Jeremy Austin
DISTRACTED IDENTITY BLOCKPARTYJanuary 2022
DISTRACTED IDENTITIES are a series of 15 characters of mischievous origin. Each character will become part of a greater composite artwork titled “Distracted Identity Blockparty” in which the clustered layout is determined depending on when you arrive at the party (the order in which each character is collected). Once the party is full the composite artwork will be created the individual blocks will be updated accordingly to show a hint of the other characters that sit either side, above and below.
Distracted Identities are an extension of the mask and character creations that I have been drawing over the years. Originally drawn in a cluster the characters in this NFT project have been broken apart. Sharing these 15 characters with collectors will in turn unite them once again as the compositing process brings them all back together determined by the order in which the characters are collected. To find out more and get your Distracted Identity check the DISTRACTED IDENTITY BLOCKPARTY project page.
CONCEALED ON PAPERDecember 2021
CONCEALED instance made with charcoal, acrylic and spray paint on 200gsm acid free cold pressed watercolour paper. 155x190mm. On show at Side Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane as part of the Glimpse end of year Exhibtion. Opening night 9 Dec 6-8pm. Exhibition dates: 9-24 Dec 2021.
SKULLX on TezosOctober 2021
Whenever I crack a new blackbook I grab a whiteout pen and scratch a SKULLX on the front cover, this is me cracking my HEN blackbook with a SKULLX. Hic Et Nunc (HEN) is an experimental open-source NFT platform and is based on the Tezos blockchain. check my Tezos NFTs here at hicetnunc.art/jeremyaustin
NEW OLD TEESSeptember 2021
I just added a few new and old teeshirt designs to my online shop, all handprinted by myself in the studio.. check them here at shop.jeremyaustin.com
MINNIE WATER ABSTRACTSMarch 2021
An unscripted rave about a series of works I made with paint pens on polypropylene which informed my abstract murals which can be seen in and around Lismore including the Lismore Base Hospital paediatric ward. Filmed in my studio in Lismore March 2021.
THE OTHER BANKSIAJanuary 2021
Charcoal, acrylic & varnish on hand stretched 12oz canvas. This is one of 2 banksia paintings that came out of a stint of ink studies and drawings I made after a trip to Lennox Head last year.
2021JANUARY 2021
Back in the studio for 2021.
BATCAVENovember 2020
Batman is a vandal but this is ‘ACTUAL REALITY’ Acrylic and spray paint on @dodgy.paper for the Batman/Gotham themed show ‘BATCAVE’ opening this Saturday 11am at Mayneline gallery. Curated by Aaron Craig from Stupid Krap. All works will be online an hour after the exhibition opens. Get on the Stupid Krap mailing list to be notified.
FROM THE SEWERS EXHIBITIONJanuary 2020
'DAEWONATELLO' is a work I made for the FROM THE SEWERS Group Show presented by STUPID KRAP. All works were made on paper hand made from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle trading cards by DODGY PAPER. Approximately A5 in size, the works were created by local and international artists for the exhibition held for 1 day only on January 20, 2020 at Ben Frost Gallery, Richmond, VIC, Australia.
December 2019
COMMISSION PAINTING PAINTING - Acrylic & Spraypaint on mounted plyboard, 30x30cm, 2019. Made for the 30x30 Group Show at The Stockroom Gallery, Clifton Hill, VIC, Australia.
NO SLEEP TILL GREYSKULLAugust 2019
'GRIZZLOR SHREDS' Ink and spray paint on 210x140mm Dodgy Paper handmade from vintage Masters of the Universe mini-comics for the STUPID KRAP 'NO SLEEP TILL GREYSKULL' show at the DODGY PAPER Shop in Melbourne.
BATMAN as VandalDecember 2018
BATMAN AS VANDAL paint on canvas 70x76cm 2018.
Painting I made for Anna Nordstrom's relaunch of Lismore Art Space last weekend.
December 2018
HAPPY PUNK SKULL is on show at The Stockroom Gallery, Clifton Hill, VIC, Australia as part of the 30x30 exhibition. Also here's a video of some painting process in the studio with some batmanning thrown in for reals.
July 2018
MASCOT TURKEY is one of 18 paintings I have on show at Cold Hands Warm Art, an exhibtion showcasing local artists at Fox Photo Den Gallery, South Lismore, NSW, Australia. The show opens July 14 and continues till July 29 2018.
March 2018
'INSTANCE OF A BAT'. Spray paint on canvas, 60x60cm, 2018.
Again & Again Group Exhibition, curated by Laurie Oxenford.
March 2018 - First Coat Studios, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
30x30 Art PrizeNovember 2017
PONCHOMEN CAN. Spray paint & acrylic on mounted plyboard.
Finalist for the 2017 Art Piece Gallery 30x30 Art Prize. Exhibition 24th Nov 2017 - 22 Jan 2018 Art Piece Gallery Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia.
November 2017
I was invited to be part of an exhibtition in Austria called "tiny ARt" on Nov 22nd & 23rd 2017 at Improper Walls Gallery. It features a range of artworks that in real life are no bigger than a business card. The augmented reality layer will enhance the artworks in the digital dimension to reveal what the artwork in AR has to offer using the Artivive App.
DODGY ART SHOW 2Septmeber 2017
Over 80 Artists. All works on DODGY PAPER - Hand-made recycled artists' paper. Friday 29 September 5-8pm. THE STOCKROOM Ringwood, Victoria, Australia.
August 2017
I had the honour of being asked to paint some murals in pediatrics ward in the new addition to the Lismore Base Hospital. Alongside 11 other local artists we worked days and nights to adorn the rooms and common areas with our art before the floor was officially opened in November.
LISMORE BATAugust 2017
LISMORE BAT is a painting I made for the offical opening of MUSE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, a new gallery for Lismore, NSW, Australia - The exhibtion will be showcasing 20 local artists and opens Friday 18th August 5pm and runs till August 31st.
FRESH AIR GALLERYMay 2017
Fresh Air Gallery Pop-Up Gallery Launch. Live Art & Silent Auction. AUSTIN TEAZER SHMICK BASIX, MAY 19-20, SURF ALLEY BYRON BAY. First show supporting the Lismore Youth Clubhouse Flood Appeal. POPPED CREATIVE
LOCAL ART HITS THE ROADDecember 2016
Working alongside 4 other local artists over the past few months we have transformed 7 site office vans with artworks for the Lismore City Council. Above are the 3 vans I painted, the Batvan, the Brush Turkey Van and the Magpie Van.
FASTPLANT SHOW 2016
November 2016
This year I created a fire extinguisher skateboard for the annual
Fastplant Show at NoCompy Gallery in Toowoomba.
PRESSURE-FLIP TO WALL-RIDE
Fire extinguisher assembly, skateboard, spraypaint, acrylic, paint-marker and varnish.2016
INSTANCES: THE ART OF THE MAKER
July 2016
Solo Exhibition at Serpentine Community Gallery. Opens Sunday July 10 3-6pm
FESTIVAL OF THE STONE TOUR 2016May 2016
I was invited to do some live painting at the 2016 Festival of the Stone Tour at Stone & Wood Byron Bay, I painted this cheeky ale label.
COMMISSIONApril 2016
"44 GALLON COW RIDER"
30x40cm
Mixed on canvas 2016
BYRON ARTS CLASSIC 2016March 2016
"THONGS THIEF"
91x91cm
Mixed on canvas 2016
BYRON ARTS CLASSIC - Byron Bay Community Centre
Exhibiton runs 24-30 March 2016
Gala Awards Night Wednesday 23 March 6pm.
WORKS ON PAPERFebruary 2016
"BLUE PONCHOMAN"
148X95mm
Spray paint, acrylic & paintpen on
300gsm BLACK Stongehenge Paper 2016
I have added some new works on paper to my webshop: JeremyAUSTINart.com
December 2015
NOVEMBER REIGNNOVEMBER 2015
Painted a Wallaby Wall in Coffs Harbour alongside some other legend painters.
12 x 12 STOCKROOM ShowAugust 2015
Dec 12, 2015 - Dec 24, 2015 · The Stockroom · Ringwood
144 Artists - on a 12x12 Canvas - Opening on the 12th of December.
November 2015
100+ decks hanging on the Kontraband Studios' 30m legal wall & the gallery space for an indoor / outdoor art show. Artists involved are based across the East Coast, sending work from as far as Cairns, Bundaberg, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Lismore, Gold Coast & Brisbane, alongside a stack of local talent.
STREET LEVELAugust 2015
This exhibition curated by Ms Browns Lounge conceptualised around the theme of street art, features the work of 30+ northern rivers artists done on empty spray paint cans.
Exhibtion runs: August 14-21 at Lismore Art Space
July 2015 
OF PLACE GROUP EXHIBITIONMay 2015
OF PLACE brings together five artists from the Northern Rivers region of NSW, exploring sense of place through their diverse artistic methods and approaches of drawing, painting and mixed media. Artists René Bolten, Jennifer Lowrey, Heather Jessup, Jeremy Austin and Claudie Frock’s practices may range from emerging to established but each artist brings a unique interpretation to reveal stories on the shared theme of place and its effect on their lives and artmaking.
Exhibition dates: 27 May – 21 June 2015
NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY
FIRST COAT FESTIVALMay 2015
I painted bats on the SugarJam Wall at the First Coat Mural Festival Toowoomba.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GUTTERMay 2015
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GUTTER" - Each artist is customising a bowling pin for this STUPID KRAP group show which is to be held at theGRID, Toowoomba in conjunction with the FIRST COAT FESTIVAL - Exhibtion runs 1st - 31st May - Opening 16 May.
PONCHO PRINT TEEMarch 2015
Handprinted in my studio with white permaset ink on Black AS Colour Tees.
Available on my webstore | jeremyAUSTIN.bigcartel.com
BYRON BAY RAW:VISUAL ARTIST OF THE YEARFebruary 2015
Byron Bay RAW: Visual Artist of the Year
SCU MURALJanuary 2015
Painting on the Plaza building at Southern Cross Universtiy with Judy Rum and Dan Gogh.
November 2014
Our Kids Mural
PUNK AGAVE SKULLOctober 2014
From a live painting session at the Black Sombrero.
HCTC PRINTSOctober 2014
I recently released 3 drawings from my from my July sketchbook as prints. Each print is an Edition of 5 Digital print hand embellished with markers on 300gsm ivory board 28cm x 28cm. See all 3 prints here at my online shop | jeremyAUSTIN.bigcartel.com
ROADSIDE ARTSHOWOctober 2014
Jiggi bus shed painting
THREADOctober 2014
AUSTIN Poncho Pants x JULLA Ramblers Singlet worn by Alise Murie at the THREAD Fashion show held in the Back Alley Gallery, Lismore | Photo: NATSKY
LISMORE BACK ALLEY GALLERY - STAGE 6September 2014
Lismore Back Alley Gallery Street Party 2014.
ART VS SCIENCE MURALSeptember 2014
Mural painted on the levee wall with JULLA in Lismore for the Art vs Science Festival
44 GALLON COWJuly 2014
A painting in the Lismore Back Alley Gallery.
RAW BYRON BAY INSTALLJune 2014
An awesome night with some awesome people.
ROCBOT PAINTINGJune 2014
ROCBOT painting for relocated REPUBLIC OF COFFEE in Lismore.
RAW BYRON BAYMay 2014
I'll be showing some of new works with a whole bunch of other awesome artists at RAW Artists Byron Bay at the Byron Beach Hotel. It is a one night only event on June 25th.
KUNG FU FOOTBALL PAINTING BYRON BAYMay 2014
FITZROY SPRAYSMarch 2014
Always Skipping Girl - Fitzroy Victoria
GIVE TAKE GIVEJanuary 2014
Painting on the Visual Arts building at Southern Cross Universtiy.
PONCHOMENJanuary 2014
Commissioned Ponchmen Mural.
SHOULDER MASSAGEJanuary 2014
Commission painting in Dave's Studio
FALLS FESTIVALJanuary 2014
A bit of live painting at the Byron Bay Falls Festival.
DOPPIO DUTCHDecmeber 2013
A rollerdoor in the Lismore Back Alley Gallery.
KEIPRON ORLWAISEDecember 2013
Painted this Keipron Orlwaise face in the Lismore Back Alley Gallery on the weekend.
SKIPPING ALWAYSNovember 2013
90cm x 90cm - Spray paint on board
STUPID KRAP RED BOOKNovember 2013
This painting titled "TUES BATMAN" placed me as a finalist along side a bunch of other awesome Australian artists in the very first Stupid Krap Red Book Art Prize.
Get a Stupid Krap Red Book from Blurb here
MOTHERSHIP HQSeptember 2013
Tanglehead Studio has been relocated to the new PINK Mothership HQ.
LISMORE BACKALLEYGALLERY - STAGE 5September 2013
The March of the Muchachos.
B.A.G. PREP.August 2013
The Lismore Back Allery Gallery Stage 5. August 31 - September 1 2013. Get there..
KEEP YOUTHJuly 2013
Retrospect Galleries in collaboration with Marvel Street Gallery presents KEEP YOUTH. An exhibition advocating the art of never growing up. July 25th Retrospect Gallery Byron Bay.
NO NOTICE - 11-25 May 2013May 2013
This is a solo show I put on with very little notice to coincide with Stage 4 of the Back Alley Gallery paint jam held on the weekend. It opened May 11 in downtown Lismore in a vacant space I took over for the 2 weeks. Opening night pics David Andreas Photo & Film
LISMORE BACKALLEYGALLERY - STAGE 4May 2013
All The Time Divided Into One.
#SELFIESApril 2013
Detail of a skateboard I painted for the Early Skateboards "Love U Longtime" exhibition at the Marvell Street Gallery Byron Bay - FULL DECK HERE
Play On Words: BM vs BW vs AUSTINFebruary 2013
Works on paper for the Play On Words group show at 33.3 Gallery.
Tanglehead ScreenprintsFebruary 2012
I've been screenprinting my designs onto shirts for a while now and after getting a 6 colour carousel a while back I thought it was time to harness it's mightyness and expand beyond my single-colour-designs-for-shirts design streak, so I created this 4 colour 4 face print.
Get 'em and more here at.. TANGLEHEAD.COM
Petits TravauxDecember 2011
9x25x25 - Retrospect Gallery Byron Bay Australia 2 ~ 22 DEC 2011
Paste Modernism 3 - OUTPOST 2011November 2011
I sent a few paste ups to Sydney including this hand painted 1.5 metre high READ THIS poster to be part of the Paste Modernism 3 exhibition held at OUTPOST on Cockatoo Island Sydney.
HereSay Print ExhibitionSeptember 2011
One of my prints for the HereSay Exhibition for printmaking at Next Gallery Lismore Australia.
KEIPRON ORLWAISE - Main Time / Edition of 11March 2011
KEIPRON ORLWAISE - Artist Trading Cards / Edition of 60November 2010
Ms Browns Lounge Artist Trading Card Project 2010.
Opens Friday 3rd December at 6pm at Barratt Galleries
Design Federation Book 2010 November 2010
Honored to be included in the debut "Number 1" edition of the Design Federation Book.
Semi-Permanent Book 2010 v2 October 2010
Beardy Skull saying "HELLLLOOOOO" to Wonder Woman has been published in Version 2 of the Semi-Permanent Book 2010. You can get hold of the book from Design is Kinky from their shop
Visual Response #03: Portrait October 2010
1st place in the Australian INfront - Visual Response Portrait competition.
CaperOnAlways Book July 2010
I put a bunch of artworks and photos together into a book. It has 40 pages and you can get it online from Blurb books.
War & Peace | Ones & Twos | Odds & Evens | T-SHIRT May 2010
Single colour screenprint on cotton t-shirt. This T-Shirt design has a few different names and is available at the TANGLEHEAD site. TANGLEHEAD.COM
Semi-Permanent Book 2010 March 2010
This crazy portrait I did got published in the 2010 Semi-Permanent Book.
Semi-Permanent Book 2009 v2November 2009
A drawing I made called THEY has been published in Version 2 of the Semi-Permanent Book 2009. You can get hold of the book from Design is Kinky in their shop
Fish Getting Pissed on an Database June 2009
Screen Australia added my animation Fish Getting Pissed on a Semi to the online Screen Australia Film and Television Database
Semi-Permanent Book 2009April 2009
Beardy features in the Semi-Permanent Book 2009. You can get hold of the book from DiK
November 2008
An ironically incomplete animation that features a few characters speaking about their experiences working with Toxic Dutchies Animation Studios.
June 2008
An animation I made called Fish Getting Pissed on a Semi will be featured as part of the following festivals:
Melbourne International Animation Festival - 16-22 June 08 - miaf.net
Portable Film Festival - August 08 - portablefilmfestival.com
London International Film Festival - 1-7 September 08 - liaf.org.uk
Australian International Animation Festival - aiaf.com.au
Bendigo - La Trobe University - 27-28 June 08
Sydney - University of Technology - 17-18 October 08
Adelaide - Mercury Cinema - 24-26 October 08
Brisbane - Globe Theatre - 28 & 30 October 08
Woodford - Woodford Folk Festival - 29 Dec 08- 1 Jan 09