"If you only visit

two continents

in your lifetime,

visit Africa twice."

~R. Elliott

Kate Jenvey

My art is inspired by Nature and the beautiful animals we share the planet with. My style is realistic as I endeavour to pay homage to Nature's amazing design of each and every creature, and celebrate their unique characteristics.

I love the slow pace and intricacies of pencil, whether it is graphite or coloured pencil. Each stroke allows me to enjoy the details of the animal's outer layers while I imagine and study its natural existence.

I travel to experience the wild and take my own reference photos. This gives me a first-hand experience of the moment, the sights, the sounds, the excitement, the intimacy, the drama that unfolds before you. My quest is to share that special moment with my audience.

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Biography

A child of Africa, an animal lover and a passion for art are the raw elements that give Kate Jenvey her drive to create.

Kate is a realistic oil painter and pencil artist using nature for her inspiration. Her artistic interest began early as she grew to love and admire the magnificent wildlife that were an intrinsic part of her childhood years spent in East Africa. Her passion for Africa remains strong and influences much of her work today, with conservation issues often being the focus of her work to raise awareness.

Now living in Australia, Kate’s home and studio embrace a relaxed rural setting where many native birds and animals are constant visitors and are therefore often featured within her intricate pencil work and colourful paintings

Sharing her knowledge and experience, Kate has tutored for many years and has now established The Kate Jenvey Academy which includes a membership and many online courses with training in coloured pencil, graphite and oil.

Kate has demonstrated her work in an interview on the TV show ‘Colour in Your Life’ and has been published in The Australian Horseman Magazine in an article titled 'Capturing Wild Spirits' and as featured artist in Ann Kullberg's Color Pencil Magazine.

Kate is the recipient of the Grand Teton Lodge Company Award, Arts for the Parks international juried art exhibition and was juried into the prestigious Western Visions annual exhibition of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, both in Jackson, Wyoming. Her drawing 'Leopard on the Move' was juried into the prestigious Wildlife Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries, London.

Kate has been part of many group shows and exhibitions gleaning numerous awards along the way and has had eight solo shows, including "Drawn to the Wild" held at the regional Benalla Art Gallery in 2017.

Kate is honoured to have been juried into The Society of Animal Artists annual exhibition (USA) and is a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, The UK Colour Pencil Society and Association Embracing Realist Art