Junko Go

born Japan, lives SA

In a quest to find universal values, Junko Go’s paintings are not tied to a particular art movement. Instead, they possess a unique aesthetic encompassing elements of painting, drawing and storytelling that combine her Japanese heritage with an Australian perspective. An interest in dualism results in works that are simultaneously abstract and figurative, simple and complex.

Go’s paintings provide the opportunity to meander, search, rest, analyse; what at first glance appears a simple motif becomes a multifaceted story, woven over time by layers of paint and intertwining imagery.

Born near Kyoto in Japan, Go left Japan for New York, where she studied fine art, and came to Australia in 1992 where she continued her studies at the University of Tasmania. She is a full-time artist, working from her studio in Adelaide.

AVAILABLE WORKS

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JUNKO GO

Born in Japan, arrived in Australia 1992, lives in Adelaide

QUALIFICATIONS

2006                      
Bachelor of Contemporary Art, University of Tasmania, TAS

2001                      
Diploma of Arts, Craft & Design, TAFE Launceston, TAS

1984-86               
Drawing study at Duchess Community College, NY, USA

1977                      
Bachelor of English/American Literature, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

Keep One Eye on the Times and One Eye on the Timeless,
Gallerysmith, VIC

2022

all about… audaciously precarious, Handmark, Hobart, TAS

2021

Hello Darkness, Gallerysmith, VIC

2020

all about… black & white, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2019

Down the Rabbit Hole, Gallerysmith, VIC

2017

Me and My Beautiful Ugly Cakes, Gallerysmith, VIC

2016

all about…wild, gentle, happy, sad, crazy and sensible, Handmark
Gallery, Hobart, TAS

UnStill Life, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2014

all about…piano man, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2013

one+one, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2012

all about…summer, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

another kind of fable, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2011

a kind of fable, Harrison Galleries, Sydney, NSW

2010

all about… animals, Handmark Gallery, Evandale, TAS

tea is for…, Harrison Galleries, Paddington, NSW

2009

blue is for…, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

all about… blooming, Gallery 101, Melbourne, VIC

2008

all about… flowering, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2007

all about… hungry, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2006

all about… trees, Gallery 101, Melbourne, VIC

2005

all about… happiness, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Me and My Ugly Mountain, Academy Gallery, Launceston, TAS

2003

all about… dogs, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2001

all about… goats, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

1999

all about… birds, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

1998

all about… fish, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

1996

animal kingdom, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

1995

Junko Jungle, Dalmeny Gallery, Evandale, TAS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

XV: PAST PRESENT FUTURE, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2022

FEMINAE – International Women’s Day exhibition, online

2021

Walking Tall, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

2020

Spring Salon, Clarendon Arms, Evandale, TAS

2019

Celebrating Our Landscape, Handmark Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Still Life Exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Evandale TAS

2018

Landscape Exhibition, Handmark Gallery, Hobart & Evandale, TAS

2017

Hyper-Botanica, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2016

Christmas Show, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

Still Life Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

2015

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

Christmas Show, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

Still Life Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

Tasmanian Landscape Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

2014

Threehundredthirty Exhibition, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

Still Life Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

Tasmanian Landscape Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

John Glover Landscape Prize, Finalist, Evandale, TAS

2013

Tasmanian Art Award 20th Anniversary Winners Exhibition, TAS

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

Tasmanian Landscape Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

Threehundredthirty Exhibition, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

2012

Out of Darkness, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

Tasmanian Landscape Show, Handmark Gallery, TAS

Threehundredthirty Exhibition, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

2011

Walk on the Wild Side, Harrison Galleries, Sydney, NSW

Celebration of North(Tasmania), Handmark Gallery, TAS

Tasmanian Landscape Show, Handmark Gallery,

Threehundredthirty Exhibition, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, VIC

John Glover Landscape Prize, Finalist, Evandale, TAS

2009

UnStill Life, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS

2006

Wallpaper, Carnegie Gallery, TAS

2006-2008

Wallpaper Touring Exhibitions – Burnie Art Regional Gallery,TAS,
QVMuseum & Art Gallery, TAS, Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery, NSW

2004

Devils and Angels, Academy Gallery, University of TAS, Launceston,
TAS

AWARD AND PRIZE EXHIBITIONS

2019

John Glover Landscape prize, Tasmania (Finalist)

2018

Hutchins Art Prize, Tasmania (shortlisted)

2011

John Glover Landscape Prize, Tasmania (judge’s commendation)

2005

Dean’s Roll of Excellence, Faculty of Arts, University of Tasmania

2004

City of Burnie Art Award, Burnie, Tasmania (highly commended)

Dean’s Roll of Excellence, Faculty of Arts, University of Tasman

2003

Royal Launceston Art Prize, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tas

2002

Alfred Evershed Award, TAFE Tasmania (shortlisted)

Kym Clayton Art Award, TAFE Launceston, Tas (shortlisted)

Tasmanian Art Award, Eskleigh, Tas (shortlisted)

2001

Tasmanian Art Award, Eskleigh, Tas (shortlisted)

COLLECTIONS

Contemporary Art Tasmania

Artbank Australia

The Sebel Hotel Launceston

LaVida Restaurant, Noosa

Art for Public Building Scheme Tasmania, Royal Hobart Hospital

Novaro’s Restaurant

Eskleigh Collection

Numerous Private Collections