Jill Paynter-O'Meehan
Artist
Jill Paynter-O’Meehan is a multi disciplinary artist working from her Perth Boorla studio Western Australia.
Colour, nature and moments of ephemeral beauty in our daily landscape of activities give Jill the inspiration to capture these impressions in her work. Just as importantly Jill is driven by the appreciation and enjoyment by the audience and the experiences felt by her viewers.
Experimentation and play, using techniques in painting, printing, sculpture, installation, floristry, jewellery and obsessive collecting, are all methods Jill uses to express herself. An avid collector of a variety of objects, including recyclable and found pieces, often find their way into large immersive and site specific installations.
Current Exhibitions
Sculptures @ Bathers
Encrusted in Jewels
Sculpture at Bathers (S@B) runs from April 4 to 21, 2025, at the historic Bathers Beach Art Precinct / Manjaree, and includes the indoors exhibition at WA Shipwrecks Museum.
Crochet/textile installation, integrated with the historic old wooden jetty at the south end of Bathers Beach where the early convicts came ashore. An immersive experience for viewers to feel at home under the waves, a colourful and explosive representation of what hides beneath the water line of our coastlines.
Each piece is inspired by flora species found both above and below the sea level, and curious minds may think of what living creatures could look like under a microscope, from a fantasy or an alternative universe, or perhaps during an earlier life with less human interference.