Jody Loaring

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Biography

Jody Loaring was born & raised in Margaret River WA, drawing inspiration from its biodiverse environment to graduate from Edith Cowan University in 1992 with a BA Arts in Textiles & Photography, documenting & making sculptural works that explored time & place. Now based in Broome, she continues to explore the ongoing theme of origins, landscape, memory & the historic cultural impacts of colonisation within the Australian landscape. Jody lectures in Visual Art at Broome NRTAFE. Her work is held in public & private collections.

Group Exhibitions

2021
Kimberley Art Prize
Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

2020
City of Busselton Art Award.
Finalist Curated Exhibition Busselton. Western Australia.

2020
Shinju Matsuri Art Award
Broome Western Australia

2019
Shinju Matsuri Art Award & View to Asia
Shinju Matsuri Art Award & View to Asia Outdoor exhibition Shinju Matsuri Festival Broome Western Australia

2018
Shinju Matsuri Art Award & View to Asia
Shinju Matsuri Art Award & View to Asia Outdoor exhibition Shinju Matsuri Festival Broome Western Australia

2018
Kimberley Art Prize
Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

2018
Busselton Art Award
Finalist Curated Exhibition Busselton Western Australia

2018
FORM Hedland Art Award
Finalist Curated Exhibition Port Hedland Western Australia

2018
Deadly Threadly
Broome Western Australia

2017
Kimberley Art Prize
Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

2017
Shinju Matsuri Art Award
Broome Western Australia

2017
Shinju Matsuri Fringe Festival
Artists Open Trail with Benjamin Loaring Broome Western Australia

2017
Busselton Art Award
Finalist Curated Exhibition Busselton Western Australia

2017
FORM Hedland Art Award
Finalist Curated Exhibition Port Hedland Western Australia

2016
Shinju Matsuri Art Award
Winner Acquisitive Art Award Shire of Broome Collection Broome Western Australia

2016
Shinju Matsuri Fringe Festival
Artists Open Trail with Benjamin Loaring Broome Western Australia

2016
Kimberley Art Prize
Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

2016
FORM Hedland Art Award
Finalist Curated Exhibition Port Hedland Western Australia

2015
Kimberley Art Prize
Winner Mixed Media Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

2015
Shinju Matsuri Art Award
Broome Western Australia

2014
Shinju Matsuri Art Award
Winner Mixed Media Broome Western Australia

2013
Kimberley Art Prize
Australia's Longest running Regional Art Award Derby Western Australia

Awards

2019
Winner View to Asia Outdoor Sculptural Exhibition. Broome Western Australia
Discount DNA Collaborative Art Installation with Benjamin Loaring Worldly Possessions. Arranged Found Acrylic Bowls

2018
3rd - View to Asia Outdoor Sculptural Exhibition. Broome Western Australia
Collaborative Art Installation with Benjamin Loaring Worldly Possessions. collected found objects

2017
Highly Commended. Kimberley Art Prize, Derby, W.A.
The Other Island Woven Fibre, copper, wood, paper, acrylics 80cm x 40cm x 40xm

2016
Acquisitive Art Prize (Sculpture) Shinju Matsuri Art Prize
The Seven Sisters Woven textile, organic material, wood 80cm x 40xm x 80cm

2015
Mixed Media (Sculpture) - Kimberley Art Prize.
The Servant Drift wood, reclaimed rope, feathers, wood 60cm x 60cm x 60xm

2014
Mixed Media (Sculpture) - Shinju Matsuri Art Prize.
The Fates - the thread of Life Woven mixed media, handmade paper 1.2 mtrs x 20cm x 15cm

1998
Sculpture Award Kimberley Art Prize. Derby
Sacred Mother Armature, Plaster, Trochus Shell 25cm x 25xm 25 cm

1994
Sculpture Award . South West Survey
Spirit House for my Father Sculpture. Wood, Copper, textile 1.5 mtr x 30cm x 30xm

Collections

Horn Collection Bunbury. W.A. Private Collection

Shire of Broome. W.A. Public Collection

Private Collections Western Australia

Publications

2008
Closest Circus – Works from the Horn Collection
Closest Circus – Works from the Horn Collection.Showcase of contemporary Western Australian Art from the Horn Collection. Fremantle Press 2008. Image page 61.Sculpture Spirit House for a Sailing Soul

1991
Crafts West Summer Issue 4
Front COver Photograph. Review or works and article page 2

1991
WA Style July / August Edition

1994
Artifacts
ABC radio Series Hosted by Sharon P Jones Series profiles on South West Artists. Joint interview with Ben Loaring

1994
Over the Fence
Artist Profile Augusta Margaret River Mail March 9th. Article and Photograph

Jody Loaring
Sculpture, Fibre textiles, Placement & Installation

Artist Statement

An ongoing practice of exploring origins, home, memory, place, & spirit, utilizing the unique textural language of the WA landscape. Core processes of collecting, manipulating, assembling, & constructing with raw materials deliberately sourced from the landscape, coupled with investigation of historical archives, define my multidisciplinary methodology.