Jeffree Skewes has been making art and contributing to his local art scene since the early 1980s. He is a painter, artist, art educator, mentor and writer.

Skewes originally studied ceramics (1981-2), at the University of Southern Toowomba, Queensland, and then at the Canberra School of Art (1983). He then worked as a studio assistant (1984), at the ANU Glass Workshop under the celebrated artists Klaus Moje and Neil Roberts. Throughout the 1980 and 90s, Skewes exhibited art, mixed and worked with many artists and artistic groups across several hybrid art projects: theatre, public & community arts, music, art & social activism, experimental art and art education.

In 1993 he completed a degree in Visual Art with a major in painting from Newcastle University. In 1995 he founded, established and still runs and teaches from studioMAP – a unique painting, drawing and illustration art school for children and teens. studioMAP is now situated within M16 Artspace, Griffith ACT. Skewes also maintains his own private art practice and studio in Kambah, ACT.

“Kelly Green is an abstracted landscape, representing a type of dense, lush bush setting, inspired by the notorious Kelly Gang, who knew the bush well enough to seek it's camouflage and and refuge to escape to and throw-off any would be trackers seeking them out for retributions.”

“The surface is comprised of multiple and intimate views of country to reflect the experience of being within the bush, rather than gazing at it.”

“The title also plays with the notion of ascribing colours with general characteristic tags to reflect a distinction. Here the tradition of blending a nationality with a colour type is suggested ie. Irish / emerald / green / Kelly – Kelly Green.”

Jeffree Skewes, 2024

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