Jaqueline was born in South Africa and trained and studied Fine Art. She travelled to Europe to work as an artist, muralist, and art teacher at a private school in London.

Jaqueline now resides in the northern suburbs of Wollongong, on the east coast of Australia, and works full-time from her home studio.

As a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 in 2023, the Arts In The Valley in 2022, and a semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2016, Jaqueline’s work moves between landscapes and portrait painting.

Awards

2024 Amber Creswell-Bell - ACB Selects - NEAP
2024 Finalist - The John Villiers Outback Art Prize
2023 Finalist - Lethbridge 20000
2022 Finalist - Visual Arts in the Valley
2016 Semi-Finalist - Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

Gallery shows

2023 November - Gallery Alchemy - Grounding & Ascending - Duel Exhibition - Milton
2023 June - Gallery Alchemy - Affordable Art Fair - Group Exhibition - Sydney

Selected shows

2024 Scarborough Art Show - Scarborough
2023 Scarborough Art Show - Scarborough
2023 55 Parrots - Group Exhibition - Bulli
2022 The Other Art Fair - Sydney
2022 ‘Thirty30’ King and Ayres - Wollongong
2021 The Other Art Fair - Sydney
2021 55 Parrots - Group Exhibition - Bulli
2020 Wonderland Arts Festival - Tamarama SLSC
2019 King and Ayres - Wollongong
2015 Bondi Art Lounge - Bondi
2014 'Allure' Manning Bar - Sydney
2014 'Awaken' - Whitehouse Institute Of Design Sydney

Solo shows

2024 Whispers of Spring - Sketch Gallery - Towradgi
2009 Alex Michaelis, Notting Hill - London

“This collection is an invitation to slow down, to listen, and to feel into the quiet intelligence of the natural world.”

“In Water Holds Memory, I explore the sacred relationship between land, water, and stillness—how rivers remember, how rocks hold time, and how landscapes speak through texture, colour, and reflection. The paintings are born from my deep connection to the Australian environment—its resilience, its raw beauty, and its unseen stories.”

“Each piece is a conversation between what is seen and what is sensed. Flowing creeks, moss-covered boulders, and native flora become symbols of continuity and healing. Through layers of detail and gentle surrealism, I seek to capture not only what the eye sees, but what the spirit recognises: that nature is not separate from us—it is part of our memory, our body, and our becoming.”

“The still life works in this collection echo the same themes—earth-made vessels, native branches, and watchful birds become keepers of small rituals and quiet moments. They are offerings to simplicity, presence, and the art of noticing.”

“Ultimately, this exhibition is an expression of reverence—for the land, for inner stillness, and for the way memory lives not just in the mind, but in every drop, stone, and breath.”

Jaqueline Burgess, 2025