Jillian Porteous

Jillian Porteous

  • Biography

    Jillian travelled and worked in Europe for six years, living mainly in Madrid and Athens. Exploring national galleries and other cultural sites gave her a deeper appreciation of the arts. On her return to New Zealand she studied at Otago Polytechnic School of Fine Art, majoring in painting and graduating with a Dip.FA. She has exhibited in many solo and group shows since then.
    Painting
    Currently she is inspired by the colours and light of central Otago, especially the Clutha River which flows past her property. The river supports many species of birds that nest along its banks and in the willows; an interesting and diverse habitat.
    This landscape seen from her studio presents a daily and seasonally changing vista. These works explores the ways of seeing, feeling and remembering the landscape, allowing a range of moods and perspectives to be represented.
    Ceramics
    Bird Totems
    These ceramic birds are symbolic of the various and abundant bird life relying on the Clutha River and environs for habitat. The cylindrical form evokes the functional aspect of clay. Once fired, texture and colour come into play to make it expressive. The vertical clothed form and simplified birds head touch on ancient mythologies of humankind and nature and their interconnectivity.

  • Exhibitions

    Solo

    2006-19 Hullabaloo Art Space, Cromwell
    2006 Anchorage Gallery, Port Chalmers
    2002 Moray Gallery, Dunedin
    1998 Moray Gallery, Dunedin
    1997 Harriette Cotton Gallery, Dunedin
    1996 Harriette Cotton Gallery, Dunedin
    1995 Ground Essence Café, Dunedin
    No 5 Gallery, Dunedin
    1992 Bagdad Café, Dunedin
    1986/87 Marshall Seifert Gallery, Dunedin

    Group

    2006 -18 Hullabaloo Art Space, Cromwell. Group exhibitions.
    Hullabaloo in Arrowtown 2016, 2018
    Christchurch Arts Fair
    Artist Room Gallery, Dunedin
    Art Box Christchurch
    Gold Awards, Central Otago
    Wellington Art Fair
    2009 Group Show, Bellamy's Gallery, Dunedin
    2007-08 Hullabaloo Art Space, Cromwell & Central Stories Gallery, Alexandra
    2006 Bonjour Monsieur Holman, Moray Gallery, Dunedin
    RE: opening:12 Artists, Hullabaloo Art Space, Old Cromwell Town
    2004 Large Art, Cleveland Arts Centre, Dunedin
    2003 Group Show, Anchorage Gallery, Port Chalmers
    2000 Altrusa Club, From Dunedin with Love, Dunedin
    1998 Winter Exhibition Mobile Art, Auckland
    1997 Group, Harriette Cotton Gallery, Dunedin
    1996 3 Group Shows, No 5 Gallery, Dunedin
    1995 Vision Art, Port Chalmers
    125 Cup & Saucer Exhibition, No 5 Gallery, Dunedin
    1994 Delia Grace Galleries, Wellington
    1993 The Artist at Home Moray Gallery, Dunedin
    1991 Mainland Art Awards, OAS Gallery, Dunedin
    Oamaru Licensing Trust Art Awards, Oamaru
    1990 Women Artists, Port Chalmers Aero Club Gallery
    Tokoroa Art Awards, Tokoroa
    1986 Artist for Nicaragua, Otago Museum Foyer
    1983 Young Artists, OAS Gallery, Dunedin

    Art Awards

    2019 Premier Painting Award, Autumn Festival, Arrowtown
    2015 Second place Aspiring Art Awards
    2011 Finalist Arts Gold Awards, Central Otago District Arts Trust.
    1991 Mainland Art Awards, OAS Gallery, Dunedin
    1990 Oamaru Licensing Trust Art Awards, Oamaru
    Tokoroa Art Awards, Tokoroa

Showing all 37 artworks

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
22 cm Ceramic - high fired white and brown stoneware $230.00

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
22 cm Ceramic - high fired stoneware $230.00

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
22 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold $230.00

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
22 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware $230.00

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
23 cm ceramic - stoneware $230.00

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
22 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2024
23 cm ceramic - stoneware with white porcelain cowl Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2023
19 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totems - Inseparable, 2023
19 cm ceramic - 24ct. gold , chun glaze, porcelain Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2023
17 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2023
17 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2022
22 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2022
22 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem in Cape, 2022
22 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Blue Train, 2022
23 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Mink Wrap, 2022
18 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem- Cloaked II, 2022
19 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Cloaked I, 2022
21 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Cruella, 2022
17 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem, 2021
19 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totems ($170 each), 2021
17 cm ceramic Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - White with black cape (small)
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - White with blue/black cape (small)
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - White with black edge cape
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Light Blue Cloak
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Dark Blue Cloak
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - Cinnamon
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem
20 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem I (Tall)
21 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem I (Tall)
21 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem
20 cm Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Quail, 2020
Framed: 30.5 x 27.5 cm Stencil with gold foil - framed Sold

Jillian Porteous

Quail, 2020
Framed: 30.5 x 27.5 cm Stencil with gold foil - framed Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem (medium size)
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem I (Tall)
27 cm Ceramic - high fired, 24ct gold, white stoneware Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - White with blue cape (small)
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold

Jillian Porteous

Bird Totem - White
Ceramic - high fired white stoneware with 24ct gold Sold