About the Artist

A Brief History

Jodie Wells has exhibited extensively around Australia since 2007. In that time, she has held a number of solo exhibitions and her work has been selected as a finalist in many of Australia’s top art prizes, including the Duke Prize in 2011. Jodie’s paintings are held in the Gold Coast Regional Art Gallery collection, as well as in private collections around Australia and England.
Jodie manages to capture her images in what is perceived to be minimal broad strokes of paint, spread with a palette knife. Her richly textured style combined with a dramatic colour palette creates vivid interpretations of nature.

Exhibitions

2021
Growing Wild, Anthea Polson Art, Queensland

2020
Garden Party, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2019
Enchanted Garden, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Artist's Choice Christmas Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Wild and Wonderful, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast

2018
Little Treasures Christmas Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Bloomin’ Birds, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2017
New Works, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Menagerie, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Anthea Polson art pops up at the home of black sheep, The Woolshed, Helen Street, Teneriffe

2016
Summer, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Spring, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Anthea Polson Art Pops Up in Melbourne, A six person show, Melbourne
Invitation Only, Rotary Art Show, Brisbane

2015
Birds and Blossoms, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Beyond The Backdoor, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Precious Things Come In Small Parcels, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Invitation Only, Rotary Art Show, Brisbane

2014
Uncaged, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
A Taste of Thailand, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Feathers & Fillies, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Brisbane Grammar School Art Show, Brisbane
Miniatures, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Downlands College Art Show, Toowoomba

2013
Commanding Creatures, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
The Colour Red, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Downlands College Art Show, Toowoomba
Brisbane Grammar Art Show, Brisbane
Lethbridge 10000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Four of the Best, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast

2012
The Horse, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Jodie Wells, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
The Artist Revealed - Christmas Self Portrait Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
Brisbane Grammar Art Show, Brisbane
Lethbridge 10000, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Art Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Invitation Only, Rotary Art Show, Brisbane
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda

2011
Small Works, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Best of Lethbridge 10000, Federation Square, Melbourne
Small Works Show, Space 22, Ballarat
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda

2010
The St Lukes Exquisite Palette Show, Melbourne
Sanctuary Cove Art Festival, Gold Coast
Journeys, The TYLER Gallery, Newcastle
Small Works Show, Space 22, Ballarat
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda

2009
Save the Cerebus, Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne
Small Works Show, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda

2008
Cafe 99 – Gold Coast

Achievements

2019
People's Choice Award - Artist's Choice Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Gold coast
Invited Finalist - Tattersall's Club Landscape Prize, Brisbane

2015
Finalist - Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane, QLD
Finalist - Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra QLD
Finalist - Morten Bay Art Awards, Brisbane QLD

2013
Finalist - Clayton Utz Art Award, Brisbane Qld

2012
Finalist - Clayton Utz Art Award, Brisbane Qld

2011
Finalist - Stan and Maureen Duke Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Bundall Qld
Finalist - Black Swan Portrature Prize, Perth WA
Finalist - The Lethbridge 10 000 - Lethbridge Gallery - Queensland
Finalist - Mount Eyre Vineyards Art Prize - Rex-Livingston Gallery - Sydney

2010
Finalist - The Glover Art Prize, Evandale Tasmania
Finalist - Border Art Prize, Tweed River Regional Gallery NSW
Finalist - Mortimer Art Prize, Travelling Tour, Dubbo, Byron Bay & Canberra
Finalist - The Waterhouse Prize Works on Paper, South Australian Museum, Adelaide SA
Finalist - Mount Eyre Vineyards Art Prize, Rex-Livingston Gallery, Surry Hills NSW
Finalist - The Lethbridge 10 000, Lethbridge Gallery Paddington Qld

2009
Finalist - Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (the EMSLA), Coffs Harbour NSW
Finalist - Black Swan Portrature Prize, Perth WA

2008
Finalist - Border Art Prize, Tweed River Regional Gallery NSW
Finalist - Black Swan Portrature Prize, Perth WA

2007
Finalist - Border Art Prize, Tweed River Regional Gallery NSW
Finalist - Open Art Prize, Royal Queensland Art Society, Gold Coast QLD

Collections

Gold Coast City Art Gallery