About
About Gemma King, artist.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Gemma King returned from living and studying in Sydney and abroad in 2016, to live and work on the family farm in rural New South Wales, in the small agricultural town of Walcha, set in the icy tablelands of the New England where she grew up.
King’s work is an exploration into the worlds around her, using multiple disciplines to help manifest each idea or thought, she aims to address her time so far through the warped glass and fickle nature of memory.
Her main disciplines include Linocutting (especially reduction multiplate linocuts), Carved wooden Sculpture and Charcoal drawings… her work, more recently has had a focus on markmaking, colour theory and experimentation - bending away from tradition multi edition prints in favour of unique or limited editions. The effects of watching the farm changing dramatically from day to day or month to month, year to year has bled into her subject, a new farmers insight to the ground and the weather’s unpredictable nature is visible in her new work.
Gemma in currently represented by
Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
Walcha gallery of Art, Walcha
New England Contemporary Print Gallery
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You can view Gemma’s Artist CV below
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Gemma King
Born Walcha 1989
2007-2008 College of Fine Arts, UNSW – Fine Arts/Arts
2008-2011 Fine Arts - National Art School, Darlinghurst, Printmaking Major
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
2014 Ub Ubbo Exchange - The Phillippines – Sponsored artist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 “Body of Water” Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
2019 ‘In the Dry’ – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
2019 ‘Killing Time’ – Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2015 ‘The Punters’ – Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
EXHIBITIONS
2024 “Land and Sky” with Julia Griffin at Tamworth Regional Art Museum
2024 stockroom show at Walcha Gallery of Art
2023 “That’s My Guitar” group show at Weswal Gallery
2023 “Living in Colour” group show with Rita Winneger and Paula Jenkins at Weswal Gallery
2023 “Wild!” Group show at New England Contemporary Print Gallery
2023 “Prints and Beer” with Stephen King and Julia Griffin with New England Brewing Company at Walcha Gallery of Art
2022 “Body of Water” solo show with Weswal Gallery
2021 “10 years later” group show with Lucy O’Doherty, Annalisa Ferraris, Daniel Kyle - Walcha Gallery of Art, Walcha
2021 “Backyard” group show with Matthew Kentman and Craig Handley Piermarq Gallery, Paddington
2020 “Compass - Generations of Walcha Artists” - New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
“In the Dry II” Group show Walcha Gallery of Art, Walcha, NSW
“Christmas Show” Walcha Gallery of Art, Walcha, NSW
2019 ‘Celebrating a Century of the Tamworth Regional Gallery’ – Silent auction
2019 ‘Burnie Print Prize’ – Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Burnie, Tas.
2018 ‘City of Light’ – Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW
‘The 2nd Brandon Trackman Memorial Show’ – Campbell Project Space, Sydney
‘4x4 Printmakers’ – Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW
‘Recent Works’- Gemma King, Ben Tooth, Rosie Waugh, Caleb Reid – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
“Collectief” – Duck Rabbit Gallery, Redfern, NSW
2017 ‘The Brandon Trakman Memorial Show’ - Lilac City, Darlinghurst
2016 ‘Kangaroos In My Blood’ - NERAM, Armidale
‘A Regional Mix’ - Janet Clayton Gallery, Paddington
‘The Rugby League Show’ - Lilac City, Darlinghurst
‘Six Young Artists’ – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
2015 ‘Youth Art Showcase’ – Pine Street Creative Art Centre
‘The Drawing Room’ – Mils Gallery, Surry Hills
Adelaide Fringe Festival – ‘The Salon Hung’ - Floating Goose Studios Inc
2014 ‘A bad day in Naples and then some more bad news’ – Mils Gallery, Surry Hills
‘Ladies that Paint’ – Bowral District Art Society
‘Headgear 4’ – Mils Gallery, Surry Hills
2013 ‘The Day of the Open Door’ – European Heritage Day – Teufelsberg, Berlin
Muswellbrook Art Prize – Finalist Works on Paper
Pop up Show – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
“The Kunderang Show” – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Aspects Art Show – Goondiwindi, NSW
2012 “Same Four New Work” – Walcha Gallery of Art , NSW
Aspects Art Show - Goondiwindi, NSW
“Framed” – NEGS Art Show, Armidale, NSW
Small Sculpture Show – Walcha Gallery of Art , NSW
2011 “Glochenschpiel” - Four Young Artists – Walcha Gallery of Art
2009 Opening Exhibition – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Muswellbrook Open Art Prize Exhibition – Muswellbrook, NSW
Christmas Exhibition – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
2008 “Framed” NEGS Annual Art Show – Armidale
2007 Fresh Art Festival – Port Macquarie, NSW
ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS
2012 Namoi Cotton Australia - Collection - Aspects Art Show – Acquisition
ART AWARDS
2018 Open Section – 2nd prize – Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi
2014 Grand Champion – Fine Arts – Walcha Show
2013 Grand Champion – Fine Arts – Walcha Show
Emerging Artist - Winner - Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi
2012 Printmaking Prize – Winner - Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi
Works on Paper – Winner – The Armidale Regional Art Prize
2011 Grand Champion – Fine Arts – Walcha Show
NAS Printmaking Prize – Parkers Fine Arts Supplies - National Art School
2010 Grand Champion – Fine Arts – Walcha Show
2007 Winner - Major Open prize - Port Macquarie’s “Annual Fresh Art Festival”
2006 Honours List – Visual Arts – HSC Visual Arts
Art Express – Work nominated – HSC Visual Arts
2005 Junior Champion - Fine Arts - Walcha Show
2004 Whitehouse Institute of Design – Highly Commended
COMMISSIONS
2017 Walcha Memorial Baths – Childrens pool mural
Rokko Restaurant, Burwood, Sydney – large customised mural
2016 Cutty Cellars, Crows Nest, Sydney – Multiple murals for major craft beer and local liquor producers for entire shop fit-out.
2015 Rocks Brewery Bar, Alexandria, Sydney – Large hand-painted mural.
2013 Private Group Portrait – large customised mural
2012 Walcha Skate Park Graffiti Project – assisted by local public school art students.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2018 ‘The 2nd Brandon Trackman Memorial Show – Campbell Project Space, Surry Hills, Sydney
2017 ‘The Brandon Trakman Memorial Show’ – Lilac City, Darlinghurst, Sydney
2013 ‘The Day of the Open Door’, The Teufelsberg Collective, Berlin – Artist Management, Heritage Coordinator.
2013 ‘Pop-Up Show’, Walcha Gallery of Art – Organiser
CONTACT
www.gemmajeankingartist.com
gemmajeanking@gmail.com
@oldbob.originals