‘Riversky’, oil on Belgian linen, 157.5 x 204.5 cm (framed)
Congratulations to Jo Bertini who has been selected as a finalist in the Wollongong Art Prize 2025 for her beautiful work ‘Riversky’.
An acquisitive art prize, the award is open to artists across Australia working in a variety of mediums. The exhibition of finalists will be on display at Wollongong Art Gallery from 5 December - 1 March 2026.
Bertini’s paintings traverse well-worn landscapes in an exploration of the true nature of wilderness. Drawing from the traditions of artists on scientific and ecological survey expeditions into the most remote and inaccessible regions, Bertini celebrates her long and intimate engagement with the desert. Her work bears witness to natural and human histories of nomadism observing the seasonal rhythm of landscapes and the people connected to them. With loose yet refined brushwork, Bertini depicts the fragile beauty of the world’s remote desert landscapes connecting to what is seen and felt within. An innate longing that she expresses through her visceral, emotive paintings that serve as an act of devotion to the natural world.
An acquisitive art prize, the award is open to artists across Australia working in a variety of mediums. The exhibition of finalists will be on display at Wollongong Art Gallery from 5 December - 1 March 2026.
Bertini’s paintings traverse well-worn landscapes in an exploration of the true nature of wilderness. Drawing from the traditions of artists on scientific and ecological survey expeditions into the most remote and inaccessible regions, Bertini celebrates her long and intimate engagement with the desert. Her work bears witness to natural and human histories of nomadism observing the seasonal rhythm of landscapes and the people connected to them. With loose yet refined brushwork, Bertini depicts the fragile beauty of the world’s remote desert landscapes connecting to what is seen and felt within. An innate longing that she expresses through her visceral, emotive paintings that serve as an act of devotion to the natural world.
30 October 2025
