Jenna Kernaghan is a self taught artist and contemporary painter currently making her magic in Geelong, Victoria.
Jenna's work explores her emotions and experiences through the visualization of and creation of pattern. Working predominantly with acrylics, Jenna weaves light and colour through a special blend of layering and glazing techniques to create glowing, energetic abstract paintings that celebrate light, colour and form.
With a deeply intuitive relationship to painting, Jenna draws inspiration from the mystic, divine and otherworldly, often blending elements of the human form, concepts of spirituality and psychedelic experiences within her work.
Her vibrant palettes, precise linework and strong contrasts come together to create bold and dynamic artworks which she hopes can bring people together in shared experiences of joy and wonder.
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 Illumine - Medusa, Geelong
2020 Metanoia - Analogue Academy, Geelong
2019 Labyrinths - Analogue Academy, Geelong
GROUP
2024 Birth + Rebirth - Untether Gallery, Geelong
2024 After Walter Hopps - Platform Arts, Geelong
2024 Hue and Cry Art Prize - Hue and Cry Gallery, Geelong
2024 Open House - Hue and Cry Gallery, Geelong
2024 35 Below - Sequel Gallery, Newtown
2023 Inside Voices - There There, Geelong
2022 Small - Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2022 For the Deckade - Backwoods Gallery, Collingwood
2022 Compact - Alternating Current Art Space, Windsor
2022 Birthday Bash - Fitzroy Art Collective, Fitzroy
2021 30 x 30 - The Space Gallery, Newtown
2021 It's Still Life - Geelong Art Space, Geelong
2021 Chromatic Phenomenon - The Hue and Cry Collective, Geelong
2021 For The Deckade - No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2021 The Inaugural Opening - The Hue and Cry Collective, Geelong
2021 Elements of Culture Arts Trail - Pako Fest, Geelong West
2020 Hope in Isolation - Virtual exhibition by Fort Heart
2019 Brackets Art Prize - Platform Arts, Geelong
2019 Eclectic Ladyland - There There, Geelong
2019 Plain Outdoor Youth Exhibition, Meredith
2019 Blue - Analogue Academy, Geelong
2019 Fifty Squared Art Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2018 Small Works Art Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2017 The Mystery Box Art Show - The Old Bar Gallery, Fitzroy
2017 Small Works Art Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2016 Open Mind Exhibition - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
MURALS
2020 Platform Arts x Art Gusto Laneway Mural - Geelong, VIC
2019 The Pickers Place Vintage Market - Freshwater Creek, VIC
2018 Foreverever Festival - Indigo Valley, VIC
2017 Paint This Van - Winegrove, NSW
LIVE PAINTING
2024 Glow Fest Circus Arts and Lifestyle Gathering - Crescent Head, NSW
2022 Jazz in a Hat Spring Fest - Heights Heritage House, Geelong
2021 Jazz in a Very Small Hat - Analogue Academy, Geelong
AWARDS
2017 Winner - Living Art Body Painting Competition - Speakeasy HQ, Melbourne
2016 Finalist - ROI Art Prize, Fitzroy
PUBLICATIONS
JULY 24, 2021 - "Pushing the Boundaries", GT Magazine, Geelong Advertiser. Pages 26-27.
AUGUST 2021 - "Local Artist Spotlight", The Queenscliffe Herald. Page 7.