20 January – 14 February

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This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

A vibrant abstract landscape painted in bold blocks of colour. A hot pink sky sits above wide stretches of green and yellow fields. In the foreground, textured patches of mixed greens, reds, and blues suggest dense foliage, contrasted with a nearby area of mottled yellow and red. The brushstrokes are expressive and layered, creating a sense of movement and warmth.
An abstract landscape painted in vivid horizontal bands of colour. Deep orange stretches across the top, blending into layers of yellow, teal, and lavender. The lower half is filled with bold blues and purples, accented by dabs of green and small dark marks. Loose, textured brushstrokes create an energetic, impressionistic scene.
An older woman with short curly hair raises both arms joyfully while smiling wide. She wears a black and gold patterned jacket and stands in front of a dark fabric wall decorated with many colourful circular embroidered artworks.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Bloom n Bark: Art Exhibition

Welcome to Jane Ryan's art exhibition, Bloom n Bark. This exhibition celebrates love, dogs, flowers, belonging, and the soap opera Home and Away! Jane's vibrant artworks are an extension of her personality and passions. This exhibition invites people into Jane's world, a world bursting with colour, joy, dogs, and flowers. Bloom n Bark is a playful exhibition, a celebration of the memories and moments that make life beautiful.

Opening Night: 6:00-8:00 pm Friday 30th Jan

Exhibition: 10:00 am-3:00 pm daily, 31st Jan -16th Feb

Artist Talk: 10:30-11:30 am Saturday 31st Jan

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Paint your favourite:

- Dog: 10:30-11:30 am, Sat 7th Feb

- Soap Opera Star: 10:30-11:30 am, Sun 8th Feb

- Colours: 10:30-11:30 am, Sun 15th Feb

- Flowers: 1:00-2:00 pm, Sun 15th Feb

Presented by: Jane Ryan

Jane Ryan is an award-winning artist based in Fremantle whose practice spans a variety of mediums from painting to textiles, working in a textural, fluent and expressive manner. Favoured mediums including acrylic, as well as embroidery and stitch, Jane’s works are an explosion of colour, beauty and joy, that draws on her love of family, friends, nature and dogs—including her most beloved furry mate, Baz. Jane has held three solo exhibitions in Fremantle and Perth: Jane in 2012, Stitch and Brush in 2015, and It’s A Dog’s Life in 2023. Her work has been included in many group shows including notably Deep Winter at PS Art Space, Fremantle, counterpART at Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery, Applecross, and HERE&NOW13 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Nedlands. Jane’s work is held in various collections including the City of Melville and in 2017 Jane was the winner of the 3D Sculpture/Textile Award in the City of Melville Art Awards.
Visual Arts & Film • Painting
Western Australia • Australian Premiere
 
Previous Award Winner

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes

Presenter

Presented by: Jane Ryan

Jane Ryan is an award-winning artist based in Fremantle whose practice spans a variety of mediums from painting to textiles, working in a textural, fluent and expressive manner. Favoured mediums including acrylic, as well as embroidery and stitch, Jane’s works are an explosion of colour, beauty and joy, that draws on her love of family, friends, nature and dogs—including her most beloved furry mate, Baz. Jane has held three solo exhibitions in Fremantle and Perth: Jane in 2012, Stitch and Brush in 2015, and It’s A Dog’s Life in 2023. Her work has been included in many group shows including notably Deep Winter at PS Art Space, Fremantle, counterpART at Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery, Applecross, and HERE&NOW13 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Nedlands. Jane’s work is held in various collections including the City of Melville and in 2017 Jane was the winner of the 3D Sculpture/Textile Award in the City of Melville Art Awards.

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