JILL KEMPSON 1961 Born in Melbourne,Victoria BIOGRAPHY : JILL KEMPSON 1979-81 Bachelor of Fine Art - Painting, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1983 First Year - Anthropology, University of Western Australia SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1989 Secret Garden of the Interior, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1991 Threading Light and Land in Tuscany , Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1993 Journeys to the Interior , Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1995 Looking Back to Look Forward, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1998 Unforeseen Journeys, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth 1999 Reflections, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle 2001 Foreign Yet Familiar, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1981 R.M.I.T. Student Exhibition 3rd Year, Art Faculty Gallery, Melbourne 1983-85 Numerous 'Artists' Gallery Association' Exhibitions 1984 Destination China, Nexus Galleries, Fremantle and Guang Dong Art Academy of Fine Art, Guang Dong, China (Travelled to China with four other Artists for Exchange Exhibition) 1984 New Wave, Editions Gallery, Fremantle 1985 Tresillian Art Prize, Community Centre, Nedlands 1985 Invitation Exhibition of Limited Edition Prints, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth 1986 Opening Exhibition, Black Swan Gallery, Fremantle Arts Foundation 1986 Peace Show, Prism Gallery, Fremantle 1987 Six Pack, Praxis Gallery, Fremantle 1987 Various Painters, Praxis Gallery, Fremantle 1987 Albany Art Prize, Albany Community Centre (Highly Commended) 1988 Artemis - Women's Collective 'No Second Thoughts, Fremantle Film and Television Institute, Western Australia 1989 Heidelberg and Heritage, Two Visions of Australia - One Hundred Years Apart, Linden Gallery, Melbourne 1990 Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne (Represented by Galerie DŸsseldorf, Perth) 1990 Invitation Exhibition, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth 1991 New Acquisitions, Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia 1991 Nine Western Australian Artists, Galerie DŸsseldorf, Perth 1991 Fund raising Exhibition for Perth Royal Zoo, Perth Galleries 1991 Invitation Art Award, Deloitte Ross Tohmatso, Royal Perth Showgrounds 1992 Artists' Choice, Greenhill Galleries, Perth 1992 Opulence, Western Australian Crafts Council Invitation of Multi Disciplined Artists 1992 New Romantics, Art Gallery of Western Australia 1992 Invitation Exhibition, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth 1993 Ten Women Artists, Greenhill Galleries, Perth 1994 Presence, Fremantle Art Centre 1994 Pride of Place, Acquisitions 1990-94. Art Gallery of Western Australia and Geraldton Regional Art Gallery 1994 Women of the West Royal Automobile Club, Sydney, NSW 1995 A Rose is a Rose is a Rose, Galerie DŸsseldorf, Perth 1995 Recollection, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia 1995 Recent Acquisitions, Art Gallery of Western Australia 1996 The Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Sydney, NSW 1997 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman, Sydney, NSW 1998 21 Years On, Galerie DŸsseldorf, Perth 1998 Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Sydney, NSW 1999 Transitions, 21st Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Invitation Prize 2002 Speech and hearing Fundraiser, Burswood Convention Centre, Perth 2002 Art For Refuge, Moores Buiding, Fremantle, Western Australia AWARDS 1989 Visual Arts/Craft Board - Australia Council - Overseas Studio 'Paretaio', Tuscany, Italy 2001 ArtsWA - Development Grant - Research Paris, France PROJECTS 1991 Artist in Residence. South Hedland High School, Western Australia 1995 'Green Plan for Fremantle' with Trish Bygott for Greening Australia Conference COMMISSIONS 1992 Poster for Urban Thresholds. Transperth Public Art Programme 1994 Design for Wollen Scarf, 'Print on the Sheep's Back, Textiles for Nomads 1999 Poster for Fremantle Festival 1999, Fremantle City Council COLLECTIONS Education Department of Western Australia, BankWest, The Holmes à Court Collection, Artbank Art Gallery of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Wesfarmers, City of Fremantle BIBLIOGRAPHY Hoareau Thomas Various Painters with Ulterior Motives, Praxis M.16 1987 p.40 Bender Danielle Interior Landscapes, The West Australian Magazine. 6 May 1989 p.4 Goddard Julian Taste for Tuscany, The Fremantle Herald. 9 August 1990 p.8 Bromfield David Gairdner Finds Room for Art, The West Australian. 22 Sept.90 Snell Ted The Painted Image, Twenty Contemporary WA Painters. Western Australian Art No.1 1991 p.52-55 Bromfield David Gods and Poetry in Italian Memories, The West Australian 25 May 91 p7 Snell Ted Affinity Reflects Pilgrims Progress, The Weekend Australian. 23 May 91 Harpley Melissa Natural and Unnatural Landscape, W.A. Italy. Art Link Vol.11 No.3 Spring 1991 p.63-64 ABC Regional Radio Interview. Artists' Choice Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries 18 February 1992 Britton Stephanie Art and the Feminist Project, Artlink Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1994 pp 35-86 FAR Vol.9 No.2 April/May 1994 p17 Cook Robert Romancing Place, Art and Australia, December 1995 Ferrier Evi Art Beat, Perth Weekly, Vol. 1 issue 34, 5 August 1998 Bromfield David On Show, Big Weekend, The West Australian, 22 August 1998 de la Harpe M Vogue Living, No.3 April 1998 p.107 Cox Nicole Reflecting Back on Fremantle, Fremantle Herald, 2 June 1999 Artbank Artbank Magazine, Issue 2 Summer 1999