Jean Burke
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
I have been reviving my skills in art having largely neglected them since lino-printing at school and cartooning for university student newspapers. I have been living in East Africa but returned to Australia a few years ago, mostly working in the refugee field and as an interpreter.
I mainly do lino-prints but have been expanding into woodcuts and dream of doing stencils after being inspired by Margaret Preston. I love doing illustrations for pamphlets or books. My cartoons are mainly one box gags on education and welfare.
I have had prints in a few exhibitions; including World Vision 2007, Create to Advocate 2008 in Parliament House, Canberra, and STARTTS in June 2009.
Journals
Got in Exhibition and blog with one print
Got one of my prints in my first ever exhibition. I thought I’d just try my luck when I sent one of my friend’s paintings to enter the Art4Aid World Vision comp, and we both got in. / I went to the opening last week in Melbourne. My print seemed so small compared to most of the works. / You can read the "statement ":http://www.redbubble.com/works/show/14265 with it, if you l…
