CURRICULUM VITAE

 

EDUCATION

• Attended Elam school of fine arts – Auckland New Zealand

• Year Three Painting and drawing at Seaforth Tech – Sydney

• Studied under the following artists – ( NZ) Pat Hanley, Garth Tapper, Colin McMahon

• (Australia) David Andrews (Archibald finalist), Judith White, Bela Ivanyi, John Morris

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 New Horizons – Ruby Samadhi Gallery Kincumber

2004 Tidal platforms Café La Vida Copacabana

2003 -04 Open Studios Art Vision Studios Gosford

2002 Time waits for no Man Gosford Regional Gallery Gosford

2000 Captured Moments Brisbane Water Galleries Gosford

1999 A Fractured Vision Charles Hewitt Galleries Sydney

1996-98 Various Brisbane Water Galleries Gosford

1991 Glimpses Whole on the Wall Gallery Sydney

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 Finalist - Hornsby Art Prize

2019 Finalist - 5th Annual Leaves & Petals Exhibition - Fusion Art -              juried Exhibition.

2019 Waterline Gallery - Group show -Ettalong

2018 Gallery on Ocean  - Group show - Ettalong

2018 -19 Showing at Casa Del Sol Gallery - Koolewong

2017 The Studio Gallery – Art Co-op North Gosford

2016 Gosford Art Prize – Overflow Exhibition

2015 Shore Thyme – Soldiers Pt, Central Coast, NSW

2015 With Intention – Community Gallery – Gosford Regional Gallery

2013 Grandma Moses – Gosford

2013 Gosford Art Prize – Overflow Exhibition

2011,2013 A Vine Art Affair  – Group exhibition at Fires Creek Winery – Holgate

2004 Affordable Art Show Indigo Art Sydney

1999 Cinque Avoca Gallery Central Coast

1998 A Taste of Sydney Nissart Gallery Launceston

1998 Group Show Charles Hewitt Galleries Sydney

1995 Sister City Edogawa City Gallery Japan

1988-1995 Sydney Royal Exhibition Sydney

 

COLLECTIONS

Public collections:  Australian Associated Press,

Thames District Council NZ

Private collections: England, New Zealand, Australia, Germany

 

GALLERIES  – Have shown at these galleries

Bespoke: Balmain – Sydney

Indigo Art Online

Charles Hewitt Galleries: Paddington – Sydney

Upstairs Gallery: Whitianga – New Zealand

Art Vision Studios: Studio Gallery – Wamberal, Central coast

Coast Gallery: Erina Heights

 

Websites:

https://www.kadirajenningsart.com/

https://bluethumb.com.au/kadira-jennings

Blog: https://www.kadirajenningsart.com/blog

 

INVITATIONS

1996-2000 Wyong Prize Exhibition Central Coast

 

TEACHING

1993-2018 Group and Private Lessons in Central Coast Studio

2012-2018 1 day colour mixing workshops – beginners intermediate and advanced

2004 1 Day workshop Series – How to Access your Inner Creativity, A new approach to Pastels, Zen Drawing, Mixed Media Meltdown, Learn About Colour, Beginners course in Oil Painting

1993-2000 Central Coast Community College – drawing, pastels, watercolours

1995-2000 Ettalong Beach Art Centre – drawing, pastels, oils, watercolours

1997  Creativity workshop for Nexus Business Alliance – guest speaker  – Two-day workshop at Gunning

1998, 2015 Workshops for – Gosford Arts Centre and Tuggerah Lakes Art Society

PRIZES

2000 Margaret Smith Memorial Art Prize

2017 Merit Award - Light & Space online gallery