Jenny Blake Artist

The opening of Tyger Gallery was a wonderful success and I feel privileged to be one of the ten artists to be showing work in the inaugural exhibition BRTYER

I am delighted with this review written By Sasha Grishin, Canberra Times on 22 February 2011

The Exhibition OutsideIn InsideOut Belconnen Arts Centre March 2021

Blake’s inventive collage in her Rocky Times series employs wallpaper that has been cut out into bolder shapes and then stacked together, respecting the gravitational qualities of real rocks supporting one another in space. On occasions, her rock pile start to hint at humanoid shapes and that gives her unlikely constructions a somewhat different connotation

Sasha Grishin ANU’s Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin AM FAHA art historian, art critic,

Opening Night OutsideIn | InsideOut Friday 5 February 2021 at the Belconnen Arts Centre

Opening Night - Exhibition “Dunstan Street” Celebration of a wonderful collaboration between artist, Architect, Alexandra Arnold, Builder, Ian Fleming and team, and Marketing Manager, Michael Pead. An artist dream to exhibit in a sensational contemporary home with a gallery living room. October 2019

Exhibition “Dunstan Street” Celebration of a wonderful collaboration between artist, Architect, Alexandra Arnold, Builder, Ian Fleming and team, and Marketing Manager, Michael Pead. An artist dream to exhibit in a sensational contemporary home with a gallery living room.

Exhibition Sea Series was hosted at SPLATTER GALLERY Top Floor, Westfield, Belconnen, ACT, January 2019

It was a hot summer and my thoughts turned to the cool seas side, waves , brilliant sky’s and the horizon. I have enjoyed experimenting with new art products. I am looking forward to Sea Series 2020…keep an eye out !

We had a wonderful opening night at M16 Artspace  to mark the opening my most recent exhibition Block By Block. A huge thank you to the many wonderful friends and family that braved the cold evening to attended and for your ongoing support and encouragement. I feel so fortunate. A special thanks to my lovely sister Phillipa Blake who helped install, cater and will be sitting with me at the Gallery over the weekend. Thank you to my dear friends Rachel Develin, Belinda Barnier and Mariana Del Castillo who took lovely photos and who are always so enthusiastic and supportive. Thank you to the sensational Jodie Cunning ham and Phil Page who volunteered on the bar, to Jaz Hugonnet, Frances Spurgin from M16 Artspace for being an absolute delight to work with. A final thanks to David Chessell and Terence Maloon for officially opening the exhibitions, giving their time to support local artists. A big thank you to the GAZMAN ! Feeling very blessed.

A big week, I attended my Graduation, and delivered my first Archibald entry. My Archibald sitter was Bree Winchester, Journalist from the Canberra Times, and inspirational public speaker.  The wonderful Bree wrote a fantastic story on her experience of having her portrait painted. On seeing the finished portrait for the first time, she said   " You ARE beautiful" "I see myself in a way I've never seen myself before . I suddenly see how other people view me, I love her and I want to get down on my knees and beg for forgiveness for how mean I am to her (Bree) on a daily basis". 

CIT Diploma of Visual Arts 2017 graduation exhibition 4 December 2017. A very happy and proud day. My work Memories packed  won the Craft ACT prize to be included in the National 2018 Emerging Contemporaries Exhibition at Craft ACT  Feb 2- March17