Welcome
Jenny Kyng is a visual artist who paints, draws, etches, lives and works in the Inner West area of Sydney, Australia. Jenny works in a wide range of mediums and genres. Her themes are diverse and not limited by Australian or Sydney horizons. She values spontaneity based on art-making traditions. This site lets Jenny's art speak for itself.
Recent News
Works on paper now available at woodpapersilk!
A number of Jenny's etchings are now for sale at Petersham's woodpapersilk. So if you can't wait for her next exhibition, head over to this beautiful shopfront Thursday through Saturday at 348 Stanmore Road, Petersham; t: (02) 9564 6515.
Studio Open Days a lot of fun
Chatting with two art lovers at Open Day, 9 Nov.
Thanks to all who visited Jenny at her recently acquired external studio space at May Street Studios, 23 May St, St Peters, 7 and 9 November, 2009. Thursday evening and all day Saturday saw more than 200 people attend, with 21 artists showing their work.
Highly commended
November 2008: Jenny's Portrait of Hank (pastel and charcoal on Ingres paper) won a 'Highly Commended' citation for the Morag McMillan Drawing Award at the annual Royal Art Society Art School Exhibition, Sydney.
Self-portrait: finalist in 2008 Portia Geach Memorial Award
Portia Geach 2008 opening: Jenny with fellow finalist Kerry Blake (middle) and Kerry's sitter Lillian (left).
Self-portrait (oil on panel), was hung in the 2008 Portia Geach Memorial Award, the 'most prestigious portrait prize for female artists' in Australia. The exhibition ran from 3 October to 9 November 2008 at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road (enter from Argyle Street), Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney. The winner, announced on 2 October, was Jude Rae's Self-portrait 2008 (The year my husband left).
Marrickville Open Studio Trail (MOST), Saturday, 26 July 2008
About 30 people visited Jenny's studio on 26 July as part of the Marrickville Open Studio Trail. Two works were bought. The day was organised by Marrickville Council and included more than 100 artists operating out of more than 30 local studios. MOST was a parallel exhibition to the 2008 Biennale of Sydney. More information.
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A few more words
All works are for sale unless otherwise indicated. Please contact Jenny if you want more information or to obtain prices.
Have a look at Commentary by Jenny, where she shares thoughts on books, articles, exhibitions, technical issues and websites she's found useful or interesting.
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