car parking was a larger issue than the furtherment of the arts and architecture in Eltham. This iconic building designed by the quintesential mudbrick architects of Eltham will enhance the Gateway, foster the arts and help perpetuate the reputation of Eltham as a place for art.
More news from Diamond Valley Newspaper Article.
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30/01/2008 |
General News
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Nillumbik Shire Council will be hosting a visual presentation by Jenni Mitchell as part of the RED CHAIR talks.
The prsentation will take the viewer to the places Jenni loves the most - the Desert and Lake Eyre, the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Date: Wednesday February 13
Venue: Eltham Living and Learning Centre
Time: 7.00pm
Bookings: Nillumbik Shire (03) 94333 111
More information and bookings.
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30/01/2008 |
Expeditions
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Nillumbik Shire Council will be hosting a visual presentation by Jenni Mitchell as part of the RED CHAIR talks.
The prsentation will take the viewer to the places Jenni loves the most - the Desert and Lake Eyre, the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Date: February 22
Venue: Eltham Living and Learning Centre
Time: 7.00pm
Bookings: Nillumbik Shire (03) 94333 111
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26/12/2007 |
Workshops
Book Now for Summer School Workshop at Montsalvat
Three days of painting and sketching around the grounds of Montsalvat.
Jenni will begin each day with a demonstration of oil, pastel or gouache. Each student will be given individual tuition throughout the day. The focus will be on learning to use our eyes to 'see' our subject.
Summer School Brochure.
Summer School Bookings & Brochure.
Classes & Workshops with Jenni Mitchell at Montsalvat
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
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12/12/2007 |
Workshops
Link to current timetable for regular weekly classes and Summer School Brochure.
Summer School.
Bookings & Flyer for summer School.
Regular Classes timbetable & Pricelist.
Montsalvat Classes & Workshops Brochure
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01/12/2007 |
General News
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Painting Summer, Mt. Buller Victorian ski fields.
Oil on canvas 122cm x 153cm
Selected for the Nillumbik Shire Art Prize.
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01/12/2007 |
Exhibitions
Jenni Mitchell will now show her work along with Mervyn Hannan from their Montsalvat Studio Gallery in Eltham and by appointment from the Fordhams Road Studios.
The Montsalvt studio Gallery is also the home of the painting classes and is located adjacent to the Roman Pool and the pine forest.
Selected and changing works of contemporary oil painting, works on paper, photography and sculpture are featured including the Antarctic, Arctic, Desert and studio pieces.
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01/12/2007 |
General News
Jenni Mitchell has recently been appointed to the committee of the Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW), Victorian Branch.
About AFUW.
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13/09/2007 |
Workshops
Painting the Diamond Creek and ancient Manna Gum in the artistic heritage Wingrove Park.
Walter Withers, Max Meldrum and a myriad artists have painting the knarked Manna Gums and wattle trees growing along the Diamond Creek at Wingrove Park.
Will start the day with a painting demonstration and then guide students on a one to one basis.
Date: October 15
Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Place: wingrove Park, Main Road Eltham Eltham - opposite Shell service station at Mt. Pleasant Road.
Cost: $55.00
BYO lunch
Bookings and Enquiries: Jenni Mitchell - 9439 3458 0417 585 102
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24/08/2007 |
Workshops
An all day workshop with Jenni Mitchell on the Yarra River at Warrandyte.
Monday September 3 - 10am - 3pm
Jenni will begin by demonstrating her technique of interpreting the subject and painting quickly onto the canvas before giving individual tuition to students.
Small group - bookings essential.
email: Jenni Mitchell
jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
Cost: $55.00
Bookings & Brochure
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28/07/2007 |
Media
Diamond Valley News - Portrait of Gary Honey
DV News story.
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10/07/2007 |
General News
The newly completed portrait of the Olympic Silver Medalist, Gary Honey will be on show at GATEWAY GALLERIES for one month.
DV News story.
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19/05/2007 |
Workshops
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New class - Tuesday Evenings
Jenni Mitchell Studio @ Montsalvat, Eltham.
Time: 6 - 8 pm
Enquiries: jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
or call: 9439 3458 M. 0417 585 102
Five week session $190.00
Suit beginners and advanced students - any medium.
Regular classes and workshops will continue from the Montsalvat Studio Gallery.
link to Gateway Galleries new website
Weekly Times story
invitation flyer
Portrait Painting Workshops with Jenni Mitchell
Classes & Workshops with Jenni Mitchell at Montsalvat
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
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18/05/2007 |
Galleries
GATEWAY GALLERY -
Fine Art, Eltham
GATEWAY GALLERIES is a new artist run gallery space opening soon in Eltham. Located at 559 Main Road Eltham in the former Eltham Wiregrass Gallery building.
The artists will be using the gallery to showcase their own work and run workshop. Jenni Mitchell is the gallery director.
A new Eltham style mudbrick gallery has been designed for the location and will be built when permits have been passed. Until then, the gallery will operate in the current building.
Artists exhibiting include Togsoyun Sodnom, Mervyn Hannan and Jenni Mitchell. Artists are invited to contact the gallery if they would like to become involved and or exhibit their work.
Jenni Mitchell's portrait workshop will be run from the gallery - each Tuesday evening in April - 7 - 9pm.
Regular classes and workshops will continue from the Montsalvat Studio Gallery.
link to Gateway Galleries new website
Weekly Times story
invitation flyer
Portrait Painting Workshops with Jenni Mitchell
Classes & Workshops with Jenni Mitchell at Montsalvat
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
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12/04/2007 |
Galleries
Gateway Galleries - Now Open
Showing work by: Simon Dattner, Mervyn Hannan, Faye Alexander Jenkins, Grace Mitchell, Jenni Mitchell, Tony Muratore, Togsoyun Sodnom, Tessa Wylde and more.
Gateway Galleries is an artist run gallery - artist who exhibit will be involved in running the gallery.
Weekly Times story
invitation flyer
link to Gateway Galleries new website
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02/04/2007 |
Galleries
Jenni Mitchell's work will soon be exhibited at Gateway Galleries in Eltham.
Gateway Galleries is a new gallery located in the former Eltham Wiregrass Gallery building. It is an artist run space. See large item for more details.
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16/03/2007 |
Media
link to essay by Jenni Mitchell - History of Arts in Nillumbik
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07/03/2007 |
Workshops
A Portrait painting workshop will be available in April. Workshop runs over four Tuesday evening sessions beginning Tuesday 3 Arpil and finishing Tuesday 24 April.
Details
Bookings & Brochure
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08/02/2007 |
Workshops
A painting class with Jenni Mitchell is now available on Wednesday mornings from 10am - 12pm. Other classes are held Wednesday afternoon and Thursday mornings.
Class information brochure.
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
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29/01/2007 |
Galleries
MONTSALVAT STUDIO GALLERY
Jenni Mitchell and Mervyn Hannan have jointly opened a new exhibition and studio space at Montsalvat in Eltham.
The 'new' MONTSALVAT STUDIO GALLERY is a working studio with a changing exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Jenni Mitchell and Mervyn Hannan.
The stone studio is set in the courtyard of the majestic Romanesque Pool in the Montsalvat grounds.
The studio will be used for teaching and exhibiting. Classes will be run in the studio and througout the picturesque Montsalvat grounds.
For details regarding the gallery or classes contact Jenni Mitchell on (03) 9439 3458 or email: jenni@jennimitchell.com.au.
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
Class information brochure.
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29/01/2007 |
Exhibitions
DESERT NOTES
An exhibition of works by JENNI MITCHELL and MERVYN HANNAN - painting, dioramas, sculpture and photography.
The selected works were created over a number of years from journeys to the desert sand, salt and sky heart of South Australia's Lake Eyre and the Flinders Ranges country.
Exhibition from: February 23 to March 29, 2007
Opening: Sunday February 25 from 2 - 4 pm.
MEENIYAN ART GALLERY
84 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan, Victoria Ph: 5664 0101
SOME IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED - SELECT: GALLERIES|PAINTINGS|DESERT NOTES EXHIBITION
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08/12/2006 |
Exhibitions
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Poets' Portraits on Exhibition - Montsalvat Chapel
A selection of Portraits from the series of 100 POETS' PORTRAITS painted by Jenni Mitchell will be show from Dec. 10 in the Chapel and the Studio Gallery at Montsalvt. The Portraits in the Chapel are Poets who have died since the portrait was painted. These include: A.D. Hope, Shelton Lea, Lisa Bellair, John Anderson and Adrian Rawlins.
Pic: Shelton Lea standing with his portrait at at an exhibtion of the portraits,LaTrobe Uni.
More pics of portraits - Select Gallery & choose Paintings/Poets .
List of Portraits Painted .
Montsalvat Poets' Festival Program Dec 10 2006 .
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15/11/2006 |
Workshops
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Booking now open for Summer School - Painting Workshops at Montsalvat with Jenni Mitchell. Subjects covered include:
Tone|Colour|Plein Air Painting and Drawing
Brochure and bookings .
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07/11/2006 |
General News
Limited copies of the publication TO THE ICE:Images from the Antarctic are still available and can be purchased from select bookshops or directly from Jenni Mitchell.
About the Book - Resources.
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11/09/2006 |
General News
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A series of painting classes and workshops will commence at Montsalvat in October in our new gallery and studio space.
The opportunity exists for students to work in the studio and to paint around the pictureque grounds of the historic Montsalvat buildings and gardens. Classes will be available during the day and evening.
The Studio Gallery space will show paintings and sculpture by Jenni Mitchell and Mervyn Hannan.
CLASSES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MORNINGs and AFTERNOONS.
Montsalvat Studio brochure.
Class information brochure.
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24/08/2006 |
Exhibitions
06/11/2028 | Exhibitions
DESERT SHARING
an exhibition of paintings and sculpture
TOGSOYUN SODNOM | JENNI MITCHELL | MERVYN HANNAN
A love of the desert has brought together two women from very different parts of the world. Togsoyun began painting her beloved Mongolian Gobi desert while a world away Jenni Mitchell was discovering the wonders of the Australian Desert.
A chance introduction has resulted in Togsoyunt travelling to Australia to paint in the Flinders Ranges with Jenni.
See their individual interpretations of their love of the desert through this incredible exhibition of paint and photography in the Barn Gallery at Montsalvat with sculptures by Mervyn Hannan.
For further information and interivew please contact Jenni Mitchell on: 9439 3458 or mobile 0417 585 102 or jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
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03/06/2006 |
Exhibitions
Earth | Salt |Ice
photographic exhibition
La Trobe University
Mt. Buller
Opens June 11 2006
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28/03/2006 |
Exhibitions
DESERT SHARING
Barn Gallery, Montsalvat
June 1 - July 3
Exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture -
works from Mongolia and the Australian Desert by
TOGOSYUN SODOM, JENNI MITCHELL, MERVYN HANNAN
an exhibition of paintings and sculpture
TOGSOYUN SODNOM | JENNI MITCHELL | MERVYN HANNAN
A love of the desert has brought together two women from very different parts of the world. Togsoyun began painting her beloved Mongolian Gobi desert while a world away Jenni Mitchell was discovering the wonders of the Australian Desert.
A chance introduction has resulted in Togsoyunt travelling to Australia to paint in the Flinders Ranges with Jenni.
See their individual interpretations of their love of the desert through this incredible exhibition of paint and photography in the Barn Gallery at Montsalvat with sculptures by Mervyn Hannan.
For further information and interivew please contact Jenni Mitchell on: 9439 3458 or mobile 0417 585 102 or jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
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11/01/2006 |
Workshops
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR 2006
Dates for the 2006 Little Desert and Mt. Arapiles Retreat and workshops are:
September 29 - October 4.
Workshops are based out of the Little Desert Lodge in the Western District of Victoria. A variety of landscape from waterholes, sand ridges, wild native vegetitation and wide skies. The Little Desert is also home to the rare and endangered Lowan (Mallee Fowl).
link to brochure and booking details
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11/01/2006 |
Workshops
Dates for Flinders Ranges Painting Workshop and Retreat are
May 1 - May 7.
Join us in a week of painting and sketching around the Northern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The retreat will be based at Blinman - an historic coal mining town. Nearby are rugged gorges, ancient creekbeds, knarled river red-gums and an array of vegetation and wildlife to experience through the artists' eye.
Regular demonstations and individual tuition throughout the workshops.
link to brochure and booking details
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28/12/2005 |
Media
The Age Newspaper.
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19/12/2005 |
Exhibitions
PORTRAIT OF THE ROYSE BROTHERS by Jenni Mitchell
The Portrait of the brothers, Alistair and Colin Royse can be viewed as part of the exhibition 'Salon de Montsalvat' currently running at Montsalvat. The exhibition will close Feburary 12, 2006.
Montsalvat is located at:
7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham
exhibition enquiries: (03) 9439 7712
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27/11/2005 |
Exhibitions
Desert, Ice and Poetry - Artist Talk and Visual Presentation
Jenni Mitchell will be presenting an Artist Talk and Visual Presentation at her current exhibition, Desert, Ice and Poetry.
She will take you through her journey of the salt of inland desert, Lake Eyre, The Antarctic, ice and sea and then to the north pole and the Arctic region and through her experience of Painting the portraits of the Australian Poets.
Barn Gallery, Montsalvat - 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham.
Date: December 7
Time: 7.00pm
RSVP: (03) 9439 7712
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19/11/2005 |
Media
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Read about Jenni Mitchell's voyage to the Arctic in the AGE Newspaper. Saturday Nov 19 - Travel Section.
link to story draft
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16/11/2005 |
Exhibitions
A new exhbition of selection paintings from the Desert, Ice and Poets' Portraits series is currently on show in the BARN GALLERY at MONTSALVAT. The exhibition will run until DECEMBER 12, 2005.
The works consist of selected Antarctic and Desert oil paintings, recent sketches from the Arctic and selected oil paintings from the series of 100 Australian Poets' Portraits. The Portraits will coincide with the Montsalvat National Poetry Festival to be held December 4.
link to selected images and choose Paintings/Desert Ice and Poetry
Montsalvat is at: 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham.
Phone enquiries: (03) 9439 7712 or mobile: 0417 585 102
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07/11/2005 |
Workshops
This workshop is designed to give a basic understanding of tone and colour. A five week course to run on Monday evenings between November 21 and December 19.
For details email Jenni: jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
or telephone (03) 9439 3458.
link to information and booking sheet
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18/10/2005 |
Workshops
Jenni will commence a series of 'Plein Air' painting workshops around Eltham from next Thursday. The workshops are designed to take students to various locations around the Eltham area including Montsalvat, the Yarra River and the Studio Garden.
enquiries to Jenni Mitchell: - jenni@jennimitchell.com.au
link to workshop information sheet
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16/10/2005 |
General News
Last Thursday Jenni accepted her 'Master of Visual Arts' degree from Monash Universtiy. Her Masters thesis was 'Salt and Ice' - a visual comparision of the two desert regions of Lake Eyre (salt) and the Antarctic (ice). Some painting work from the thesis can be viewed by selecting 'galleries/paintings/antarctic'
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11/09/2005 |
Expeditions
Resolute, Sunday 11th September...
With all the plans and best intentions made from the comfort of my Eltham studio and with the latest technology carefully carried to the other side of the world,(laptop computer, cameras and video equipment), the High Arctic showed me who was in control and it was not me. Communication from 83 degrees north was not easy. Difficult also was communications from the "Kapitan Klebnikov', not to mention the cost. So plans for regular journal updates from the voyage to the top of Ellsemere Island and Greenland have not happened.
The sea voyage is over - after nearly one month at sea we disembarked yesterday at Resolute on the Corwallis Island, still in the High Arctic. There is currently a 40 knott blizzard blowing gusts of snow around in the sunshine, looks spectacular... 110 kilometers winds are forcast for later today. On arrival yesterday it was snowing hard, large flakes osbcuring everything. The place looked far more beautiful in the snow than on arrival a month ago when the earth was bare and dusty. Mervyn and are booked to fly out on the next plane - next Wednesday. There are two planes each week, weather permitting. Sometimes the planes arrive, circle once or twice and leave... then it's another four days before they try again. It can be chaos. We hope for calm conditions next Wednesday!
While I have a few days indoors at the Narwall hotel - I will try to prepare some words to post.. and images of the past few weeks of this extraordinary journey through the Arctic land of polar bears, muskox and ice.
link to Arctic Notes
Selected Arctic photographs can be viewed by selecting 'Galleries' from menu and then 'Photography/Arctic'
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03/08/2005 |
Expeditions
Jenni has been awarded a Quark Polar Artist-in-Residency to sail aboard the Kapitan Khlebnikov ship during August and September. Throughout the voyage Jenni will present a series of workshops and lectures featuring her work from Lake Eyre, the Australian desert and The Antarctic.
This will be Jenni's first visit to the Arctic. Working as a multi-medium artist, Jenni will be using a combination of tradional methods and technology to document the voyage. Sketch-books, pencils and paint have been packed along side SLR, digital and video cameras.
'Each painting expedition is different. Because of weight restrictions and the long distance travel to the Arctic I have had to reduce the amount of carry on materials. I plan to spend the next few months following the voyage working in the studio from the field sketches and photographs to create new exhibition works.'
During November and December Jenni will return to the Antarctic with Mervyn Hannan. They will work as a Multi-Media and Visual Arts team with photography, video, painting and sculpture.
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28/07/2005 |
Exhibitions
Aeature article about exhibition Melbourne Age
The Age Newspaper.
Dickerson Gallery Melbourne.
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23/07/2005 |
General News
An audio presentation by Jenni Mitchell for Lab3000 and RMIT can be viewed as a project for the forthcoming National Science Week.
view here
view and LISTEN to presentation
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04/07/2004 |
General News
Jenni Mitchell presented a paper at the South Project 'Stage 1 - The Gathering' about working in the Antarctic as an artist-in-residence with the Australian Antarctic Division.
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Visit South Project
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25/09/2003 |
Expeditions
link to essay published Thylazine Magazine. Autobiographical piece about jenni Mitchell's voyage to the Antarctic as a recipient of he Australian Antarctic Division's humanities felowship.
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05/08/2003 |
Expeditions
I would like to thank the following Sponsors, Supporters and friends for their assistance with preparation and guidance towards my work in the ICE. Without their generous support, The Antarctic and The Arctic work I have completed and hope to continue may not have been possible - or would at least have been far more difficult.
'The Australian Antarctic Division, Quark Expeditions, Theme,Polar Arts Program, Printwize, Ultima Computers, Trinity Digital Solutions, Meanjin, The Age Newspaper, International Artist, Diamond Valley Leader, Montsalvat, Dickerson Gallery Melbourne, Thylazine, Young Nelson Productions, Lab 3000, The Royce Family, Dr. Knowles Kerry, Ken Taylor, Grace Mitchell, Mervyn Hannan and the many Collectors of my artwork.'
Jenni Mitchell
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01/06/2001 |
Media
ABC Australain Story - The Woodlanders - 2001
Shown on ABC TV - the story of Jenni Mitchell's friendship with three brothers who are timbercutters, and their lives in Digby, South Western Victoria.
link to ABC Australian Story
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