AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS & WRITERS FOR PEACE
Digby by Jenni Mitchell
[Above] Photo of Jenni Mitchell by Lawrence, 1998.
Jenni Mitchell
About the Poet Jenni Mitchell
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Jenni Mitchell is best known as a painter of the Australian landscape and of Australian poets' portraits. She is also a published writer and a visual poet. Jenni has traveled extensively throughout the inland regions of Australia, particularly the Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyre and Tibooburra. Jenni has visited the Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria frequently, and is interested in the Little Desert and Mt. Arapiles. Jenni's series of poets' portraits is another project involving historical documentation, commenced in 1981, on since 1981, over ninety paintings have been completed to date. Portraits include such notable poets as Prof. A. D. Hope, Judith Wright, Les Murray, Dorothy Porter, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, and Geoffrey Dutton. The portraits are to remain together as a permanent collection. They have been loaned for various exhibitions including a six-month touring exhibition of Tasmania, and will continue to be exhibited in part or in total. Publication of a book is planned, once the series is complete. Jenni has had more than 30 solo exhibitions throughout Australia, and has been included in many group exhibitions. Her works are represented in public and private collections in Australia, and overseas, including USA, UK. and Japan. |
[Above] Photo of Jenni Mitchell by Lawrence, 1998.
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