About me

Originally from Sydney, Jen Selmore is a Naarm/ Melbourne based artist whose practice explores the delicate tension between humanity and the natural world through the use of eco pigments, drawing and sculptural paper-based works. Hand-drawn insects, eco-dyed surfaces and found materials combine to create works that explore resilience, adaptation and the persistence of nature within urban environments.

Jen has presented solo exhibitions Living on Mute, SOL Gallery, 2025 and At Grandad's House, Off the Kerb Gallery, 2024 as well as regularly participating in selected group shows including Antipodes, Beinart Gallery, 2026. She won the Melbourne and Victorian Artists (MAVA) major art prize in 2025 for her piece A Series of Moments and has works included in private collections within Australia and internationally.

Statement-

I love using something so small, beautiful and seemingly innocuous such as hand drawn and cut paper insects, to convey commentary around themes of humanity vs nature. Creating colour and texture from elements sourced locally, further bonds my work to my environment and ongoing research and observation  around it's resilience; despite us.

I am interested in the overlooked sites within industrial and suburban landscapes, considering how life adapts, persists and reclaims space despite ongoing disruption.