All works and images on this site were created by Jacqueline Martin-Miller unless otherwise noted.
Jacqueline Martin-Miller de Velasco
Born London, 1960, from Spanish/Asturian descent.
Master of Fine Arts (Hons) (in process), University of Newcastle, Australia
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) UWS Nepean, Australia
Life Experience:
- Arrived in Australia, 1965
- Grew up at Jenolan Caves.
- Kangaroo shooter's wife on outback station "Urisino", Wanaaring, NSW.
- Special invitation to Fijian Tribal Elders Island. South Pacific. First white woman to be nursed back to health from life threatening conditions by a recluse expert Fijian "Medicine Man".
Exhibitions
1994: "Reflections" Parramatta River, Parramatta, Sydney
1994: "Festival of Arts" Fairfield City, Sydney.
1994: "ABSOLUTELY no IDea" exhibition University of Western Sydney, Sydney.
1994: "By Women" exhibition University of Wollongong, Wollongong.
1997: "World in a Matchbox" Grand Central Art, Bourke St, Melbourne.
1997: "Faces of Hope" by Amnesty International (auctioned by Sotheby’s) at Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney.
1997: "Thin Skin" exhibition, Performance Space, Sydney.
1997: "Sterile Until Opened", Honours Exhibition, Artspace, Sydney.
1998: "Take Heart" exhibition featuring "Nanograms" (a piece related to nanotechology),
Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest, Sydney.
2000: "Millennium Gown 2000" exhibited at the Tokyo International Quilt Festival, Japan.
2001: "Living in Harmony" exhibition at Braemar Gallery and Blue Mountains School of Art, Blue Mountains.
2001: "Expressions of Humanity" exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney.
2001: "Excellence in Craft" Awards, Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Queensland.
2007: "Lily, Lady of the Cave", Jenolan Caves House, Jenolan Caves, NSW.
2007: "Homage to Hippocrates", Imperial Cave, Jenolan Caves, NSW.
2007: "Barco de Oro", Palacio de Benacazón, Toledo, Spain.
2008: Portland Art Exhibition, Portland NSW,
2008: Blackheath Arts Society, Blue Mountains, Australia
2008: "International Womans Day" Exhibition, Braemar Gallery, Blue Mountains, Australia
2008: "Conexiones" Galeria Artís, Valencia, Spain
2008: "Winter" Blackhealth Arts Society, Blue Mountains, Australia
2008: "Conexiones" Ayudamiento Cultural, Roquefort, Spain
2008: Invitation to participate in historic Spanish delegation "Salon" Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts(1890), Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
Awards
2000: International Award of Excellence, Tokyo, Japan.
Publications
1973: Featured in "Broken Column" jigsaw puzzle, Jenolan Caves, NSW.
1997: "For Me" magazine, Sydney.
2000: Japanese magazine "My Patchwork Quilt 2000", Japan.
2001: "Living in Harmony" project - artist biography, publication and video, Blue Mountains, NSW.
2001: "Art Review", Blue Mountains Review, Blue Mountains, NSW.
2001: "Metro", Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sydney.
2004: "Metro", 16/11/04 Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sydney.
2005: Documentary, SBS Korea.
2007: Blue Mountains Gazette, Blue Mountains, NSW.
2007: "El Español", Spanish Newspaper, Australia.
2007: http://www.abc.es/, Toledo, Spain
2007: "Periodico", El Salvador
2008: "Arte Euro-Americano", 34º, Feria International Del Libro de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2008: "El Vocero" Escenario, 22/05/08, Puerto Rico, U.S.A
2008: "El Semanario Español" 29/05/08, Sydney, Australia
2008 Special Project in Process
Concept/Curatorial
"Treasure of Seed" Exhibition in Support of the Global Crop Diversity Trust treasureofseeds.linsket.com
Literary Compositions
2007: "El último monje español de Nueva Norcia", El Español, Australia.
Collections
2006: "Nanograms", Laureate Professor G. Jameson, Newcastle, NSW.
2007: "Lily, Lady of the Cave", Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust, Jenolan Caves, NSW.
2007: "Homage to Hippocrates", Mrs Hayes OAM and Dr Smita Shah, University of Sydney, NSW.
