The COVID-19 Pandemic has unfortunately forced the closure of Midland Junction Arts Centre & the viewing of my current exhibition Sheridan's which was on view until the 11th April. Midland Junction have extended the closing date of my show to the 20th June (with the hope they will be able to open again in this time) and also provided an excellent online gallery showcasing the works. Please follow the below link and have a look at the work, & cross our fingers things return to normal very soon.

https://www.midlandjunctionartscentre.com.au/online-gallery-sheridans

Image Credit: Melanie McKee

Opening Friday 14th February, 6.30 - 8.00pm, Midland Junction Arts Centre.
Exhibition continues until 11th April | Wed- Fri 10am- 5pm | Sat 11am - 3pm.

Sheridan's is a new body of work by printmaker Emma Jolley, based upon the company Sheridan's Badges & Engraving- one of the longest running family operated businesses in Western Australia.
Repurposing old plates & dies from the factory, Jolley considers the importance of local production, skill sharing and community connections fostered by longstanding local businesses.

This project is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

All The Small Things, solo exhibition by Jolley opened on Friday 15th November.

Exhibition continues Saturday 16th | Sunday 17th | Wednesday 20th |Thursday 21st 11am- 5pm, 181 Lord Street, Perth.

The exhibition privileges All The Small Things that happen in an artist’s studio. It exposes processes of making including material testing, conceptual experiments & maquettes that are largely unseen by anyone other than the artist. Small scale resolved works, one offs & rarely seen artworks find a place within this exhibition, instead of merely existing as peripheral works to a project or idea. Many of the works in All The Small Things are the beginnings of an idea, line of inquiry or the start of something much larger and for these reasons are some of my most treasured works. A large timeframe is covered in the exhibition, spanning from 2007 to present day, showing consistent themes and interests occurring throughout. Print, Painting, Drawing & Collage are the main medias used in the work shown, as well as tests & manipulations of various medias and materials.

This runs alongside Matthew McVeigh's solo exhibition 'Surveyed' in room 1.

19th April – 4th May, 2018
Bina Butcher, Carly Lynch, Emma Jolley, Michelle Wells, Rachel Salmon-Lomas, Taylor Denning, Valleri Foster and Wendy Golden

Father Daughter

Perth-based artists Bina Butcher, Carly Lynch, Emma Jolley, Michelle Wells, Rachel Salmon-Lomas, Taylor Denning, Valleri Foster and Wendy Golden work across a range of mediums to reflect upon fathers from a daughter’s perspective. A common sense of distance and movement is explored by revisiting past events, childhood memories and stories told. The artists consider the roles relocation, shifting occupations, value-systems and family structures play in forming their personal connections with their fathers. This exhibition offers viewers a space to reflect upon their own familial relationships and the commonalities and complexities located within individual and collective lived experience.

Images;
(L) Humble Beginnings (Passport Wallet), Emma Jolley, Four Colour Screenprint & Gesso on BFK, 2018
(R) Humble Beginnings (Bag), Emma Jolley, Four Colour Screenprint & Gesso on BFK, 2018

Text Courtesy of Seventh Gallery

http://seventhgallery.org/project/father-daughter/

‘Locale’
6 May – 11 June
Opening Night 5 May

Melanie McKee
Emma Jolley
Monika Lukowska
Carly Lynch
Layli Rakhsha
Rachel Salmon-Lomas
Gemma Weston

Locale showcases the artwork of Emma Jolley, Monika Lukowska, Carly Lynch, Melanie McKee, Layli Rakhsha, Rachel Salmon-Lomas, and Gemma Weston. This exhibition takes an interdisciplinary printmaking approach to address concerns faced by contemporary artists in an era of increased mobility and development of place. The artists address several significant aspects of place through their work, and recognize that the experience of dislocation, relocation, change and memory of place is common to many. Via temporal and physical explorations of place, from the site-specific to unattainable sites, the artists have used printmaking as a means of returning to place.

Visit https://www.heathcotewa.com/upcoming-exhibitions for more information.

After being selected for the 2015 Fremantle Arts Center Print Award, Jolley's work 'Swim Swam Swum' was acquired by the City Of Fremantle Art collection.

'Swim Swam Swum' will join an extensive collection of paintings, prints, photographs and ceramics by Western Australian artists.

For more information on the collection please visit the following website;

www.fac.org.au/city-of-fremantle-art-collection


Image:
Swim Swam Swum, 2015
Stencil & photographic silkscreen on somerset
80 x 107cm
Photo: Eddie Resera

Staff Room is a showcase of contemporary works by the staff from the School of Design and Art at Curtin University. For 2015, the staff show aims to initiate a conversation about the shared process of drawing found within the complex and distinct methods of art and design practice.

The exhibition covers the spectrum of traditional, expanded and experimental approaches to drawing.

The School of Design and Art looks forward to partnering with Free Range Gallery to share another year’s collection of creative work with the broader community.

Please join us for the opening at 6pm, Friday the 30th of October. Exhibition open 10am-5pm Saturday 31st and Sunday 1st.

Image;
Nicole Slatter and Bruce Slatter
Moon Shine, 2013
Charcoal and photocopy on rag paper.
56 x 76 cm

Emma Jolley has been successfully accepted for the third time to be a part of the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing in 2015. The award is a national showcase of prints and artists' books celebrating it's 40th year in 2015.

Opening Thurs 24 Sept | 6:30pm | Exhibition Runs Fri 25 Sept – Sun 15 Nov at Fremantle Arts Centre.

Visit www.fac.org.au/facpa for more details.