CV

Jessica Le Clerc - CV

Born in Rochester, VIC 1981

Lives and works in Tanawha, QLD Australia 

BIO.

An emerging artist from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. 

Mother of 4 children. Started painting full time in 2016. Jessica began learning art from Peter Mortimer in Dubbo, NSW at the age of 16. At 17 she began art classes in Western Sydney. 

Jessica has been running private art classes since 1998 and is now the Director of the Art School Co. on the Sunshine Coast. 

PRIZES:

2015 Archibald Prize - Finalist 

2017 Myself Prize - Finalist 

2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize - Finalist & Winner of Peoples Choice Award 

2018 Portia Geach Memorial Award - Finalist

2019 Brisbane Portrait Prize - Finalist

2020 Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award - Finalist

2020 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award - Finalist

2020 Stanthorpe Art Prize - Finalist

2020 Percival Portrait Prize - Finalist

EXHIBITIONS:

2020 Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

2020 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery

2019 Brisbane Portrait Prize, Powerhouse Museum 

2018 Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H Ervin Gallery

2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Art Gallery

2017 Myself Prize, Jugglers Art Space

2016 David Hart Gallery, Brisbane

2016 Archibald Prize, New England Regional Art Museum 

2016 Archibald Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery

2016 Archibald Prize, Manning Regional Art Gallery

2016 Archibald Prize, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

2016 Archibald Prize, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

2015 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales

2015 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of Ballarat

PRESS / RADIO:

Sydney Weekender

Sydney Telegraph 

Hills News

Sunshine Coast Daily 

Art published in Inside Out Magazine

Art published in Country Living Magazine

Channel 7 and 9 Coverage of the Archibald Prize 2015

ABC Documentary, ABC2 

Salt 106.5

ABC Open

Sydney Hope 103.2