The work I make is ideally suited to the collector with an intelligent eye for beauty, someone who wants serene, sensual artwork that also has an intellectual undercurrent; my work is made for the activist, the environmentalist, the feminist; those who envision a better world for themselves and for the future, those who appreciate art that is more than the merely decorative.
“It was incredibly difficult to judge this year’s entries. It was wonderful to see many new and exciting artists entering the sculpture category and to see the sheer variety and calibre of works that were submitted. “
- Loribelle Spirovski, Bluethumb Prize 2022 Judge, acclaimed artist.
”An elegant and evocative merging of forms. I love the simple layered material curves echoing that of the human form resting on the bone-like form.”
- Tamara Dean, acclaimed photographer.
”I’m delighted, therefore, to announce the winner of the 2022 Bluethumb Art Prize Sculpture category award to Jodi Stewart for the artwork, Revival. Congratulations.””
Revival, 2022
Stoneware, Glaze, Spraypaint
“I can only describe the final friend in this group as a porcelain poem. The gentle, undulating movement up, around, back and forth, in the curves and folds of Jodi Stewart’s sculpture, Forgotten, is sublime. ”
Forgotten, Porcelain & Stoneware, 2016,
“I purchased one of Jodi's Petal sculptures from the Nillumbik Prize 2017 exhibition. I'd been working in the arts for a few years and had been wanting to start a small art collection for a long time, but was looking for the right piece to start with. When I saw Jodi's work I was immediately in love - it is provocative and fluid, has a beautiful use of colour, and, though it's ceramic, looks like it could float away in a breeze. It's a lovely sensitive and feminine work that I'll always cherish. At the time in my life at which I'd purchased the work, I was experiencing a transformative period of accepting and becoming open about my sexuality as a young queer woman, and purchasing this work felt like the perfect celebration of my journey deeper into my authentic self.
Thank you Jodi!”
— Petra Nicel, Arts Curator.
Petal 1, 2017, Porcelain,18cm (H) x 52cm (W) x 26cm (D)
“Jodi Stewart’s landscape paintings evoke an effortless mystery … it’s not the quintessential Australian subject of her work, or the always present perspective that draws you in through subtle considered layers, it’s the other - she brings the intangible to the table. For me as a cloud lover, I always admire an artist who can gently hold their ephemeral presence … and this Stewart does time and again.”
— Ian Gostelow, Poet, Teacher.
Cora Linn, 2021, oil on canvas, 100cmh x 76cmw
“We purchased a piece of Jodi's drapery at an exhibition at the Shoalhaven Art Centre gallery, in 2017. I just wanted to say how much we appreciate the work; it's a constant source of delight for us. The thing I love most about the piece is every time we turn it (which we do often), and depending on the light, it reveals different shapes and shadows. It's almost as if it has a life of its own.”
— Philip Eldridge.
Hurt, 2016, Porcelain, 20cmh x 10cmw 15cmd
“I am the proud owner of two of Jodi's larger works which are displayed proudly in my home. Her creative skills and interpretation of the subject matter always invite a narrative and engage the viewer.”
— Colin Talbot. Photographer. NSW
Marcel Veldhoven as The Magician, 2011, oil on canvas, 120cmh x 90cmw
“I absolutely adore your piece!! It’s beautiful and I just love it!!”
— Libby Trickett. Four times Olympic Gold Medallist, author.
Wrapped, 2021, oil on canvas, 40cmh x 30cmw