Artist and Poet
Bio
My name is Jennifer Trezise. I was born, live and work in Australia. I am an artist with a studio in Winmalee, NSW.
I was a graduate of the National Art School, Sydney, NSW from 1969-1972, in conjunction with Alexander Mackie Teachers’ College and the University of NSW, where my graduation ceremony took place. I was a Visual Arts Teacher and Head Teacher in the NSW Department of Education and Training from 1973-2002. I was employed by both the NSW Department of Education and Training & the NSW Arts Unit as the Regional Arts Coordinator for Western Sydney, NSW, Australia from 2002 -2012. In this role I produced various, multi-arts events for students from 5 to 18 years of age at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, the Sydney Town Hall, the Q Theatre, the Castle Hill Entertainment Centre, the Joan Sutherland Centre and the Ningbo Opera House, China. I had a successful career in education and I loved my work.
I am now a full time artist. My art practice and studio work often takes me to Europe, where I twice completed two international residencies; Venice in 2003 and Vaasa in 2008. I also completed two art residencies in Australia; at Riversdale in 2005 and Bundanon in 2007.
I am driven to passionately explore the materials of my studio, from delicate papers, pencils, inks and gouache over heavily textured surfaces, often in conjunction with text, in the form of my original poetry.
My poetry is multi-faceted. It speaks about my life, my awakening understanding of life itself, my father, my passion for the arts, the joy of the everyday and the people around me.
At times I am a voyeur, like all artists, a disconnected viewer of strangers, particularly those people in trains or cafés. I reflect on voices in the dark, dreams and nightmares, existentialism and the human condition.
My decision to incorporate some of my artworks with my poetry is quite recent because I use a different creative process, a separate, impulsive, abstract part of my psyche to write. My artworks are solid, but my poetry is liquid.
I am a woman, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an artist, a teacher and a poet.
I am a chameleon.
I am a survivor.
Various images from my exhibitions and my studio (above) with images from my body of work, ‘The Rising… a global continuum’ (below).
I invite you all to go to my posts to read about the creative adventures and achievements that I have had over the many years of my career. They are listed here for you as well:
Winmalee Autumn Artfest 1992 – 2011 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/31/winmalee-autumn-artfest-1991-2011/
Pulse 2007 – 2020 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/27/pulse-2007-2009-sydney-opera-house/
Art Across the Middle 2002 -2011 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/26/art-across-the-middle-2007/
Chameleon 2019 – 2020 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/25/chameleon-2019/
Vaudeville’s Mistress 2015 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/25/vaudevilles-mistress-2015/
Renewal 2017 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/25/renewal-2017-mudgee/
The Rising… a global continuum 2008-2012 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/17/the-rising-continuum-2008-2012/
Falling Through the Cracks 2020 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/03/17/falling-through-the-cracks/
Artist in Residence Overseas 2003, 2008 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/04/06/artist-in-residence-overseas/
Artist in Residence in Australia 2005, 2007 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/04/06/australian-artist-in-residence-2005-2007/
Venice Carnivales, Biennales, Torcello, Murano and Burano 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2020/04/12/venice-carnivale-2009/
Blue Fringe Festival 2020 Entries in Poetry, Short Story ‘The Rooster Man’ and Drawing ‘Eight out of Ten Men’ , Highly Commended Award in Visual Arts https://www.bluefringe.org.au/
Blake Prize Entry 2020 And the word became flesh… https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/1389
Make Art…Feel Better, Australia and Jenni Trezise, 2013. Billie Bivins skypes around the world to chat with friend, Jenni Trezise, an Australian artist and educator. Jenni shares the wonders of her studio including her works and secrets of her style. https://vimeo.com/61469373
Japanese Temples, Matsuri, Geisha, Maiko and Garden 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/20
Regeneration 2021 https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/1596
Dissonance 2022 https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/1648
Dolls Houses & Toys https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/1694
My Stained Glass Window Designs https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2233
My Global Art Project https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2170
Masks https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2063
Luft https://jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2023/02/01/luft/
Scratching the Glass Ceiling https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2345
Concertina Books https://wordpress.com/post/jennifertreziseartistandpoet.com/2488
Jennifer Trezise ... Artist & Poet 