Glass working is a family affair for Eileen Gordon, her parents Alasdair & Rish were successful glass artists specialising in engraving. Eileen went on to complete a varied glass working education in the UK & Australia and along with her partner and sons now operates a thriving studio on the Mornington Peninsula. Eileen is a […]
Being surrounded by art as a young child inspired Emma Cotton to pursue a career as an artist. Emma’s love of travel and her broad range of experience working in varying jobs from a trades assistant to a wrought iron artist, also working alongside experienced jewellers are evident contributors to the unique jewellery that she […]
Michelle Gauntlett thoroughly enjoys making sculptural forms and wearable art out of metal. She works with fine silver, copper and brass, hammering the metal into the desired shapes. Michelle’s large cuff bangles and wide rings are works of art with unique patinas and patterns, no two are ever the same. She believes in the connection that is […]
Perth born Jane Pestell-Litten is a trans-Tasman artist based in Arrowtown, New Zealand. Since commencing painting in 2007 Jane has been final listed in a number of awards from the Black Swan Portrait Prize through to the Limestone Prize in South Australia and most recently a semi finalist in the 2015 Doug Moran Portrait Prize. Her […]
Well known Margaret River Artist Peter Scott has been producing magnificent seascapes and landscapes since 1992, when he gave up his Graphic Design job and became a full time art practitioner and teacher. His impressionist influenced style draws a wide audience, and using the Margaret River Region as his subject matter, Peter Scott captures those fleeting moments […]
Enjoy reading about contemporary jeweller Evelyn Henschke who answers questions about the age old traditional craft of glass bead making. Getting to know….Evelyn Henschke When did you first feel the desire to be artistic and realize you had talent? The desire to create something goes back to my early childhood. I was always busy with […]
Saturday night 27th December brought a joyous crowd into JahRoc Galleries for the opening night of “PERSONAL CULT OF THE LAND” by BEC JUNIPER. The crowd enjoyed the speeches, the opening speech by DUNCAN ORD, Director General Department of Culture and the Arts, who spoke about his family connection with Bec Juniper and her father […]
You will be pleased to see that JahRoc Galleries have moved with the times and have a wow factor modern website!!! We were recommended some time ago by Peter Griffyn of Cloudpress that we should be moving towards a mobile responsive site as this was the way the web world was heading. Well we didn’t […]
JahRoc are very excited to represent Perth Artist Bec Juniper, and will be honoured if you join us on Saturday 27th December between 6-8pm for the opening of her upcoming exhibition. The exhibition will be opened by Duncan Ord who is the newly appointed Director General for the Department of Culture and the Arts. Join […]
Bec Juniper talks to Scoop Magazine about art, growing up with Robert Juniper as her father and how she has paved her way into a successful art career. Also her love of the land and how it inspires her to tell her story on canvas. Bec will be exhibiting a new body of work at […]
We had a fantastic crowd celebrating the opening of Kay Gibson exhibition “A Brush With Birds” on the 15th November. Local to Margaret River, Kay had many friends and family come and admire this amazing body of work encorporating many different techniques such as Fumage, Embossing, Printmaking, Painting. Kay is so diverse in her art […]
The 2014 Creating Identities exhibition by Margaret River Senior High School year 11 and 12 students was another high class display of incredible creations yet again. Every year the kids turn out some exceptional work and this year was no exception. Unique works in metal, wood turning, timber furniture, felting, weaving, photography, painting, printmaking……the list […]
If you are a Larry Mitchell follower then you will know how hard it is to find one of his Abrolhos series available… See this one hanging at JahRoc Galleries, you can still smell the paint it is so fresh. Contact us for a price – 08 9758 7200 NOTESOLD within 3 days of posting […]
JahRoc Galleries will pay for your freight Australia wide on any painting or furniture purchase ( or order) in the month of June 2014. You may remember seeing something special in the gallery on a previous visit, or perhaps thinking about getting something custom made especially for you. Whether you live in Perth, or Far […]