Artist CV - Jo Lankester

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 Jo Lankester is an accomplished printmaker from Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Her printmaking practice involves using multi-colour plate intaglio printing, which allows her to create intricate details and layers of colour in her prints. Jo's work celebrates the natural world and its vital role in our lives while also drawing attention to the impact of climate change on our planet's ecosystem. Her prints showcase the beauty of tiny organisms and aim to encourage viewers to consider the effects of climate change on the environment subliminally. Jo has held seven solo exhibitions and received numerous awards and grants. Her work is represented in various well-known collections throughout Australia and overseas. Her Senior Exhibitions and Collections Officer job at Townsville City Galleries requires dedication to conserving artworks through preventive conservation. By doing this, she ensures that the artworks are preserved and held for generations. She spends time in nature, contrasting with the built environment where controlled conditions can impact climate change, resulting in a paradox.

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Printmaking, Victorian College of the Arts,1994 

2022 Luminous Microhabitats, Onespace Gallery, Qld

2020 Mind's Eye: Mapping the Landscape, Onespace Gallery, Qld
2019 Accretion: Mapping the landscape, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Qld  
2015 Symbiosis, The Art Vault, Mildura, Vic
2014 Cornerstone, major solo exhibition, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Qld
2008 Grass Trees, a little white space, The Brewery, Townsville, Qld
2000 Reflections: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Niche Space, Townsville, Qld   

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Exhibition, 2023, Queensland Regional Art Awards, Touring Exhibition by Flying Arts Alliance Inc.

2022 Legacy: reflections on Mabonational tour, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts

2020 Libris Awards; The Australian Artists' Book Prize, Artspace Mackay, Qld
2019 4th Global Print, Douro, Portugal
2018 PCA Print Commission, seven venues, Vic, NSW, QLD, TAS, WA
2018 Inkmasters Print Exhibition, Cairns, Qld
2017 Peebles Print Prize, Finalists Exhibition, Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop, Vic
2017 3rd Global Print, Douro, Portugal
2017 Partners in Print, Inkmasters Cairns & Sydney Printmakers, Kick Arts, Contemporary Arts, Cairns, and Spot81 Gallery, Sydney
2016 Inkmasters Print Exhibition, Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, Qld
2016 She Exhibition, Walker St Gallery & Arts Centre, Dandenong, Vic
2016 39th Alice Price, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
2015 The Australian Print Triennial, Print Prize, Mildura, Victoria
2013 Strand Ephemera 2013, The Strand, Gallery Services, Townsville, Qld
2012 Connections, Queensland Regional Art Awards Touring Exhibition, John Flynn Place Museum & Gallery, Cloncurry, Mt Isa Civic Centre, Mt Isa, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Tyto Regional Art Gallery, Ingham, Qld
2011 Strand Ephemera, The strand, Gallery Services, Townsville, Qld
1994 Canson Student Print Award: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Vic
 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The artist has an extensive exhibition history spanning over two decades, with works featured in group exhibitions from 1995 to 2024. 

COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Australia Prints and Drawings collection, Art Bank, Artspace Mackay, Canson, Camberwell Grammar School, Grafton Regional Gallery, Lake Macquarie Art Gallery, Presbyterian Ladies College, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Print Council of Australia Archive, Shelford Girls Grammar, State Library of Queensland, State Library of Victoria, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Westbourne Grammar City of Yarra, Douro Museum Printmaking Collection Portugal. Queensland Health, Townsville. 

Works held in National and International private collections. 

CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2024 Seven + Seven: printmaking across unknown terrain, Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville City Galleries

2022 Recent Acquisition: City of Townsville Art Collection, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville City Galleries

2016 Belonging: in the Tropics, a Bookplate Exchange Folio by PressNorth Printmakers, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville City Galleries
2014 PressNorth Printmakers: Dexterity, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville City Galleries
2012 PressNorth: Out of the Box, Pinnacles Art Gallery, Riverway Arts Centre, Townsville City Galleries
2012 The Expanded Field of Printmaking, Umbrella Studio of Contemporary Arts, Townsville
Artists: Michelle Hall, Jo Lankester, Margot Laver, Alison McDonald, Jenny Mulcahy, Hannah Murray, Rhonda Stevens & Alan Valentine
2011 PressNorth: Place & Being, Artspaced Inc & Brush & Press Studio, Townsville
2011 Neoteric Printmakers, Umbrella Studio, Townsville
Artists: Aja Ausman, Kelly Bianchi, John Bradshaw, Laura Castell, Michelle Hall, Donna Foley, Karen Fiorito, Sheree Kinlyside, Jo Lankester, Kyana Pike, Gerald Soworka, Sandra Wright 

2024 Australian Print Workshop Residency

2023 ARIA Property Group 

2017 Australian Print Workshop Residency

2017 Peebles Print Prize, Finalists Exhibition- Highly Commended 

2015 Nth Qld, Art Awards, Most Outstanding Visual Artist Award 

2014 59th Townsville Art Awards, Printmaking Award, Judge Maude Page 

2013 58th Townsville Art Awards Printmaking Award, Judge Mandy Martin 

2013-14 RAF PressNorth Printmakers Professional Development Project 

2011 Neoteric Printmakers, Umbrella Studio- RADF Funding 

1995 2nd Student International Art Biennial, Macedonia 

1994 Canson National Student Print Award 1994