JEANINE OXENIUS
biography:
biography
Dental Technician – Germany / New Zealand Jewellery Designer - New Zealand Arts and Craft Tutor – New Zealand Artist - New Zealand
Exhibitions:. McClelland Fine Arts Gallery Whangarei New Zealand Sep.2005 Bruce Mason Centre Auckland New Zealand July 2006 Garden Art Studio Cambridge New Zealand Aug 2006 Reyburn House Art Centre Whangarei New Zealand Sep 2006 Garden Art Studio Cambridge New Zealand Nov 2006 Old Library Gallery Whangarei New Zealand Dec 2006 Lakehouse Art Centre Auckland New Zealand Mar 2007 Bruce Mason Centre Auckland New Zealand Apr 2007 Garden Art Studio Cambridge New Zealand May2007 Reyburn House Art Centre Whangarei New Zealand Aug2007 Wichmann Galerie Peine Germany Sep2007 Anatholi Galerie Frankfurt Germany Sep 2007 Gesundheits Centrum Hamburg Germany Sep 2007 Wedding Project Berlin Germany Sep 2007 Wiener Opern Galerie Vienna Austria Oct 2007 AAS Wellington New Zealand Oct 2007 AAS Wellington New Zealand Oct 2008 Open Wardrobe Whangarei New Zealand Dec 2008 AAS Wellington New Zealand July 2009 Yvonne Rust Gallery Whangarei New Zealand July 2009 Kunstsupermarkt Marburg Germany July 2009 Uxbridge Auckland New Zealand Oct 2009 Yvonne Rust Gallery Whangarei New zealand Nov 2009 Fernery Whangarei New zealand Oct 2009 Yvonne Rust Gallery Whangarei New zealand Oct 2009 Yvonne Rust Gallery Whangarei New zealand Jan 2010
Represents Galleries: Parnell Gallery Auckland New Zealand Garden Art Studio Cambridge New Zealand Reyburn House Whangarei New Zealand Parua Bay Gallery Parua Bay New Zealand South Sea Arts Russell New Zealand Tukaha Gallery Tutukaka New Zealand Burning Issues Whangarei New zealand Bonz Gallery Queenstown New Zealand Just Imagine Bay of Island New Zealand Kunstsupermarkt Marburg Germany KASA Brunswick Germany Berliwi Berlin Germany
For Jeanine Oxenius art is a part of everyday life, she paints almost everyday and celebrates her work with solo and group exhibitions. She also does events and home staging, teaches and has coordinated some larger scale projects which involved numerous artists from all over New Zealand. Jeanine is not a reclusive artist, art is a celebration of life and she takes the opportunity to participate in group projects when she can. In her subject matter Jeanine likes to visually “plays on words”, her work is explorative, positive and upbeat, she likes to focus on the happier side of life. As Jeanine paints she enters and reflects the world of her subjects, with lightness and joy. She takes great delight in detail. Her effervescent bubbles which can be found in all her paintings stand for the beauty of a moment , a split second of glory! Jeanine’s work is colourful, vibrant and dynamic with a quirky edge and an infectious sense of humour. When asked - Why do you paint? – Jeanine replied “In my painterly world I am holding all the strings but in the real world I barely hold my water!" but joke aside and quite serious she blurs out “I want to leave something behind which brings joy, hope and happiness. We all have dark and lonely moments in our life and I love the idea that my paintings could pick you up and lift you out of the dark and into the light.” “Of course you need to own a creation by me first to have that privilege!!!!!” quipped Jeanine. In 2007 Jeanine started to explore the 3 D side of things and creates sculptures made out of clay. Her Boobie Trapps are well known now and can be found throughout New zealand . In 2008 Jeanine mastered the art of glass castings and again she managed to keep her subject matter light and playful. Her first Sculpture Exhibition in 2009 named ' like peace in a pod ' had all the makings of the playful painter she is but with the bonus of seeing her creations in 3 D. At present she concentrates to learn all aspects of sculpture and has gone back to study for a post gradual degree ... who would have guest it ... in sculpture of course! Watch out for bubbles, and catch them if you can.
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