About
Jane Kempe is an illustrator, designer and painter. She began her artistic career hand-painting t-shirts and designing logos for tourism groups around her hometown of Point Lonsdale. 
While touring Europe, she absorbed the influences of the Impressionists particularly the colourists who had resided in the south of France – Matisse, Dufy and Bonnard. Jane allows the seascapes of the Bellarine region to inform her arts practice and is also influenced by cartoons, fashion illustrations, interior design and all that is pop.
She has worked as a designer for Tourism Victoria, designing images of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay in 1999 and 2000 and was commissioned by the Austin Research Institute, Melbourne to design new branding and a booklet for National Science Week 2005.
Jane creates a monthly cartoon “Derek the Seagull” for Talking Heads newspaper, Barwon Heads, and is a peer consultant for their local Festival of the Sea.
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Solo Exhibitions
Red Hill Cool Stores Mornington Peninsula 2003
Vue Grand Hotel Queenscliff 2002
Spray Farm Scotchmans Hill Winery 2000
Customs Wharf Gallery Williamstown World Sailing Championships 1999
Group Exhibitions
Manyung Gallery Mt. Eliza Summer 2006
Without Pier Fine Art Gallery Sandringham 2005
Geelong College Art Carnival 2005
CELEBRATING SUMMER Manyung Gallery Mt. Eliza 2005
SKANDIA Geelong 2004 and 2005
60:90 Manyung Gallery Mt. Eliza Melbourne Cup Weekend Exhibition 2004
JAWS Festival 2004
JAWS Festival 2003
PAKO FESTA Geelong 2002
QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2000
Awards
“A Taste of Wine” sponsored by Baillieu Myer’s vineyard Elgee Park Wines Flinders Art Show Mornington Peninsula 2002
Artist in Residencies
The Austin Research Institute Melbourne
National Science Week 2005 "Project Labcoat" 2005
Sir Zelman Cowan Cancer Foundation 2004
Corporate branding Iris flower 2002
Celebrating 10 th Anniversary of Research Institute 2001
City of Greater Geelong 2000
Original watercolour and limited edition prints Eastern Beach Restoration Foundation
City of Greater Geelong 2001
Original watercolour and limited edition print official launch Geelong’s Antique Carousel by Minister for Tourism Mr. John Pandazapolous
City of Greater Geelong 2002
Original watercolour and limited edition print run official opening Waterfront
Geelong by State Premier Steve Bracks
The Austin Research Institute Melbourne
Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Research Institute 2001
Corporate branding Iris flower 2002
Sir Zelman Cowan Cancer Foundation 2004
National Science Week 2005 “Project Labcoat” 2005
Invitation by Baillieu Myer to paint at Elgee Park Wines 2002
Mornington Peninsula’s oldest vineyard
Licensing & Publishing
Limited Edition Print "Celebrating Melbourne 2006"
commissioned by Potoroo Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne
Official Licensee for Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
" Australia " Ashdene of Australia tableware
" Australia " calendar 2003
Gift cards - Flinders series/Seagull series/Lorne series
"Around the Bay" calendar 2002
Festival art
Barwon Heads Festival of the Sea, JAWS Queenscliff, Queenscliff Music Festival
