About Paula

Paula Jenkins is a contemporary landscape artist based in Walcha on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Her expressive paintings are characterised by nuanced colour and gestural mark-making, moving between representation and abstraction. With a background in environmental studies, the natural environment has remained central to her practice. Immersion in diverse terrains and environments is integral to her process, providing both the subject matter and impetus for her work.

“My art is a continuous journey of discovery as I explore, through painting, the diverse environments of Australia and abroad. I look deeply into a landscape, searching for the subtleties, histories and associations that lie within. My aim is to evoke emotion and a sense of place, to create connections with the Australian environment that invite a deeper understanding of the beauty, wildness, ruggedness and mystery of our unique landforms.”

Paula has held numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia, including solo exhibitions at Maitland Regional Art Gallery, New England Regional Art Museum and Tamworth Regional Gallery, and has been selected as a finalist in numerous art prizes. Her work is held in private and public collections in Australia and internationally, including the University of New England and the State Library of NSW.

Her practice has been featured in a range of publications, including A Painted Landscape by Amber Creswell Bell, published by Thames & Hudson. A significant curatorial project was Earthed at the New England Regional Art Museum, for which Paula brought together 14 artists from across Australia to explore environmental concerns and our relationship with the natural world.