Past Activities

Open Studios Latrobe 2022

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studio shot with pictures on wall and furniture

I am part of  Open Studios Latrobe on the weekend of 26 & 27 March, with 18 artists across 5 towns in the Latrobe Valley.  Each artist will be demonstrating their skills in a studio situation - plus exhibitions in the larger venues that build the experience of a driving tour of Gipp

SCOPE22

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dark arch shape with little green seedlings arranged along the top

Group exhibition of recent works by teaching staff and research associates of The Arts Academy, from Gippsland and Ballarat campuses Federation University Australia. On show at the Post Office Gallery, Ballarat. Final 'Hoorah' on Thursday night 31 March.

Burnie Print Prize

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Terre, Pinus

I've been shortlisted for the Burnie Print Prize in Tasmania, with a work I made at the start of 2020. Terre, pinus: 60 x 90 cm (paper). Intaglio print, nature print, watercolour.

LRG In Conversation

PCA Print commission 2015

In Conversation is a series of videos produced by the Latrobe Regional Gallery in Morwell, as part of their LRG Online Program. David O'Halloran invites local artists to speak about their works held in the permanent collection.

Printed Garden, Naturefact Artifact

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Front window of the Goat Gallery
the garden wall complete!
opening night of Nati Frinj, photo Theresa Harrison
community nature prints
Wimmera Resonance
some of Jenny's small prints in the exhibition
Zig Zag print from road sign, hand coloured
Words installation photo Theresa Harrison

The Printed Garden, Naturefact Artifact was the project name of Jenny Peterson’s three week artist residency in the Wimmera during October, 2019.

Refresh Exhibition

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invitation
boxes of prints
various prints
storm quiver

Refresh is an exhibition and Clearance Sale of small prints from Jenny's Boolarra studio. Printmakers tend to accumulate a lot of works with their methods of proofing and editioning each plate as they are developed. It's time to make space!!

Exquisite Chemistry

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invite cropped

A group exhibition by the staff at Arts Academy Gippsland (formerly Gippsland Centre for Art & Design), Federation University, Churchill. Opening celebration Tuesday 30 July at 5pm. The exhibition will be on display during Fed Uni Open Day - Sunday, 25 August 2019.

Visceral Terrain

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Resonance I
Blue Soak
Visceral Fragments no. 1
Bask

Solo exhibition of new works at Port Jackson Press, 67 Cambridge st, Collingwood. Opening celebration Saturday 29 June, 2019, 2-4pm. See the online exhibition HERE

 

Printmaking Course

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printmaking course

From Etching to Screenprinting at arc Yinnar with tutors Jenny Peterson and Sharon Anderson. Sharon will introduce the course with screenprinting for 3 Sundays starting on April 28. Jenny will continue on Wednesday evenings in May with monoprints, linocuts and etching on copper plate.

Summer Salon at Port Jackson Press

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Sign with Ivy
Botanic
Climb
Double Botanic

I have new works in this group exhibition at Port Jackson Press in Collingwood. "Bursting with fresh new works, the dynamic range of works collected in Summer Salon reflect the bright energy of the season and of the print community itself.

Nature Prints & Softground Etching

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workshop flier castlemaine
nature prints

Jenny will be teaching a weekend workshop at Castlemaine Press, Lot 19, Castlemaine Victoria, in November 2018. Please contact castlemainepress@gmail.com with any inquiries or submit your question to the contact form on my website.

2018 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Awards

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print from road sign with hand colouring

My print called Tramway and Boldings Road has been shortlisted for the Swan Hill Print & Drawing Awards this year, hosted by Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria.

My Big Backyard in Castlemaine

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driving blue

My Big Backyard: Reflections on Landscape. An exhibition of drawings, paintings, prints & sculpture by eleven artists from the Goldfields and Gippsland. This group show asks how do regional artists use their physical and visual place to inform their creative practice and approach?

News

My next market stall with the Meeniyan Makers Market, in the Meeniyan Town Hall is on April 4, Easter Saturday 10 - 2. This will be the second event of this curated market held four times per year, one for each season. More info at their Instagram page @meeniyanmakersmarket