Jade Oakley

Australian (1975)

EDUCATION

 
Higher School Certificate (99.55%) Top of state in 3 Unit Visual Arts, 1993
Bachelor of Fine Arts Hons. Class One. Gene Sherman award for sculpture, 1997
Photoshop for Desktop Publishing Ultimo TAFE, 2000
 
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2011                Up Lands Australian Galleries, Glemnore Road, Sydney
2010                Headland, Australian Galleries, Smith St, Melbourne
2009                Estuary, Australian Galleries Glenmore Road
2008                Colony II Kurnell, Sydney
2007                Tipping Point Mori Gallery
Circunmavigation Bondi Pavilion Gallery
Colony I Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2005 - 06         Snowy Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2004 - 05         Scarlet Fever Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2000                Sophistry Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
 
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 
2011                End of year exhibition Australian Galleries, Derby St, Melbourne
                        End of year exhibition Australian Galleries, Roylston St Sydney
2010                Sculpture at Sawmillers, Sawmillers Reserve, North Sydney
                        Artisans in the Gardens, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
                        artsCape Byron Bay NSW
                        Stockroom Show Australian Galleries Stockroom Melbourne
2009                A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Derby St, Melbourne
                        A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Roylston St Sydney
2008                A Return to Spirit Clifton School of Arts
2002                Sound Waves Jade Oakley and Kate Moore Noosa Regional Gallery
2001               Canberra Contemporary Arts Space
2000                Bundanon May 2000 Bundanon Artists Centre
1997                National Graduate Show Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1996                Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
 
 
COMMISSIONS
 
2011                Sky Garden Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Ember II Galaxy Casino, Macau
2010                Ember I Galaxy Casino, Macau
                        Goldengrove Crown Casino, Melbourne
Spring for Otto Ristorante
2009                Harbour Mobile for Quay Restaurant, Sydney
                        Happy Hour Mobile for Blanco Restaurant, Sydney
2008                Canopy Mobile for Concord Centre for Mental Health
Angophora Mobile for Otto Ristorante
Angel Trees Mobiles for Sydney Children’s Hospital
2007                Eames Chair Mobile for the Living Edge design studio for Sydney Design 07
2005 - 06         Paintings for the interior of Woolworths Head Office, Norwest Business Park NSW
 
 
RESIDENCIES
 
2006                Artist in Residence Margaret Whitlam Studio Bondi Public School
2001                The Floating Land Sculpture Program, Noosa Queensland
                        Vermont Studio Centre, USA
2000                Bundanon Artists Centre, May
 
 
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
 
2006 - 07         Sculpture by the Schools Sculpture exhibition for schools in Waverley
2007                Turning the Pages Environmental and sculpture workshops Hunter Valley, NSW
                        Direction of art workshopsfor Masada College Visual Arts Workshops
2005 - 07         Make Art With An Artist, Elizabeth Bay House
2005                In The Deep Sculpture workshops Dobroyd Point Public School
2004                Direction of art workshopsfor Masada College Visual Arts Workshops
2001                Restoring The Waters Community art workshops creek rehabilitation project for Fairfield City Council
2000                Direction of children’s workshop at Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
Design and construction of stage sets for Earth of Time, Winds of Change, Ravenswood school for Girls, Gordon.
 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
Jenny Blain “Oakley makes headway with Headland” ABC arts blog 2010
Betsy Brennan “Floating Art” Vogue Living Australia, February/March 2002
Susan Chenery "Natural Selection" London Telegraph Magazine July 1, 2000
"Making waves in the art world" The North Shore Times Feb 4 2000
Elizabeth Fortescue "The mirror of a special friendship" The North Shore Times Jan 1994
Elwyn Lynn "Students cut fine figures" The Australian Weekend Review Jan 8-9 1994