Jessie Beard

Jessie Beard is an emerging abstract expressionist and abstract landscape painter. Her work observes nature, with an accentuation on colour and movement. The process begins on location, immersing into her surroundings, taking photos and storing what the senses are experiencing. Jessie uses abstraction to depict and reconnect with the place and the associated fleeting memories and emotions. Numerous layers and patterns are used to portray the depth, intricacies and stories within nature and present an appreciation of the natural world in euphoric interpretations.

2021 – Associate Degree of Creative Arts & Design (Distinction), Charles Sturt University
2014 – Diploma of Visual Arts (Distinction), Great Lakes TAFE

2022 — ‘Pulling Shapes’ group exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2022 – ‘Where we wander’ solo exhibition, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree
2022 – ‘Northern Exposure 7’ group exhibition, Glasshouse Port Macquarie
2021 – ‘Travel Journal’ solo exhibition, Gather and Place, Taree
2021 – ‘Fifty Squared’ group exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2021 – ‘Inside This Box’ group exhibition, The Corner Store Gallery, Orange
2020 – ‘Summer Vibes’ group exhibition, The Space Gallery, Rosebery
2019 – Belle ArtStart, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2018 – Belle ArtStart, Totem Road, Paddington
2017 – Belle ArtStart, Alexandria, NSW (Pop up gallery)