Hi, I’m Jeanne Cotter and I am an award winning soft pastel artist. I am passionate about soft pastels; I love colour and texture and art and the immediacy of pastels.

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I’m a mum of three, two girls and a boy, all who are now healthy busy adults out in the world doing their own thing and I’m super proud of each of them. I’m also Nanny to little Ruby, who is the light of my life. My husband and I live in Toowoomba, Queensland. I teach art classes for adult beginners in my home studio, you can find out all about my art classes at Delicious Art

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Career-wise, I am a graphic designer and creator so I’ve been into design and art forever.  Back in my hay-day I worked at Myer as a Visual Merchandiser (window dresser). I love to teach, connect and create. 

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I am one of the founders of the Toowoomba Studio Art Trail which Cindy MacDonald and I launched in 2023 with great excitement and success. This initiative is now an annual event where a small selected group of local Toowoomba artists open their home studios to the public every weekend in September in conjunction with the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. Come and visit me!

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Find me online at
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jeannecotterfineart/ and https://www.facebook.com/deliciousartclasses
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jeanne_cotter_artist/

 

EXHIBITIONS
I regularly exhibit my work and love to be involved in art groups and societies. 

Annual Art Shows include; The Pastel Society of Australia, Brookfield Art Show in Brisbane, Aspire Gallery Brisbane, Downlands College Toowoomba, Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show, Rosalie Gallery Goombungee, the Toowoomba Show, Bell Annual Art Exhibition, Pittsworth Art Show, Aspects Art Show in Goondiwindi and Toowoomba Regional Gallery.
 

AWARDS

2018 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition  – Third Place in the Alexandra Award for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’ .

2019 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Commended for ‘Maleny Majesty’.

2019 – Brookfield Art Show, Brisbane – First place in the Pastel and Drawing Category for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’.

2022 – Toowoomba Show – Second place in the Wildlife section for “Morning Warble’.

2022 – Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee – People’s Choice for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’.

2023 – Bell Art Show – Second Place in the Pastel section for ‘Hidden Gold’.

2023 – Toowoomba Show – First Place in the Landscape Section for ‘Sand Dunes’.

2023 – Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi QLD – Highly Commended for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’.

2023 – Lockyer Valley Foothills Art Show – Highly Commended for ‘It’s Raining in Fernvale’.

2023 – Pastel Society of Australia Exhibition – 2nd for People’s Choice for ‘That’s Hilarious’

2023 – The Doyles Art Awards – Finalist for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’.

2024 – Bell Art Show – 1st for ‘Blue Gum Beauty’, 2nd for ‘MacDonnell Ranges’ and Highly Commended for ‘Heart’s on Fire’.

2024 – Foothills Art Show – 1st for ‘Golden Bouquet’.

2024 – Pastel Society of Australia – 1st for ‘Pretty Proteas’ in the Still Life category

2025 - Bell Art Show - 1st for 'A Good Soak', 1st for 'Nury's Morning View', 2nd for 'Water Lillies'

2025 - Pittsworth Art Show - Grand Champion for 'Blue Gum Beauty', 1st for 'Purple Prose', 3 x Highly Commended

2025 - Foothills Art Show - First place in the Drawing and Pastels category