ABOUT THE ARTIST
Congdons creative energy, and his drive to draw and paint is unique...He says in the passed he has had trouble finding himself as an artist however in recent years he says he has at last.. Recently he has been painting interiors and mostly what's going on in his own life...he says he's telling a story about himself. He says he has no political agenda and doesn't want to make statements about anything. To him, the blank canvas is like a fresh page in a diary ready to be written on. He believes in the words of Cezanne who stated "true art is when the artist inserts his personality into his work...."
Jamie Congdon has shown his work at the Queensland College of Art, South Bank, during his Bachelor of Fine Art, Woolloongabba Art Gallery (WAG), Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Strathpine Regional Art Gallery and various other Galleries in his career as a visual artist. He has an Honours Degree in Fine Art in painting, and a Master in Screen Production
in animation. His animations can be seen on YouTube , however his real interest are in the traditional visual arts. He has hosted approximately 15 solo exhibitions, with currently 3 shows planned...at Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery, Maryborough Regional Art Gallery (Gatakers) and Redcliffe Art Society (RAS)Art Gallery... over the next 2 years.
ANIMATION LINKS
https://youtu.be/hIQVgLN-l4Q (autobiographical animation of Jamie as a teenager)
https://youtu.be/EGaVspdX7dk (Jamie's QCA Master's project)
https://youtu.be/ZCdVuMzVtLU (an animation in collaboration done at Griffith Film School)
https://youtu.be/Ui6m0Mv9gDc (his exhibition at Redcliffe Art Gallery on train travelling)
https://youtu.be/5OEa_-gtFOo ( Jamie's grandson of Amani dancing ...rotoscope )
https://youtu.be/ET94YZZBAhE ( a little funny story)
https://youtu.be/NdSjlNplhek (animation of grandkids...rotoscope)
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
2016 Doug Moran (Semi Final)
2018(approx) Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize
2020 Brisbane Portrait Prize.(Finalists)
2021 The Exhibition of Excellence (Redcliffe Art Society)2020 1st in Still Life and Third overall.
2021 Brisbane Portrait Prize (Salon Des Refuses)
2021 Doug Moran Semis Finalist
2022 Exhibition of Excellence Winner Still Life. 2nd Overall Winner
2022 Brisbane Portrait Prize Finalist (My Flatmate)
2022 Salon Des Refuse Finalist (Choices Choices)
