Jemima Wyman

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Jemima Wyman (born 1977) is an Australian contemporary artist best known for her photo collage work. She has also worked with performance and video art.

Early life[edit]

Wyman was born in Mackay and grew up in Queensland.[1][2] After earning a bachelor's degree from Queensland University of Technology, Wyman attended California Institute of the Arts, graduating with a master's degree in fine arts in 2007.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Wyman first began doing performance art in the 1990s, with pieces inspired by feminist themes.[2]

In 2004, Wyman came to Los Angeles, California after being awarded a studio residency by the Australian Government.[4] Wyman has continued to work in Los Angeles, and is a lecturer in the art department of the University of California, Los Angeles.[4] In Los Angeles, she is represented by the Koreatown-based Commonwealth and Council.[4][5]

Style[edit]

Wyman is interested in protest and its relationship to art, particularly the idea of visual resistance,[2][5][6] such as the use of patterns by "outside groups", and Guy Fawkes masks.[7]

Wyman's collage pieces draw on photos taken at protests from across the world, drawing from inspiration such as the Arab Spring,[8] the Occupy movement, Russia's Pussy Riot, and Mexico's Zapatista Army of National Liberation.[6] She has around 15,000 photos in her archives, which she has been collecting since 2008.[6][9]

Works[edit]

"Plume 20..." (2020) is a 15 ft x 17ft collage, which is made of photographs of smoke; she began collecting materials for the piece in 2018.[4] The piece's full title is 24 pages long.[4] It was included in "Air", an exhibition at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art in 2022.[10]

Exhibitions[edit]

In 2014, Wyman designed Pattern Bandits, an exhibition at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art targeted towards children.[1]

In March 2017, Wyman had her first solo exhibition at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney.[7] She exhibited at the same gallery again in 2021, with "Fume",[11] and in 2023, with "World Cloud".[12] All of her exhibitions featured her photo collage pieces.[7][11][12]

Later in 2017, Wyman's work was included as part of The National 2017 at Carriageworks in Sydney.[6]

In 2019, a collaborative video piece between Wyman and Zach Blas, im here to learn so :)))))) (2017), was exhibited at Haus der Elektronischen Künste in Basel, Switzerland.[13]

In early 2022, Wyman’s exhibition A Haze Descends was presented at Commonwealth and Council in Los Angeles.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kent, Lucinda (2014-04-04). "Queensland artist breaks the pattern". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Miekus, Tiarney (2022-11-23). "Interview: Jemima Wyman on the urgency of protesting". Art Guide Australia. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth and Council / A Haze Descends". Commonwealth and Council. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Meet Jemima Wyman | Artist". SHOUTOUT LA. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  5. ^ a b Coombs, Gretchen (2015-12-14). "A Shrine to the Many Faces of Resistance". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  6. ^ a b c d McNab, Hearher (2017-04-02). "The National exhibition showcases Australian artists including Jemima Wyman". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Preston, Sammy (2017-03-29). "Art with Something to Say: Four Exhibitions to See Now". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  8. ^ Larsson, Chari (2017-12-01). "Thronging Bluff Face: Jemima Wyman's many masks". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  9. ^ a b Zellen, Jody (2022-03-19). "Jemima Wyman: 'A Haze Descends'". Art Now LA. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  10. ^ Higgins, Jo (2022-11-28). "These artists draw attention to the 'invisible resource' of air — and how it shapes our lives". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  11. ^ a b Russell, Stephen A. (2021-09-09). "Protest becomes art in Palawa artist Jemima Wyman's latest exhibition". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  12. ^ a b Lei, Celina (2023-08-30). "Exhibition review: Jemima Wyman, Sullivan+Strumpf, Melbourne". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  13. ^ "The human side of AI". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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