Jordan Azcune

Bio

Jordan Azcune (b.1995) is an artist and maker based in Meanjin/Brisbane who is driven by materials and their processes. Fascinated with colour, optics, and spiritual connection, his artwork relates to the natural world, the body, and architecture. He is captivated by natural beeswax and its connection to heat, its elemental state of being both liquid, and solid. Azcune mines wax to find the limits of its potential, expanding its possibilities through colour, treatment, and processes. The outcomes of these experiments navigate the fields of mathematics, fantasy, and chance, and are paired with metals to present camp offerings that captivate and intrigue.

In 2016 Azcune completed Honours in Fine Art at Queensland University of Technology. He has since exhibited in solo and group exhibitions locally and nationally. Recent exhibitions include Heat at Redcliffe Art Gallery, Brisbane 2022 (curated by Hannah Williamson), Devil’s Ivy at Metro Arts, Brisbane 2021 (curated by Sarah Thompson), Post-Christian Camp at Seventh Art Gallery, Melbourne 2021 and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney 2021 (curated by Michaela Bear). He has been the recipient of a range of grants including Australia Council for the Arts ArtsProjects and Individuals and Groups Grant (2018, 2022), the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artist Fellowship(2020), Arts Qld Individual Fund (2018, 2020) and has been a finalist in a range of national prize opportunities. His work is held in national and international public and private collections. He has completed research and material based residencies in Australia, United States of America and India.

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