Previous Exhibition

Jo Breneger —
Show Pony

Jul 11 – Jul 26, 2019

About the Artist      

NSW artist Jo Breneger has a fervent desire to keep hand skills alive, and has worked with hand painted signs and murals for over 30 years. The large, contracted commercial work is often in stark contrast to the small, intimate works of Jo’s personal painting practice. 

Jo's practice strives to capture the quiet, sensitive interaction that is felt when humans are around horses. Jo works simply and honestly with light and form to capture the expression and conformation of the large animals. Jo paints directly onto found materials including timber, tin, lino and wallpaper, and in Jo’s words, “(those materials) hold an earthy patina and warmth,” which has a nice relationship to the earthy and warm subject matter of the large, friendly creatures she paints.

Sold

Mountain Horse   2019

Oil on alupanel
45 x 35cm
$320 Sold

Sold

Afternoon 1   2019

Oil paint on French antique floorboards
40 x 31cm
$320 Sold

Afternoon 3   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Oil paint on masonite
30 x 24cm
$140

Sold

Horse 1   2019

Oil on alupanel
39 x 25cm
$280 Sold

Sold

Afternoon 2   2019

Acrylic on tin
43 x 20cm
$160 Sold

Sold

Afternoon 4   2019

Oil paint on French antique floor boards
30 x 40cm
$320 Sold

Sold

Shikoku Dreaming   2019

Oil on alupanel
53 x 50cm
$420 Sold

Classic   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Oil on masonite in antique frame
43 x 33cm
$320 Framed

Sold

Waiting To Go Home   2019

Oil on alupanel
45 x 35cm
$320 Sold

Sold

Horse 2   2019

Oil on masonite
24 x 30cm
$220 Sold

Sold

Triptych   2019

Oil on old kitchen cupboard shelf
108 x 47cm
$480 Sold

Sold

Skate 6   2019

Acrylic on wallpaper and timber
19 x 17cm
$85 Sold

Sold

Tilly 6   2019

Acrylic on wallpaper and timber
18 x 14cm
$85 Sold

Skate 6   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Acrylic on lino and timber
24 x 30cm
$180

Sold

Trick Pony 1   2019

Oil on wallpaper on masonite
46 x 30cm
$280 Sold

Sold

Moulin   2019

Oil on wallpaper on masonite
$280 Sold

Sold

Dusk   2019

Acrylic on tin
61 x 14cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Lino Horse   2019

Acrylic on lino on timber
14 x 18cm
$85 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 1   2019

Acrylic on masonite
12 x 14cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 2   2019

Acrylic on masonite
15 x 12cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 3   2019

Acrylic on masonite
14 x 12cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 4   2019

Acrylic on masonite
14 x 12cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 5   2019

Acrylic on masonite
14 x 12cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Toy Horse 6   2019

Acrylic on masonite
14 x 12cm
$65 Sold

Toy Horse 7   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Acrylic on masonite
14 x 12cm
$65

Sold

Paper 1   2019

Acrylic on paper
45 x 28cm
$45 Sold

Sold

Paper 2   2019

Acrylic on paper
38 x 29cm
$45 Sold

Sold

Best In Show 1   2019

Oil on masonite
24 x 30cm
$320 Sold

Sold

Best In Show 2   2019

Oil on masonite
24 x 30cm
$320 Sold

Sold

Best in Show 3   2019

Oil on masonite
24 x 30cm
$320 Sold

Best in Show 4   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Oil on masonite
30 x 24cm
$320

Exeter sunset 1   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Reverse painting on glass with 23kt gold
46 x 51cm
$420

Sold

Exeter sunset 2   2019

Reverse painting on old glass doors from 1940’s kitchen cupboard with 23kt gold
46 x 51cm
$420 Sold

Sold

Trick Pony 2   2019

Acrylic on retro lino
27 x 43cm
$160 Sold

Sold

Lucky Horseshoe 1   2019

Reverse painting on glass with 23kt gold and retro wallpaper
22 x 30cm
$180 Sold

Sold

Lucky Horseshoe 2   2019

Reverse painting on glass with 23kt gold
27 x 27cm
$180 Sold

Sold

Cowgirl Shard   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
40 x 13cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Giddy Up Shard   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
36 x 7cm
$140 Sold

Horse Shard   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Enamel on aged timber board
45 x 8cm
$140

Sold

Ride 'em Shard   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
40 x 13cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Show Pony Shard 1   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
45 x 9cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Show Pony Shard 2   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
45 x 15cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Spartacus   2019

Acrylic on aged timber board
18 x 14cm
$85 Sold

Sold

VJ Horse 1   2019

Acrylic on aged timber board
16 x 10cm
$65 Sold

Sold

VJ Horse 2   2019

Acrylic on aged timber board
16 x 10cm
$65 Sold

Sold

VJ Horse 3   2019

Acrylic on aged timber board
16 x 10cm
$65 Sold

Sold

Whoa Shard   2019

Enamel on aged timber board
45 x 8cm
$140 Sold

Sold

Skate   2018

Oil on French antique floorboards
$320 Sold

Matilda True Love   2018

Enquire about this artwork

Acrylic on wallpaper on veneer
$320

Rolling Horse   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Oil on tin
33 x 38cm
$140

Best In Show 5   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Oil on tin
33 x 38cm
$140

Sold

Dusk 2   2019

Acrylic on old timber veneer
21 x 70cm
$160 Sold

Sold

Show Pony Panel 2   2019

Reverse glass painting oil on masonite
40 x 30cm
$450 Sold

Show Pony Panel 1   2019

Enquire about this artwork

Reverse glass painting. Enamel and 23kt gold
50 x 38cm
NFS

About the Artist

Jo Breneger

When I was a kid my mum loved to have a punt on the horses.  She would bring home ‘Turf Monthly’ and I would pore over the glossy centrefold of the winning racehorse. Hours were spent drawing and painting that horse. I remember a friend of my dads, an old plumber showing me how he drew a horse. I can still see his big gnarly hands carefully drawing the rump and belly with a texta. Funny the things that stay with you. 

When I left art school I began working for myself painting signs and murals. It seemed like a good use of my artistic skills to earn a living. It has been a lifetime of learning that beautiful craft and somedays I still feel like a beginner.

In recent years I have been spending a lot of time around horses. I find them to be very benevolent and healing creatures to be with. Once again I have found myself endlessly drawing and painting them trying to capture the beauty I feel around them.

About the Curator

Laura Brinin

Laura Brinin is a curator of contemporary art, currently facilitating the vibrant program at Side Gallery in the heart of Red Hill, Brisbane. With an unwavering passion for nurturing connections with emerging and established creatives, Laura is dedicated to fostering artistic growth through avenues such as social media, branding, and identity development.

Laura has exhibited her own work both in Australia and overseas, as well as working as an independent freelance curator across Brisbane for over ten years. In her downtime, you can find her reading, travelling, or stalking dogs.