About
Jemma Denigan is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist exploring themes of gender, social constructs, and their impact on the multiplicities of the human experience. She uses flowing forms and vivid colours in her oil paintings to combine social inquiries with the surreal and otherworldly. Denigan is ultimately fascinated with the tension between real lived experience and the imagined, highlighting the blurred relationship between reality and fantasy. She is currently studying at the Queensland College of Art and Design (QCAD), completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts (painting), and has held two solo exhibitions in FNQ, where she previously resided. Before relocating, Denigan was an active member of the regional arts community through committees, volunteer work, and community event planning. This included the Tablelands Youth Advisory Committee, the Tablelands Regional Art Society, and the Atherton Painters Association.
Jemma currently gains experience volunteering at the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM), Wesley Taylor Art Studios, and as an artwork installation assistant at Woolloongabba Art Gallery.
Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
Recalibrate (8th September-19th September 2026)
Project Gallery, QCAD, Brisbane
Vibrant Imaginings (27th June-22nd July 2023)
Old Post Office Gallery, Atherton.
New Worlds (1st-30th September 2022)
Mareeba Art Gallery, Mareeba.
Education
2027 Bachelor of Visual Arts (painting), Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University
2022 Art and Design Fundamentals, Curtin University
2022 Cert III Business
Professional Experience
2025 Creative Arts Internship, Powerhouse
2024 Volunteer Gallery Administrator, Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM)
2024 Artist Workshop Assistant, Wesley Taylor Art Studios
2024 Volunteer Installation Staff, GUAM.
2024 Volunteer Installation Staff, Woolloongabba Art Gallery
2022 Visual Artist Assistant & receptionist, Azalia House Studio
Projects & Collaboration
2026 Collaborative project “Bodies Re-Coded” combining animation with original sound design
2026 Commissioned children’s book illustrator for “Bess and Beau’s New Home” publication
2026 Lead Visual Artist on production team for “Headspin” short film
2026 Painting crew for Public Mural “Coming Together”, Griffith Nathan campus
2025 Completed painting series commission “Ducks” watercolour & pencil on paper