Jenny Dawson
“Since 1993, I have successfully worked as team leader or part of an artist’s team on 52 collaborations to produce art for public spaces. These commissions have come from Percent for Art Scheme (25), government and local government (21) interstate (1) and the private sector (5). The budgets have varied from $10,000 to $244,000.
I bring varied and well developed skills to the organization and planning, research, design, fabrication and installation process. I have been a practising freelance artist since graduating with both a teaching degree and a fine arts degree specializing in ceramics. I have established and run my art practise from the J Shed Studios in Fremantle since 1992. My focus is on design and I work mainly in the public art realm.
I have established a thriving studio situation that invites projects on a large scale and collaborations with artists from other disciplines. I have strong design and fabrication skills and enjoy working in various materials in three-dimensional sculptural works as well as wall and paving works.
Some of the mediums I have worked with include photography, painting, sculpture, metal and aluminium sculpture, concrete casting, stone and concrete carving, high fired ceramic tiles and mosaics. I have worked with engineers, architects and fellow construction professionals and personally install my own works with a team of specialists. I have extensive expertise both as a designer and a maker. I am meticulous with detail and all of my work is expertly crafted and finished.
I am a skilled organizer and a diplomatic team participant. I have worked extensively with other designers, artists, architects, landscape architects, builders, tilers, tradesmen, local council officers, schools and selected community groups in many varied roles as team leader and participant.
I have jointly won four awards for design excellence:
1997 Subiaco Centenary Tiles project
1998 Percent for Art Public art awards for Art works at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
1999 Civic Design Award for Art in Public Places/Charrnock Woman Mosaic in East Perth
2008 Landscape Architects of Australia award for art in Public Places for the Leighton Indigenous Paving Project”
Visit: www.jennydawson.com.au
