Jeannette Dyson – Artist – Paintings
Established Artist Jeanette Dyson’s love of the Western Australian landscape is captured throughout her work. Many of the works depict the Kununurra and Kimberley areas of the north-west of WA where she has frequently resided. The colours and textures of that landscape are rendered in oils, acrylics and often pearl dust, gold dust and ochres found at the site. Jeanette is a highly awarded artist who has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both locally and interstate.
Jeannette Dyson – Artist Biography
Jeannette Dyson’s love of the Western Australian landscape is apparent throughout her work. Capturing the unique colours and textures, Flora and Fauna, of the Northwest, using a variety of techniques in oils, acrylics, ochres (Kimberley) and gouache. This has made her aware of all the influences that have formed her own identity, specifically that of the Kimberley, Pilbara and the Northern Territory (Kakadu) enabling her to present exciting new exhibitions.
Jeannette Dyson was born in South Australia in 1949, but came to Perth as a small child.
She attained her Diploma of Art Studies at Forrestfield Technical College, receiving awards in the final year of painting and studio ceramics.
Jeannette, is married and has a son and daughter, Jeannette was Vice President of the Kununurra Arts Council created and Managed two Kununurra Art Galleries, Resident Artist at the Kununurra District High School, and teaching at Kimberley College of TAFE.
Among the many prizes and Art Awards she has won, have been the Royal Agricultural Show (Rural Artist of the Year), City Of Belmont Art Award, Liddelow Bicentennial Art Awards (both Oil and Watercolour sections), Cockburn Bicentennial Art Awards and culminating in the prestigious Melville Art Awards , Ord Festival and East Kimberley Acquisition Award , Shinju Matsuri, Kimberley Art Award , Cossack Major Art Award and the Beverley Contemporary Art Award.
Her paintings are included in many private collections, sponsored acquisitions purchases, overseas and Government collections (Premiers & Minister of Health Offices) and has exhibited in London, Paris and New York.
Having spent 6 years in the Avon Valley wheat belt & due to her husband’s appointment as Senior Inspector, WAQIS on the NT / WA border & subsequent transfer back to Kununurra and the Kimberley which remains a constant inspiration for her painting.
Education
Diploma of Arts Studies (Dip of A.S) with award in 4th year (final) painting and Dux of Studio Ceramics. Workshops and Courses. TAFE: Grant sponsored residency & school workshops.
Solo or Joint Exhibitions
2008 JahRoc Galleries “Captured Passions” Margaret River WA
2003 Red Rock, Contemporary Women Of The East Kimberley Darwin.
2002 Kimberley Fine Art & Diamonds Gallery Kununurra
Pearlers Row Gallery Broome
Pilbara Fine Art Gallery Karratha
2001 Pilbara Fine Art Gallery Karratha
Inside Out Design Perth
Pearlers Row Gallery Broome
2000 Maxwells Fine Art Gallery Rolystone
1999 Wildwood art Gallery Yallingup
Framed Gallery Darwin
Old Mill Gallery York
1998 Pearler’s Row Gallery, Broome
Diversion Gallery, Kununurra
Design Inside-Out Gallery Perth
1997 Pearl Fishers Gallery, Broome
Framed Gallery, Katherine: NT
Cunderdin District High School
1996 Convent Gallery Victoria
Cunderdin District High School
Pearlfishers Gallery, Broome
1995 Inside Out Design Gallery Perth
Romantiques, Kimberley
1994 Kimberley Kreations, Broome
Goldfields Art Centre, Kalgoorlie
1993 Reflections of the Kimberley Gallery,
Derby Framed Gallery, Katherine: NT
1991 Kimberley Fine Arts and Diamonds, Kununurra
Shards Gallery, Fremantle
1989 Film and Television Institute, Fremantle
Group Exhibitions
2003 Diversion Art Gallery Kununurra
2000 Maxwells Art Gallery, Nude Exhibition
1999 Old Mill Gallery York
Framed Gallery Darwin
1998 Australian in NewYork
Gelabert Studios Broadway, New York
1997 Australian in Paris, Miromesnic Fine Arts Paris
1996 Australian in London, Mall Galleries London
Convent Gallery, Victoria
1995 Made in the Kimberley Exhibition Moores Building, Fremantle
Kimberley Inspired, Exhibition Kimberley Kreations Gallery, Broome
1993 Kimberley Collective Red Ochre Gallery Perth
Framed Showcase Gallery, Darwin NT
Six of the Best Kimberley Artists, Kimberley Kreations, Broome
Alice Springs Art Awards
1990 Royal Centenary Celebrations Exhibition,
South Perth Heritage Awards
City Of Melville Art Awards
Darlington Invitation Exhibition
1989 Cystic Fibrosis Invitation Exhibition
Royal Perth Hospital and R & I Bank Awards
1988 Shire of Kalamunda Invitation Award
1987 America’s Cup Invitation, Observation City
1984 – 2002 Royal Agriculture Society
1984 Newman College
1983 Katanning Art Prize
City Of Bunbury Art Gallery
1982 Torchbearers for Legacy, City of Fremantle
Awards
1982 St John’s Art Exhibition, Most Popular Vote
Pinjarra Rotary Art Award – Winner, Still Life Section
1984 – 1987 Annual Royal Agricultural Society Show – Awarded Many Highly commended and Sponsor Purchase Awards
1986 Harvey Art Gallery Exhibition, Winner, Still Life Section
1987 City Of Belmont Art Awards – Winner Oil Section Won several Highly Commended Judgers Awards
Liddelow Kelmscott Society Show – First and Second Prizes in all sections entered and Overall Best Exhibit.
Cockburn Cultural Art Exhibition – Winner, Drawing Section
1988 Received ” Peters Purchase Award “, Busselton
Cockburn bicentennial Art Awards – Won Drawing Section
Merredin Art Award – Won Sponsored Place of Nature Award
Liddelow Bicentennial Art Award – winner of both Oils and Watercolours section
1989 Melville Art Award – Winner, Open Section
1990 Cockburn Art Prize – Highly Commended, Oil and Water colour sections
Royal Agriculture Society, Perth Show Awards – Highly Commended
1991 Wyndham Shire Acquisition Art Award, First Oils, First Water Colour and two Seconds
Ord Festival Art, Kununurra – Merit Award
Kununurra Agricultural Show – First and Second Prizes in all sections entered, Highly Commended and overall winner.
1992 Wyndham Shire Acquisition Art Award (- two firsts)
Kimberley Art Award Overall Winner
1992 Katanning Art Award Highly Commended
1993 Shinjui Matsuri Art Prize
1994 S W E K – East Kimberley Art Awards, Two Firsts
Ord Festival – Kununurra Arts Council – Major Acquisition Purchase Award
Cossack Art Awards Hamersley Iron Major Acquisition Award
1995 Cossack Art Award
1996 Cossack Art Award, MAJOR Acquisition Award
Tammin Art Prize First Prize, Drawing & Water Colour Highly Commended, Drawing Oils & Acrylics
Northam Art Prize, Highly Commended, Drawing & Water Colour Sections
1997 Albany Art Awards, Highly Commended
Northam Art Awards, Highly Commended, Drawing and Water Colour section’s
Tammin Art Prize, First Prize, Drawing and Water Colour
Highly Commended Drawing’s and Oil’s/ Acrylics
Royal Agricultural Society, Rural Artist of the Year
1999 Albany Art Awards Highly Commended
York Art Awards. Purchased award
2000 Cossack Art Award Contemporary Section
Beverley Contemporary award, Art purchased. Highly commended Contemporary and Acrylics sections.
2003 Commission Acquisition for MGM Darwin Casino.
JahRoc Galleries currently have no paintings for sale by Jeannette Dyson
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