Jane Hosking

I've had a lifelong love of nature and art. Many things interest me as an artist from the aesthetics of colour, unusual forms and textures to the issue of making a comment through my work. I like to produce works that can be humourous and fun but I also want to make a statement about issues such as the effect of humankind on nature. A continuing inspiration in my work is the concept of artifacts; objects that have existed for years and have been affected by weather, the environment and time. I am fascinated with the serendipitous colours, patinas and textures that eventuate through these elements.

Major influences of my work include the reuse of materials that have already had a life. While it is exciting to produce an artwork from new materials, sometimes a reused material can give an artwork an extra dimension, often due to the patinas and wear.

I have recently delved into the world of theatre props and am keen to explore this further. I would like the challenge of making something really unusual that someone else wants to see come to reality.

I hold a BA in Visual Art from Newcastle University and a Master of Letters in Visual Art from UNE. Exhibited in many group exhibitions in NSW and was a finalist in Sculpture by the Sea 2004, the Waterhouse Natural History Prize 2004 and the Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show 2006. Currently Assistant Director of Manning Regional Art Gallery at Taree.

Exhibitions
2007 3D at BP group exhibition at Blue Poles Gallery, Byabarra
2007 Confluence - Reclaim Life, North Coast artists, Port Macquarie Regional Gallery
2007 BOX, group exhibition at Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree
2007 Working Art, exhibition of TAFE art teachers at Tuncurry Campus
2007 "Song for a Tree". Created insect props for children's opera by Jeni van Oosten
2006 A Local Dialect, group show at Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery
2006 Finalist, Thursday Plantation Sculpture Prize, Ballina
2006 Time + Tide, group show with Julie Slavin and Cate Macgowan at the Watch House Gallery, Balmain
2005 Confluence, group show of Mid North Coast Women Sculptors,
Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery.
2005 Finalist, Aquasculpture, Port Macquarie
2005 Construct whale form for Willie the Whale project on the banks of the Manning River, Taree
2004 Finalist, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
2004 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2003 Go with the Flow, Blue Poles Gallery, Byabarra
2002 Staff to the Rescue, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
2000 Forgeries, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
1998 Graduate Show, Master of Letters, University of New England
1996 Tangible Figments, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Group show
1994 Third Prize, Contemporary Section, Walkom Manning Art Prize
1994 Tamworth City Art Gallery Fibre Exhibition (Graduating students of fibre, University of Newcastle)
1994 Wattagan Inn Gallery, with Julie Meyers
1994 Nine, Watt Space Gallery, Group show
1994 Arts Council of NSW travelling show, Postcodes
1993 Under Wraps, curated by Trevor Weekes at Watt Space, Newcastle
1993 Female Artists exhibition, University of Newcastle
1993 Boundary Runner, Watt Space Gallery, group show

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