JASMINE MANSBRIDGE Verified

Jasmine is a self taught artist based in Australia. She spent most of her formative years moving about before settling with her family in the Northern Territory, a remote part of the country. Here she lived until she was twenty six.

For Jasmine the process, ritual and labour of painting itself are of integral importance to the finished piece, as are the intentions and musings that are imbued in every brushstroke. Her subject matter combines architectural forms and geometric imaginings which are used as metaphors to tell stories around our shared human experience. The drawing in, meditative and contemplative value of the paintings are meant to be an antidote to our busy, technological and image rich daily lives. Over the last nine years Jasmine has extended her studio practice to include both large scale wall art, sculptural and installation pieces which further examine the themes present in her painted works.

In addition to thirteen solo shows - including an exhibition in New York, and numerous group exhibitions, Jasmine has also completed commissioned and public wall art and installations in Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Ethiopia, London, France and Beijing. Jasmine has been the recipient of various residencies and grants, including Professional Development Grants to develop her sculptural practice, visit galleries in London and also a residencies in Tunisia and the Chateau Orquevaux in rural France.

Jasmine’s geometric inspired artworks have also been seen at the National Gallery of Victoria in the form of an installation in May 2019. In addition she has extended her mediums to create digital work that is a combination of poetry, animation and film, these have been included in many online and irl exhibitions including Flinders Street station and Federation Square in Melbourne, Penn Station in New York and recently on 1000 media screens in Belgium. Jasmine’s work has been featured in numerous print and online publications including Art Collector Magazine, Grand Design Magazine, The Design Files, Frankie Magazine, Mama Disrupt, Art Edit Magazine, House & Garden, Real Living Magazine, Belle Magazine, Vogue and The Interiors Addict blog. A mother of five Jasmine has also written about this aspect of her life in her book THERE IS A PAINTBRUSH IN MY COFFEE 2016. You can connect further with Jasmine on socials and instagram at @jasmine_mansbridge or visit her website at

www.jasminemansbridge.com

Upcoming exhibitions in 2024/2025 are scheduled in

Melbourne, Singapore and Los Angeles.

As my overall theme and inspiration is always shifting I feel like a good way to capture it is via sharing my most recent exhibition statement.

POETRY BURIED IN GEOMETRY

I began creating this body of work last year at a residency at the Chateau Orquevaux in rural France. I took the partially completed paintings home to my studio in country Victoria to add the colour and finish them. I have always loved to travel and create work in new environments because of the way my subconscious absorbs and then produces new elements within my practice as a result.

Within these pieces I can see the visual influence of French architecture and decoration, and the repertoire of devices I use to construct and support the narrative within my work has been expanded. The show title and concept; 'Poetry Buried in Geometry’, emerged as a means to explain an overarching idea that our ways of being can be divided into two parts. Our poetry and our geometry. If the geometry is the fixed point in our lives: the structure, the unchangeable immovable part, then the poetry is the emotion, the feelings, the soft and the flowing. The juxtaposition of these elements feels like a warm and poetic approach to an ever more complex world.

I have been painting now for more that 20 years and have become increasingly interested in using my practice as a way to draw attention to and explore the philosophical and metaphysical aspects of lives. I am curious about the worlds that exists within us and outside of us. The things that we don't quite have all the answers for. The universe and the celestial systems, dreams, religious ideas, consciousness, serendipity, fate, luck, science and love. All subjects that have captivated me throughout my life and can be looked at via the ‘Poetry Buried in Geometry’ lens. All the things that continue to challenge what we know - the fixed point or the 'geometry’.

The paintings always start with a pencil drawing on stretched raw linen. I then fill the space around this with white gesso and add the colour last. This preserves my original mark and the energy of the idea. It is a very meditative process that requires time and concentration.

All my life I have been drawn to colour and within my practice I am always wanting to push this as far as I can. To not stay within my comfort zone. This sees me continually mixing paint to get the particular shade I want and is one of the reasons it is easier to bring work back to my home studio for this part of the process.

The reality is that every painting in this exhibition will resonate differently with each individual. This is the beauty of art I know. As an artist I aim for every piece to be aesthetically pleasing before going out into the world, to then be layered with new meaning and significance assigned via it’s collector.

This exhibition opened in Sydney in May 2024. Get in touch if you would like to see the catalogue from this exhibition.

Large scale painting projects and commissions.

Darwin Street Art Festival, Katherine Community arts project, 2023. HAY Design Johnston St Melbourne. 2022 Geelong City Council commission. Ryrie & James st. 2022  Deloitte Head Office commission, Collins St Melbourne 2022 191 Johnston st, Collingwood, commission, 2019. Thought Catchers, Hong Kong, HKwalls/Hong Kong Art Fair week, 2019 Beijing, Chaoyang District, commissioned artwork, 2018 Westfield Chatswood, commissioned artwork. Sydney 2018
470 Collins St, commissioned artwork. Melbourne 2018
Royal Stacks Food Truck-with Augmented Reality. Melbourne 2017 Hamilton District Hospital, commissioned artwork, 2017
Flooring Xtra, commissioned artwork. Hamilton 2017
Eico Paint Warehouse. Commissioned artwork, Hong Kong. 2017 Hamilton artwork, Ballarat Road, Hamilton. TAFE Collaboration. 2016. 82 Balloons, commissioned artwork, Monivae College, Hamilton 2015. National Australia Bank, commissioned artwork, Hamilton 2015. Hamilton Regional Art Gallery, commissioned Artwork, Hamilton. 2015 Roxburgh House, Laneway Artwork. Hamilton Feb 2015
Oh oh the Places you’ll go, Private commission. Jan 2015. Warrnambool Council Underpass Project, Warrnambool. Jan 2015

Sculptures and Installations

Upcoming;  Sculpture installation at Chateau Des Deux Amants in France May 17.

Swell Sculpture Festival 2019/2021/2022
Permanent Installation Hillview Sculpture Park 2020
Woolombi Sculpture Festival 2020
Swell Sculpture Festival 2020
Melbourne Affordable Art Fair- September 2019.
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Art of Dining Installation 2019
The Thought Catchers and Three Point Portal installations. Hamilton Art Gallery 2015.
Lost in Sculpture, Dunkeld 2015
People vs Place one and two (indoor and outdoor) 2015

Sculptures also placed in private collections around Australia.

Education

Certificate IV in Community Services 2008,
TAFE Group Facilitators Accreditation Course 2008. Recipient of Commonwealth Learning Scholarship 2007, University of Southern Queensland Mc- Gregor Winter School 2005.

Solo Exhibitions

Upcoming; Melbourne, Singapore and Los Angeles 2024/2025

Poetry in Geometry, Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney 2024.Roaming Geometry, Side Gallery, Brisbane 2023. Signs, Wanders & Words Boom Gallery, Geelong 2023. Never Never Land, JEFA Gallery, Byron Bay 2022. We Put This Fire Out, Hamilton Regional Art Gallery 2022,  Feeding Dreams, Mouhit Space Tunisia, 2022. I am the Muse, Side Gallery, Brisbane 2021 Painting a Perfect World, Boom Gallery, Geelong 2021
Your turn for the Moon, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast, August 2019 Diamonds on my Mind, Curatorial & Co Sydney 2018. Endless Summer, Fenton & Fenton, Byron Bay 2018 Musings & Mysteries, Koskela Gallery, Sydney March 2017 Hamilton Regional Art Gallery Hamilton, August 2015
The Space Between - Rtist Gallery,  Melbourne May 2014 Art Expo New York SOLO 2013 Hope & Co Gallery, Hamilton 2011 Mimosa Gallery Glen Innes 2006. Art Moment Gallery, Bondi Beach 2006 June Tapp Artspace, Katherine, NT 2004.

Selected Group Exhibitions

Art on a Postcard -London 2023, Hamilton Regional Gallery Here & Now 2023, Outre Gallery Group 2023, Backwoods Gallery 2022, JEFA Gallery group show, 2022, Semblance Curatorial & Co Group Show, Directors Choice Exhibition, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast Feb 2018 Group Exhibitions at Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne. 2015-2017 Wishart Gallery, Port Fairy. 2016, 2017, Hope & Co Gallery Show, Hamilton VIC 2012, Red Cross Gallery, Deepwater NSW 2007-2010 Annual Exhibition, Glen Innes Regional Art Gallery, Glen Innes NSW 2006-2010 Group Exhibition Inverell Art Gallery, NSW 2010, Group Exhibition, Armidale Art Gallery, NSW 2010, Northern Territory Artists Showcase, Group Exhibition, NT 2004 Hand in Hand Group Exhibition, Katherine Regional Artspace, NT 2004 Crème de la Crème Group exhibition, Katherine Regional Artspace, NT 2004 , Annual Group Exhibition, Katherine Prize, NT 1999-2004

Relevant Paid and Volunteer Employment

Community painting workshops as part of Tunisia and Ethiopia trips. 2022 & 2019 Workshops in Hong Kong for Hong Kong Art Fair week, 2017 & 2018. Creativity Block Busting Workshops, Hamilton Gallery 2016. Classes with Megan Morton’s THE SCHOOL, 2016. “Outdoor artwork” (Using metal), creation classes, Hamilton Gallery, 2015 Hamilton Art Gallery, children's holiday program classes, 2015 Private Adults screen printing and other technique classes, 2014.

Art Tuition- Children’s Holiday Program, Inverell, NSW 2010
Employee (Casual/seasonal) at Katherine Art Gallery NT, 1999-2004
Art Tuition- Children’s Holiday Program, Katherine NT Art & Craft Counsel, 2001-2004 Co-facilitated numerous Art workshops & programs for children,

Collaborations

Mural collaboration with Katherine Regional Arts 2023. Mural Collaboration with South West TAFE, Hamilton 2016. Mural collaboration with Roger Edwards 2015. Collaborations with Northern Territory based Indigenous Artists; The late Lorna Napurrula Fencer (c1924-2006) Phoebe Hargreaves painting for the Katherine Prize 2001-2004.

Prizes, Grants, Residencies and Awards

Date to be confirmed; Red Gate Gallery Beijing 24/25

Chateau Des Deux Amants, May 2024

Chateau Orquevaux France 2023.

Mouhit Space Tunisia 2022

Finalist Wyndham Art Prize 2021. Finalist Blacktown Art Award 2019
Recipient Regional Arts Fund Recovery Grant to build a Sculpture 2020 Regional Arts Fund - Grant for Professional Development/London. 2019 Jacky Winter Gardens Residency 2018
Scholarship Award winner- Big Hearted Business. Melbourne 2014. Grant to attend University of Southern Queensland, Winter School. 2003

Writing and Speaking

Panelist Blockchain Australia Conference 2022
Speaker MAD RMIT Conference 2021
Published There is a Paintbrush in my Coffee 2016
Guest Panelist for Creative Womens Circle Event. Melbourne 2017 Guest speaker for Mama Creatives. Sydney 2017. Artist talk; Eico Paint Head Office Hong Kong. 2017
Paid monthly columnist on the Creative Womens Circle blog, 2013-2017. Scholarship Award winner for Big Hearted Business. Melbourne 2014.

Animated works

https://superrare.com http://www.knownorigin.io

Collections

Painted and Sculptural Works held in private collections in Australia and overseas.

Representation/Associated Galleries

ASIA/UK Art Partners

https://art-partners.co/

LA- Gruin Gallery

Singapore -Sarah Birtles Art Consultancy

SYDNEY Michael Reid Northern Beaches

https://michaelreidnorthernbeaches.com.au/artist/jasmine-mansbridge/

MELBOURNE Fletcher Arts - https://fletcherarts.com/

GEELONG Boom Gallery

https://boomgallery.com.au/blogs/artists/jasmine-mansbridge