Page 9 – Photography, Exhibition, Building & Garden Design
Photography
As a photographer, J. H. Mackey is particularly interested in framing a shot and photo manipulation, including collage. Recently she won first prize in an autumn photo competition in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Exhibitions
Some examples of solo exhibitions of artworks by J. H. Mackey are:
Solo Studio Exhibition of her artist’s books at J. H. Mackey’s Red Gate Gallery Studio, Beijing.
Window exhibition of her artist’s books at the New York Centre For Book Arts
Private exhibition of her artworks, including fabric design, for Western Australian Art Gallery Society members at her Margaret River Studio.
Solo exhibition of her paintings at the Beaver Gallery in Canberra.
Solo exhibition of her lino cut prints “Death Of Gaia” at Tilley’s Devine Cafe in Canberra.
Solo exhibition of various artworks and fashion designs at Canberra TAFE.
J. H. Mackey also curated an exhibition, “The Story Is The Thing”, of international book artists’ works for the Australian Capital Territory’s Writers Centre.
Building & Garden Design
J. H. Mackey has renovated several buildings and their gardens, including recently designing a second residence for a 1.2 acre property. When designing gardens, she chooses plants that are edible, medicinal, fragrant, or especially beautiful.
In her most recent garden design, she included a boules court and a croquet lawn, both with unique designs, a small tea plantation of 70 plants, and natural looking slope drainage using swales and water gardens in addition to underground drainage.
