Jenny Orchard b. 1951

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Turkish born Jenny Orchard spent her childhood and youth in Zimbabwe, settling in Australia in her mid twenties. In 1981 she began exhibiting her offbeat ceramic sculptures, figures and vessels, whose hybrid forms increasingly reflect her fascination with the mutability of life. She has shown widely in Australia and internationally.
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Name
Jenny Orchard
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Ankara, Turkey
Active Period
  • 1979 - 2008
Arrival
  • 1976 (Left Zimbabwe 1969, went to London)
Residence
  • 1984 - 2008 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • MA studies
  • BA studies
Cultural Heritage
  • Celtic

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  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Ceramics (exhibited at)
  • First National Ceramic Award (exhibited at)
  • Solo exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Jenny Orchard ceramics (exhibited at)
  • Jenny Orchard: ceramics (exhibited at)
  • Turn Turn Turn (exhibited at)
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