Curriculum Vitae

education

1993
Higher School Certificate (99.55%)
Top of state in 3 Unit Visual Arts
1997
Bachelor of Fine Arts Hons. Class One.
Gene Sherman award for sculpture
2000
Photoshop for Desktop Publishing
Ultimo TAFE

Solo Exhibitions

2011
Up Lands Australian Galleries, Glemnore Road, Sydney
2010
Headland Australian Galleries, Smith St, Melbourne
2009
Estuary Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road
2008
Colony II Kurnell, Sydney
2007
Tipping Point Mori Gallery
Circumnavigation Bondi Pavilion Gallery
Colony I Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2005 – 2006
Snowy Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2004 – 2005
Scarlet Fever Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta
2000
Sophistry Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby

Group Exhibitions

2011
Large Exhibition of Small works Australian Galleries, Derby St, Melbourne
Large Exhibition of Small works Australian Galleries, Roylston St Sydney
2010
Sculpture at Sawmillers Sawmillers Reserve, North Sydney
Artisans in the Gardens The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
artsCape Byron Bay NSW
Stockroom Show Australian Galleries Stockroom, Melbourne
2009
A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Derby St, Melbourne
A Sculpture By… Australian Galleries Roylston St, Sydney
2008
A Return to Spirit Clifton School of Arts
2002
Sound Waves Jade Oakley and Kate Moore Noosa Regional Gallery
2001
Canberra Contemporary Arts Space
2000
Bundanon May 2000 Bundanon Artists Centre
1997
National Graduate Show Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts,
University of New South Wales
1996
Graduate Exhibition College of Fine Arts,
University of New South Wales
Simulacra Print making exhibition

Residencies

2006
Artist in Residence Margaret Whitlam Studio Bondi Public School
2001
The Floating Land Sculpture Program, Noosa Queensland
2001
Vermont Studio Centre, USA
2000
Bundanon Artists Centre, May

Jade Oakley with mobile

Jade with Ebb Tide II

Jade Oakley with mobile

Jade with Ebb Tide II

community art projects

2006-2007
Sculpture by the Schools Sculpture exhibition for schools in Waverley
2007
Turning the Pages Environmental and sculpture workshops Hunter Valley, NSW
2005 – 2007
Make Art With An Artist, Elizabeth Bay House
2005
In The Deep Sculpture workshops Dobroyd Point Public School
2004 and 2007
Direction of art workshops for Masada College Visual Arts Workshops.
2001
Restoring The Waters Community art workshops creek rehabilitation project for Fairfield City Council
2000
Direction of children’s workshop at Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
Design and construction of stage sets for Earth of Time, Winds of Change, Ravenswood school for Girls, Gordon.

commissions

2011
Sky Garden Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Ember II for Galaxy Casino, Macau
2010
Ember for Galaxy Casino, Macau
Goldengrove for Crown Casino, Melbourne
Spring for Otto Ristorante
2009
Harbour Mobile for Quay Restaurant, Sydney
Happy Hour Mobile for Blanco Restaurant, Sydney
2008
Canopy Mobile for Concord Centre for Mental Health
Angophora Mobile for Otto Ristorante
Angel Trees Mobiles for Sydney Children’s Hospital
2007
Eames Chair Mobile for the Living Edge design studio for Sydney Design 07
2005 – 2006
Paintings for the interior of Woolworths Head Office, Norwest Business Park NSW

Bibliography

Sarah Berry "Jade Oakley’s winged wonders"
ArtsHub November 2011

Jenny Blain "Oakley makes headway with Headland"
ABC arts blog, 2010

Betsy Brennan "Floating Art"
Vogue Living Australia, February/March 2002

Susan Chenery "Natural Selection"
London Telegraph Magazine July 1, 2000

"Making waves in the art world"
The North Shore Times Feb 4 2000

Elizabeth Fortescue "The mirror of a special friendship"
The North Shore Times Jan 1994

Elwyn Lynn "Students cut fine figures"
The Australian Weekend Review Jan 8-9 1994

Employment History

2006 – 2007
Artistic Director Sculpture by the Schools
2003 - 2006
Guide Elizabeth Farm, enthusing primary students about their history.
2003
Assistant to Lisa Moore, cataloguing the photographs of David Moore.
1998 – 2002
Assistant to Jennifer Turpin, public sculptor.
1999 – 2002
Volunteer Art Therapy worker, Hillview Community Health Center, Turramurra.
1997 – 1998
Teachers Aide, Visual Arts Department, Ravenswood School For Girls.
1997
Assistant to Paul Smith, master Printmaker.