Australian Women Artists

The Podcast

Episode 1

Jo Bertini

Jo Bertini is a painter, art educator, lecturer and writer. She is known internationally for her paintings and drawings of desert landscapes here in Australia as well as India and the US.

She’s not only a landscape painter but she’s a highly regarded portrait painter having been shortlisted for the prestigious Portia Geach Memorial Award at least 14 times (I say ‘at least’ as I tried counting them, but I suspect there’s more).

Arthouse Gallery describes her work thusly (?): Jo Bertini’s paintings traverse well-worn landscapes in an exploration of the true nature of wilderness. Drawing from the traditions of artists on scientific and ecological survey expeditions into the most remote and inaccessible regions, Bertini celebrates her long and intimate engagement with the desert. Her work bears witness to natural and human histories of nomadism observing the seasonal rhythm of landscapes and the people connected to them. With loose yet refined brushwork, Bertini depicts the fragile beauty of the world's remote desert landscapes connecting to what is seen and felt within. An innate longing that she expresses through her visceral, emotive paintings that serve as an act of devotion to the natural world.

It's stunning really. And the conversation was so engaging. Jo thought she might have 'gone on a bit' and that I could cut bits out. I tried....I couldn't. It was so interesting.

Her work has been acquired by private and public collections both nationally and internationally and is on display in many public art galleries, museums and institutions.

Head to the link in my bio to hear our conversation. Alternatively, search in Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Enjoy!

Video photo image: Thomas Studer