About Visual Artist Jenny Davis

Bio - CV - Exhibition History

A rustic metal shed with its door open, surrounded by trees and greenery. A small platform with a black animal sitting on it, and a white radio or speaker on the platform. The ground has some scattered bricks and dry leaves.
An artist with blonde hair and glasses, wearing a magenta shirt and purple scarf, stands in front of three large abstract paintings inside an art studio. The paintings feature bold, colorful, and expressive brushstrokes with a mix of dark and vibrant colors.
Interior of an art studio or workshop with paintings, art supplies, and various objects cluttered on tables and shelves, with windows letting in natural light.

Studio

Outlook8studio is multidisciplinary art studio, built by artist Jenny Davis from discarded and recycled materials in 2000. The studio is based in Victoria, Australia, specialising in the creation of original, thought-provoking artworks, striving to recycle materials that minimize the impact on the environment and are less harmful to the earth.

Artist Bio

Jenny Davis is a Melbourne based visual artist who’s practice spans painting, sculpture, mixed media, fibre/textile and installation. Born in 1956 , she studied at Swinburne University gaining the Associated Diploma in Visual Arts in1994 and accepted into Vic College of Arts ( sculpture and painting) She has studied under numerous masters, including, Shane Merry and Annette Iggulden and awarded an arts residency in Spain, several arts grants and has been a finalist in many, including John Leslie Prize and Doug Moran.

Jenny has exhibited her work widely, both nationally and internationally in Australia, New York, Berlin, Venice Biennale 57, UK and Paris, with work held in various private and public collections in Australia, USA, UK, Canada & EU, including, Can Serrat International Arts Center Barcelona, Spain, Rydges Hotel Group Australia and the museum's of, Shenandoah Valley and California Center for the Arts, Escondido, in the USA.

Seeking to unravel the complexities of identity, life and world around us often her work reflects the themes of decay renewal and nature. Her textile based artworks and installations transform inherited and collected textiles and artefacts into contemporary ideas that stitch together personal histories with the collective memory of those who came before us and to new ideas of the present.