ABOUT JAYNEE
I was born in New Zealand and began writing poetry when I felt misunderstood. My first poem was published in the local paper at age four.
In my early twenties I left NZ after losing my first child. Determined to be a singer songwriter in Sydney Australia 1986 I became a full member of APRA (Australian Performing Rights Association).
Soon after I returned to NZ and published the first edition of “Visions of a New Kind” 1987 with the support of my father’s publishing company. The same year I won recording time with NZ Broadcasting House for five of my original songs.
1992 I created and produced “Land Of The Warthogs” in VHS format. It was a spoken word, silent film, stage performance, journey into the underworld.
In 2000 it was accepted and exhibited at Melbourne Fringe Festival as a VHS short film and performance (see chapter illustrations).
When 9/11 events created world “terrorism“ I turned to documentary film making with Art Resistance and later produced my own short docos.
The poem “Before Meeting You” was requested by Dr. Christine Cole for her book “Releasing The Past”. Mothers’ stories of their stolen babies. I took refuge at that time in spiritualist meditation circles and wrote poetry in trance state.
Later in my life I returned to performing my original poetry as spoken word in Alice Springs N.T. The indigenous people of Australia say “Alice is the place where the song lines meet”.
I found my place and finally claimed myself as an artist and a performer in this desert heart.
Exhibitions Film Festivals Events and Courses
2025
Hosting Poets Breakfast Woodenbong at Woodenbong Market quarterly
WAG Woodenbong Art Group co secretary and organiser
November Gallery Exhibition
JayneeAM pop up poetry tour dates on website calendar
2024
Hosting Poets Breakfast Woodenbong at Woodenbong Market
Performance poetry with North Coast poetry and Spoken Word
Kyogle Film Academy student
Filmed directed and edited “Yowies in My Backyard”
Screened at Kyogle Cinema as part of student presentation night
2023
Hosting Poets Breakfast Woodenbong once a month
Performance poetry with North Coast poetry and Spoken Word
Seespace Vocable Poetry Night Guest Artist
Live performance Drac is Back The Promise
Seespace screening Land of the Warthogs
Film: Bohemian Kings Cross Swan Song
Producer writer editor
Launched at TAP Gallery October Sydney
Woodenbong Arts Group September Exhibition
Kyogle Gallery Kyogle
2022
Hosting Poets Breakfast Woodenbong once a month
Performance poetry with North Coast poetry and Spoken Word
Spotify “Drac is Back” performance poetry video and audio
Spotify “The Promise” performance poetry video and audio
see website jaynee.com.au/film
2021
Kyogle “Writers Festival of Word”
Performance poetry at opening night Roxy Gallery
Exhibition screening “Land of the Warthogs” Roxy Gallery
Original CD of old recordings
DVD of best 4 major films from collection
Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup
Original performance poetry at Poets Breakfast Kyogle
Tenterfeild Poetry Competition “Oracles of the Bush”
Hosting Poets Breakfast Woodenbong once a month
2020
Lock down Writings under meditation
Start of Poet’s Breakfast, Woodenbong. Host and Performer
2019
Banjo Patterson Poetry competition Orange NSW
Performance “Grafton NIMBY Bridge”
Merriwagga Black Stump Hotel
Backroads original music performance
2018
“Visions of a New Kind” book launch Darwin Fringe Festival
jaynee.com.au website launch
Unhinged Door Installation for poem “The Promise”
DVA:Darwin Visual Arts artists studio exhibition and art space
Exhibition “Land of the Warthogs “
2017
Open mic performances Darwin Northern Territory
Dirty Word Poetry Group open mic performances Alice Springs
Epilogue Night Club open mic performances Alice Springs
2013
Certificate 4 Sound Production TAFE Grafton
Original soundtrack for documentary film “Aftershock”
Film screening Clarence Valley Regional Film Festival 27-29 July
Land of the Warthogs, Cant see the trees for the CSG
see website jaynee.com.au/film
2011 – 2012
Documentary “Aftershock” about the survivors of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
Certificate 4-Screen and Media TAFE Grafton
Student Film “Lucia at Cradle Mountain Tasmania”
Clarence Valley Regional Short Film Festival
Shadows in the Water..
see website jaynee.com.au/film
2010
Alexandria Park Community School – NAIDOC Promotional Video for Sydney
School
Malabar School Arts Festival-Documentary of Arts Festival Day
Tap Gallery Alternative – Promotion Video for the Gallery in Darlinghurst Sydney
2006
Actively Radical TV Sydney ARTV sponsorship training Channel 31 community
Sydney
2005
Screening “Land of the Warthogs”
see website jaynee.com.au/film
Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival Dendy Theatre Martin Place
“Shadows in the Water”
Independently produced environmental film for Launceston community action
groups.
Screening Launch at Arts Alive Launceston
see website jaynee.com.au/film
2004
Glebe Valhalla Cinema Radical Film Festival Sydney 6-7 December
“Landmines” student graduate film from the exhibition by John Rodsted.
“Landmines” won best editor see website jaynee.com.au/film
2003
“Land of the Warthogs” Post Production
Melbourne Fringe festival Revolver Short stuff
2000
Deakin University Bachelor of Education in Visual Arts
“Seeing Things” Tasmanian ghosts and gravestones narrated by Buck and Joan
Emberg
Tasmanian Mountain Festival Co-Coordinator of “Sculpture Trail” exhibition
1999
Women’s Circus Performer: “Lilith” Footscray Melbourne
1996
Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Land Council, Office
Event Manager Eco tourism music festival on tribal land
1992
“Land of the Warthogs”
Original production art director performer of spoken word film
Gunnery Woolloomooloo(archives of Artspace Woolloomooloo)
1987
“Visions of a New Kind” self published poetry
Broadcasting House Wellington professional recording time
competition winner production of 5 original songs to cassette
1986
Kiwi Pacific Records Grandpas Place ..original songwriter
APRA (Australasian Performing Right association) full time member
Steve Matthews Drama Action Sydney
Short courses in drama and performance –
Buffoon clowning, playback theatre, mask,
TV presenting, psychodrama
1981
Tannelorn Music Festival Australia
October 1-5 Live performances
Music to “Land of the Warthogs” 4 piece band
1980
Metropolitan Drama Studios: Judith Davenport
Volunteer work: worked with homeless teenagers, early school leavers.
Part time course at Conservatorium of Music Sydney
Cafe musician and busker in Sydney
Portrait artist Roslyn St Studio Kings Cross