Biography
Jo Fife is a South Australian textile artist based within the Limestone Coast region, living on Boandik land. Jo has worked as a professional artist for 30 years, exhibiting locally and interstate, taking out awards for textiles and painting.
In this time Jo has curated exhibitions, tutored school and adult groups, mentored young emerging artists and disability groups, worked on community art projects, facilitating the Multicultural Art Project and lectured in textiles and printmaking at TAFE SA.
Collections
The City of Onkaparinga
Riddoch Art Gallery
Private collections across Australia
Jo’s works are held in public collections – Riddoch Art Gallery and The City of Onkaparinga as well as private collections.
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Solo Exhibitions
2021 | Close To Home, Riddoch Art Gallery SA | |
2016 | Threads, Naracoorte Art Gallery, Millicent Community Gallery, No 4 Robe | |
2011 | Time & Beyond, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2008 | Through the Eye of a Needle, Riddoch Art Gallery SA | |
2006 | Keys, Gallery 54 & Bagdad Café Horsham Vic | |
2004 | Colour My World, Newland Gallery, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2002 | Fabric of Life, Gallery 54 Penola SA |
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 | The Colour of Summer, members exhibition, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2020 | The Body beneath, Jean McArthur, Joann Fife, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2019 | Little Gems, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2018 | Surface Kay Lawrence, Linda Marie Walker, Jo Fife, Port Mac Donnell Community Art Gallery SA | |
2017 | Blue Jazz, selected artist from the region, curator: Jo Fife, Mount Gambier SA | |
2016 | Stranded Coastlines, Creatrices, Riddoch Art Gallery SA | |
2014 | to 2019 Art in the Sticks, a collective of artists from regional SA | |
2012 | A Collision of Art & Fashion – Megan Caldersmith, Jo Fife. Curator: Jo Fife, Rymill Winery Coonawarra SA | |
2008 | VOLCANOES-Layers of Meaning, Riddoch Art Gallery SA | |
2007 | Apron Strings, Threadmill Fibre Artists. Riddoch Art Gallery SA | |
2005 | Guardians of The Earth, Clementine Underdown, Graham Spring, Jo Fife, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2004 | Double Vision, exchange programme – Coonawarra &McLaren Vale regions. Arts Centre | |
2003 | Passion Apples – Jo Crow, Deborah Rogers, Jo Fife, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2002 | Spring, Gallery 54 members, Gallery 54 Penola SA | |
2000 | Fashion Parade, curator: Lenore Demski, Power House Museum NSW |
Selected Grants & Awards
2019 | Country Arts SA, Step out Grant, Mentorship with Kay Lawrence |
2017 | Wattle Range Art Prize, Millicent Gallery SA |
2015 | South East Art Society, Riddoch Art Gallery SA |
2008 | John Shaw Neilson Art Prize – Robert Riddoch Rymill Award, Penola SA |
2007 | Barbara Wallace Memorial Art Prize, Millicent Art Gallery SA |
2006 | John Shaw Neilson Art Prize – Robert Riddoch Rymill Award, Penola SA |
2003 | South East Art Society Art Prize, Studio One SA |
2002 | South East Art Society Art Prize, Studio One SA |
Public Art & Workshops
2020 - Current | Telling Tales, Community Stitch Project. Sera Waters, Jo Fife (supported by Country Arts SA, Riddoch Art Gallery and Walkway Gallery |
2011 to 2016 | Weaving Project, Karen/Karenni woman, Mount Gambier SA |
2017 | Artist in residence, Gordon Education Centre, Mount Gambier SA |
2015 to 2017 | Multicultural Art Project, Artist in residence, Mount Gambier SA |
2010 to 2016 | Artist in residence, Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Mount Gambier & Naracoorte SA |
2013 | The Interactive Quilt project, Illuminart, touring Australia 2014 to current |
2009/2010 | Vine Sculptures, Cellar Dwellers, Zema Estate Coonawarra SA |
2009 | Promise Sculpture & instillation, Illuminart |
2008 | Summersault Project, Mount Gambier SA |
2006 | Blue Lake Multicultural Festival, artwork for Street Banners. Mount Gambier SA |
2005 | Community Mask Project, Festival by the Sea, Beachport SA |
2004 | Regional Health, designed & made banners, Mount Gambier SA |
2002/2003 | City Sites – Carclew Youth Arts Programme, Mount Gambier & Penola SA |
Professional Experiences
2017 to 2022 | Elected President Gallery 54 Collective Incorporated |
2015 to 2022 | Studio Member, Thumbprint Inc, Mount Gambier |
2014 to 2019 | Studio Director, Chapel Studio, Suttontown SA |
2016 | Invited speaker, Embroiderers Guild of SA – state conference, Mount Gambier SA |
2007 | Invited Judge, The Southern Ocean Art Prize, Robe SA |
2005 to 2008 | TAFE SA, Lecturer – Apply Techniques to produce textiles, Mount Gambier SA |