Janine Mackintosh

Janine Mackintosh b. 1971 creates unique contemplative assemblages using found natural materials, mainly collected from her heritage bush property on the wild south coast of Kangaroo Island. Mackintosh began her art practice by employing the techniques of museum plant collections but her pieces have since departed radically from tradition.
The artist is particularly fascinated by leaves which have been eaten by beetles or patterned by leaf-miner insects or display the effects of weather and seasons - as these things communicate the intricate systems and collaborations at work in Nature.

Mackintosh loves the visual excitement of repetition, where hundreds, or even thousands of objects are presented as one, yet she seeks to highlight their unique differences and introduces themes grounded in time and place.
The Australian War Memorial has acquired her work and six of her pieces are featured in the luxurious Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, where her work is often purchased by international and high-profile visitors to the island.

Her primary motivation is to highlight conservation issues through her preservation artwork.

Education & Affiliations

Bachelor of Design, Visual Communication, University of South Australia, 1989–1992
Guildhouse Accredited Member

Authentic Kangaroo Island – Ambassador  & Member
 

Statements

“Suspended disbelief draws the viewer instantaneously... Her work cannot be easily passed over; it draws one into it, demanding concentration on a number of levels, one of which is often missing in contemporary art today - that of contemplative engagement by the viewer… The collecting, the placement, the working out, the patience, the obsession, the understanding and final realisation of perfected beauty are all part of an intimidating process.”

Jan Jones, Australian Art Review

“There has been a notion that contemporary art can’t be beautiful, but this is very beautifully executed.”
Nick Mitzevich, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia (37th Alice Prize Judge)

Awards

2014
Peter Walker Award, Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition – Winner
South Australian Regional Awards – Finalist, Arts, Hills & Coasts
Emma Hack Art Prize, Adelaide Convention Centre - Finalist

2013
Fleurieu Water & Environment Prize, Goolwa – Finalist

2012
People's Choice Award, Heysen Prize, Hahndorf Academy, Adelaide
Tammy Kingsley Memorial People's Choice Award, 37th Alice Prize, Alice Springs

2011
Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery - Winner (Acquisitive)
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide - People's Choice Award
Craftsouth Wish List Exhibition, Adelaide - Finalist
59th Blake Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney - People’s Choice Award
Whyalla Art Prize - Finalist

2010
Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery - Third Prize
The Advertiser Business SA Contemporary Art Prize, Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide - Finalist

2009
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum & National Archives, Canberra - People’s Choice Award & First Prize Works on Paper

2008
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum & National Archives, Canberra - People’s Choice Award & Second Prize Works on Paper

Solo Exhibitions
2014
'Coevolved', Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide

2011
'As Far as the Eye Can Reach' Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide

Group Exhibitons
2015
'Still Life - SALA', Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2014
Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition
Emma Hack Art Prize, Adelaide Convention Centre
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island

2013
Sculpture for Sight, St Marks College, North Adelaide
How Do We Love Thee? The National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition
Flora, Mrs Valentine’s Cottage, Kangaroo Island

2012
How Do We Love Thee? The National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition
Flora, Mrs Valentine’s Cottage, Kangaroo Island

2011
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Art Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Victoria
How Do We Love Thee? The National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions

2010
Collaboration, Fisher Jeffries, Adelaide
How Do We Love Thee? The National Wine Centre, Adelaide
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

2009
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

2008
Fine Art Kangaroo Island, Kingscote
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

2007
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

2006
In Between, Wish on Gouger, Adelaide
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

2005
River: 1830–2005, Banrock Station Cellar Door
Kangaroo Island Artists Collective Gallery
Penneshaw Easter Art Exhibitions
Kangaroo Island Art Feast Exhibitions

Collections
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery
The Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd, Adelaide
Aurora Ozone Hotel, Kangaroo Island
Private collections around Australia, the United Kingdom, USA, Netherlands, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Thailand, Liechtenstein and Canada.