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{{short description|Australian-born contemporary artist (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox artist
|name = Jemima Wyman
|image = Jemima Wyman in 2017.jpg
|caption = Wyman in 2017
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|nationality = [[Australia]]n
|education = {{ubl|[[Queensland University of Technology]]|The California Institute of Arts in Los Angeles}}
|website = https://jemimawyman.wordpress.com/}}

'''Jemima Wyman''' (born 1977, Sydney, Australia) is a Australian-born contemporary [[artist]]. She is known for her art practices incorporating various mediums such as installation, video performance, photography, and painting. She has had various recent exhibitions focused on visually based resistance strategies employed within protest culture and zones of conflict.

Jemima Wyman currently lives and works between Brisbane, Australia, and Los Angeles, California. She has numerous Solo Exhibitions, participated in various Group Exhibitions, and has been a part of Live Performances/Screenings/Events.

== Early life and education ==
Wyman was born in 1977, [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jemima Wyman's official website |url=https://jemimawyman.wordpress.com/links/}}</ref> In 2001, Wyman graduated with Honours at the [[Queensland University of Technology]] in Brisbane, Australia. She received an MFA in Fine Arts at The California Institute of Arts in Los Angeles and graduated in 2007. In 1997, Jemima Wyman received her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art at the [[Queensland University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jemima Wyman's official website |url=https://jemimawyman.wordpress.com/links/}}</ref>

==Exhibitions==
[[File:Jemima Wyman's like a siren it repeats artwork.webp|thumb|...like a siren it repeats]]
[[File:Jemima Wyman's At The Fray.webp|thumb|Jemima Wyman's contemporary art]]
[[File:Jemima Wyman's Conjuring Radical Openness.webp|thumb|Jemima Wyman's contemporary art]]

Wyman's most recent work often revolves around global issues and the politics of identity. <ref>https://www.the-national.com.au/artists/jemima-wyman/jemima-wyman/</ref> Jemima Wyman made an impact considering her use of masks especially in the time COVID-19 pandemic hit the world.<ref>Jackson, L. (2020). A Practice of Protest and Protection: The Masks of Jemima Wyman. Art and Coronavirus, 32–35.</ref> Jemima Wyman has been a part of 19 Solo Exhibitions, about 50 Group Exhibitions, and 20 Selected Live Performances/Screenings/Events.<ref>https://jemimawyman.wordpress.com/links/</ref>

===''...like a siren it repeats'' (August 24 - September 23, 2019) ===
One of Wyman's most recent solo exhibitions is entitled "...like a siren it repeats," which explores camouflage and resistance and how it’s manifested in protest and biology at sullivan+strumpf in Sydney  

===''At the Fray'' (September 22 - November 03, 2018) ===
Exhibition- uses patterns, clothing and masking to show neo-camouflage at the CommonWealth & Council

===''Conjuring Radical Openness'' (November 7 - December, 2015) ===
Exhibition- focuses on specific patterns and shows how creative transformation and disguise, allows protestors to multiply their presence or create solidarity at the CommonWealth & Council 

===''Pattern Bandits'' (April 5 - November 2, 2014) ===
One of Wyman's earlier works where she incorporated children's participation in her artwork.
A 5-room interactive installation for children to show “social camouflage” and to describe patterns that are used by groups for visual resistance.
Staged at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane<ref>Cull, T. (2014). The Power of Patterns. Artlines, 34–37.
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===''The Declaration of Resemblance and Fluid Insurgents'' (2009) ===
Exhibition- showcasing how plaid has multiple functions as not only fashion, but a disguise as well. If you do not wear the right camouflage in the battlefield, you can potentially die. This exhibition was held at the Institute of Modern Art at Brisbane<ref>https://robertleonard.org/jemima-wyman-the-declaration-of-resemblance-and-fluid-insurgents/ 
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===''Putting On'' (2008) ===
installation made in 2008 consisting of an 8min video, Combat Drag, with wallpaper and three soft-sculptures.<ref>Dick, L. (2009). Incognito. Eyeline, 69, 29–33.
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://jemimawyman.wordpress.com/}

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