The exhibition Inside the Outside represents over thirty years of oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and mixed media studies by Jenny Gibson, centred around a consistent theme: the natural world of the Australian bush.
Gibson’s work derives from a lifetime of walking and camping in the wilderness. Her paintings rarely depict distant views but instead focus on intimate experiences with nature. Rather than presenting the natural world merely as a background to human beings, Gibson’s paintings express the immersive experience of the Australian bush as seen through her eyes.
Jenny Gibson, Studies on Board (diptych), 2009. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace, Australian Capital Territory
M16 Artspace
10 July to 3 August 2025
Australian Capital Territory
