Complexity Theory, 2018
discarded Artlink Magazines, soon to be waste Ikea bookshelves
photographer Grant Hancock
JANE SKEER - CURRICULUM VITAE
https://www.janeskeer.com
EDUCATION
2024 Master of Fine Arts, Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2015 Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours First Class), Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2014 Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2013 Associate Degree in Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/COMMISSIONS
2024 I am NOT your Doormat, Commissioned by Adelaide City Council, International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, SA
2024 Woman to Woman, The Gallery Norwood/St Peters Library, St Peters, South Australia
2022 Artist in Residence, Whyalla Unearth Festival, Whyalla, South Australia
2021 You dont find India, India finds you, Five Walls, Footscray, Victoria
2021 Out of the Ashes, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, New South Wales
2020 We’re in this together, Guildhouse & City of Adelaide - ART WORKS Artist in Residence, Art Pod, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 Embedded Landscapes, Fabrik - Arts and Heritage, Lobethal, South Australia
2020 On the Horizon, The Metropolitan Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 Vessel, Open Studio, Pepper House, Fort Kochi, India
2019 Twine, Walkway Gallery, Bordertown, South Australia
2018 A Sustainable Celebration, New Years Eve - Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Afresh, Cathleen Edkins Gallery, Riddoch Art Gallery, Mount Gambier, South Australia
2018 True Blue, BOAA - Biennale of Australian Art, Eureka Centre, Ballarat, Victoria
2018 To look with fresh eyes - Mount Gambier revisited, Collective Haunt Inc. exhibition space, Norwood, South Australia
2018 Film, Adelaide Festival Centre Moving Image Screen Program, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Pine Tree Green, Artist in Residence, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre/Country Arts SA/SA Power Networks, Mount Gambier, SA
2018 Substituted, SALA - Artist in Residence, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Sign of the times, Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
2018 Anew, Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
2017 Left Behind, FELTspace ARI, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Public Art (Commission) - 6 stobie pole works, Port Pirie CBD Rejuvenation, Port Pirie, South Australia
2017 Interventions, Adelaide Festival Centre - SALA Festival, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Flyers, DreamBIG Festival - Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
2016 The Messenger, Kings ARI, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Meandering, Arkaba Hotel, (Commission), Fullarton, South Australia
2016 Suspended, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia - Garden Space, Parkside, South Australia
2016 Ode to the fisherman, Floating Goose Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 (Un)translation As An Alternative Paradise, Barnes Garage, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2024 MFA Degree Show, The Glue Factory, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2024 Play with form until it has impact, House of Tyres, New York, USA
2023 Halfway, Yarrila Arts and Museum, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
2023 GSA + HFBK, The Glue Factory, Hamburg Exchange, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Hamburg, Germany
2023 MFA1 Interim Exhibition, Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2022 Heyson Sculpture Biennial, Carrick Hill, Adelaide, South Australia
2022 Wonderground, Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley, South Australia
2022 Constantly Curious, Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf, South Australia
2020 Spaces, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 ARTHUR_Artbar SA LA LA Land, SALA Festival, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 Love in the time of Covid 19, Gagprojects/Greenaway Art Gallery, Kent Town, South Australia
2019 All I want for Christmas, Collective Haunt Inc., Norwood, South Australia
2019 The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland
2019 Wish You Were Here, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2019 The 2019 North Sydney Art Prize, Waveton, North Sydney, NSW
2018 Love is All Around, Collective Haunt Inc., Norwood, South Australia
2018 Wish You Were Here, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2018 Possessions, Collective Haunt Inc., Norwood, South Australia
2018 Her name, Adelaide Central School of Art/Guildhouse, Glenside, South Australia
2018 Endless Horizons, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia
2018 The Doll Redefined, Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
2018 Haunt Volume One, Collective Haunt Inc., Norwood, South Australia
2018 Internal Forces, Riddoch Gallery, Mount Gambier, South Australia
2018 Francois Knoetze: The Art Of Mongo, Collaboration with OSCA, Port Adelaide, SA
2018 Adelaide Fringe Exhibitions, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Airing our dirty Laundry, The Suburban Version, Linden Park, South Australia
2017 Colour Me, Praxis ARTSPACE, Bowden, South Australia
2017 What's in the BOX, BOAA - Biennale of Australian Art, Ballarat, Victoria
2017 Loreto springART - Emerging Feature Artist, Loreto College, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 FRAN FEST Poster Project, ACE Open, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 It’s Getting Hot in Here, Raj House, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures, Brighton, South Australia
2017 Curious Objects, Signal Point Gallery, Goolwa Wharf, Goolwa, South Australia
2016 The Suburban Version, Linden Park, South Australia
2016 Loreto springART 2016, Loreto College, Marryatville, South Australia
2016 Four Walls, Brunswick Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
2016 Wild Goose Chase, Adelaide Fringe, Floating Goose Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
2016 Hatched: National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, Western Australia
2016 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 Propositions – Graduating Student Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, SA
2015 Otherworld – Z-Ward, Sponsored by Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 Wish you were here - Postcard Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2015 “10 x 10” Graduate Fundraiser Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2015 Colour Me - Adelaide City Council’s Emerging Curator Polly Dance, Adelaide Town Hall, SA
2015 Occasional Purpose – 6-hour live performance drawings, Floating Goose Studios, Adelaide, SA
2015 Four Legs - Red Poles Gallery/Restaurant, McLaren Vale, South Australia
2015 Renew - Guest artist, Pepper Street Art Centre, Magill, South Australia
2015 Caring for Our Planet - 6th Solar Art Prize, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA
2015 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia
2014 Breaking Silence - Graduating Student Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, SA
2014 Wish you were here - Postcard Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2014 “10 x 10” Graduate Fundraiser Exhibition, Victoria Park Chiropractic Clinic, Adelaide, South Australia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship for 2022, Samstag Museum, Adelaide, SA
2021 Artbank Roadshow shortlisted artist, ACE Open, Adelaide, South Australia
2020/21 ARTWORKS - Artist in Residence, Guildhouse/City of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 Palace of Production - Artist in Residence, Country Arts SA/Catherine Murphy, Kangaroo Island, SA
2020 Artist in Residence, ACExKBF Residency Exchange, ACE Open/Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi, India
2019 Opening Speaker, Loreto College - Year 12 Art Show, Marryatville, South Australia
2019 Curator, I didnt see it coming, Collective Haunt Inc., Norwood, South Australia
2019 Opening Speaker, SALA Sanctity & Protection, Fine Art Kangaroo Island, National Wine Centre, Adelaide, SA
2019 Drawing on Country Artist in Residence, Whyalla City Council/Country Arts SA, Whyalla, South Australia
2018 Artist in Residence, Year 8 @ Loreto College, Marryatville, South Australia
2018 Speaker, SALA PechaKucha Night, Nexus Arts Venue, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Speaker, Artist in Residency (Air) Model Round Table, Guildhouse, Mawson Lakes, South Australia
2018 Chairperson/Curator, Collective Haunt Incorporated, Studio/Gallery, (housing 19 fellow artists) Norwood, SA
2018 Collaboration/Performance, The Art of the Mongo, https://open-space.org.au/project/artist-in-residence-francois-knoetze/,
performed in costumes designed in collaboration with Francois Knoetze and OSCA, Fringe Festival and SALA Festival project produced
by Open Space Contemporary Arts (OSCA Arts)
2017 Curator, The Suburban Version, Linden Park, South Australia
2017 Mentor-ship, IGNITE public art incubator, Tea Tree Gully Council, Modbury, South Australia
2017 Curator, Swell, Adelaide, South Australia
2016 Curator, The Suburban Version, Linden Park, South Australia
2016 Volunteer, Fontanelle Studio, Bowden, South Australia
2015 Curator, “10 x 10” Graduate Fundraiser Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, SA
2014 Student Representative, Academic Board, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, SA
2014 Volunteer, FELTspace Artist Run Initiative, Adelaide, South Australia
2013 Volunteer, “Uncharted Territory” Graduating Students Exhibition, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, SA
2010-13 Art Selector, Assistant Curator & Catering Manager for SpringArt Loreto, Adelaide, South Australia
AWARDS/GRANTS
2024. Finalist, 2024 Fisher Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
2022 Finalist, 2022 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
2020 Finalist, City Rural Emerging Artist Award, South Australia Living Artists (SALA) Awards, Adelaide, South Australia
2019 Finalist, The Adelaide Hills Landscape Art Prize, Hahndorf Academy, Hahndorf, South Australia
2019 Finalist, The 2019 Tatiara Art Prize, Walkway Gallery, Bordertown, South Australia
2019 Finalist, The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, IMA, Brisbane
2019 Finalist, The Advertiser Contemporary Art Award, SALA, Adelaide, South Australia
2019 Finalist, Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill, New South Wales
2019 Finalist, North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Site, Waverton, New South Wales
2018 Emerging Visual Artist of the Year, Adelaide Critics Circle, 22nd Annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts, SA
2018 Catapult Mentorship - Richard Lewer, Guildhouse, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 Finalist, The Heyson Prize for Landscape, Hahndorf, South Australia
2018 Finalist, Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize, Adelaide, South Australia
2018 IAF Small Grants for Artists, Independent Arts Foundation, North Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Finalist, Tatiara Art Prize, Walkway Gallery, Bordertown, South Australia
2017 Finalist, Whyalla Art Prize, Country Arts SA, Whyalla, South Australia
2017 City Rural Emerging Artist Award, South Australia Living Artists (SALA) Awards, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Local Artist Support, Promotion and Development Subsidy, City of Burnside, South Australia
2017 IGNITE Public Art Incubator, Project Participant – Mentorship, City of Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
2017 Adelaide Festival Centre/SALA Artist-in-Residence, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 Adelaide Festival Centre, DreamBIG Festival Artist-in-Residence, Adelaide, South Australia
2016 City of Burnside Local Artist Support, Promotion and Development Subsidy, City of Burnside, South Australia
2016 Adelaide Central School of Art Fontanelle Studio Residency, Bowden, South Australia
2016 The Watsons’ People’s Choice Award, The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia
2016 The Hill-Smith Gallery/Helpmann Academy Friends Award (valued at $5000) – International Travel
Award, The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 Alan Young Initiated Board of Governors Award for Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in the
Bachelor of Visual Art (Hons), Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside, South Australia
2015 Merit, Caring for Our Planet – 6th Solar Art Prize, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA
2014 CEO Award, Bachelor of Visual Art, Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide, South Australia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018 Linda M Walker, Space Matters, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mount Gambier South Australia
2018 James Gratton, Painting a new beginning, Eastern Courier, Norwood/St Peters, South Australia
http://messenger.smedia.com.au/eastern-courier/?href=MEC-2018-04-04
2018 James Gratton, Painting a new beginning, Eastern Courier, Norwood/St Peters, South Australia
http://messenger.smedia.com.au/eastern-courier/?href=MEC-2018-04-04
2018 Jo Harris, Weekend Notes, Fence work with Jane Skeer, Adelaide, South Australia
2017 10 questions with The Boiler Room Studio artists, The Boiler Room Studios, Unley, SA
https://www.verso-art-writing.com/blog/2017/8/7/10-questions-with-the-boiler-room-studios
2017 The Suburban Version, Cassie Thring, co-curator Suburban Version, Verso MMXVI,
https://www.verso-art-writing.com/blog/2017/3/8/the-suburban-version
2017 Clare Axford & Petrina Egan, 2017 Artist in Residence announced for Adelaide Festival Centre’s
DreamBIG Children’s and SALA Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA,
http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/about-us/media-releases/2017-artist-in-residence-
announced-for-adelaide-festival-centre-s-dreambig-children-s-festival-and-sala-
festival/
2016 Beth Shimmin, Marketing and Development Executive, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside.
South Australia/Jackie Newton, Function Sales & Marketing, Arkaba Hotel, Parkside, Media Release
2016 Arkaba Hotel Commission awarded to Emerging artist Jane Skeer, 29th June, 2016
2016 Cormack O’Connor, Squarespace, Artist Jane Skeer is so Australian, she paints with Vegemite,
Lost at E Minor, 6th July, 2016
2016 Jane Llewellyn, Jane Skeer: The Emerging Artist Making Waste Beautiful, The Adelaide Review,
21st April, 2016
2016 Liv Croagh, The People have spoken for The Watson Award, The Watson Art, 20th April, 2016
2016 Beth Shimmin, Marketing and Development Executive, Adelaide Central School of Art, Glenside,
South Australia, Media Release, 17th March, 2016, Graduates Break Open Emerging Careers with
Selection in PICA’s HATCHED
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
2018 Contemporary Collector, Art Gallery of South Australia
2018 ACE Associate Member- ACE Open, Adelaide, SA
2015 NAVA – National Association for the Visual Arts Inc, NSW
2014 aeaf - Australian Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, South Australia
2014 Guildhouse - Backing Creative Professionals, Adelaide, South Australia
Road Trip