About
Jeff Raglus is a contemporary artist who divides his practice equally between music and the visual arts. Encompassing all that is pop, Jeff's work constantly blurs the boundaries between fine and graphic art.
Jeff has toured overseas and around Australia with various musical ensembles. He has screen-printed fabrics, T-shirts, and posters, made clothes and stage sets, designed CD and record covers, and helped make video clips.
He has created artwork for Mambo, Swatch, Sony, Ansett Airlines and The Arena Theatre Company. Jeff has written and illustrated several children's books, two of which have been published overseas, he has also worked as an animator.
Jeff is a multi-instrumental musician, a singer/songwriter, a sculptor and most commonly, a painter. He has had at least one solo exhibition every year since 1989.
Acquisitions
- Horsham Art Gallery. May 2024
Consultancies
- 2004 The Australia Council, Literature Board - Peer for new children’s book submissions
- 2001 ABC TV - Judge on designing the new flag
- 2000 Aust Post - stamp series Rock Posters
- 1999 Sony - Artwork and judged for The Young Inventors Competition
Current Gallery Representation
- Flinders Gallery, Sydney
- Penny Contemporary Gallery, Hobart
- Bruce Heiser Brisbane
- Outre Gallery, Melbourne
- Boom Gallery, Geelong, Victoria
- The &Gallery, Sorrento Victoria
Individual Exhibitions
- 2024 &Gallery. Sorrento Moon On My Head
- 2023 In The Skies Lorne. Into The Blue
- 2023 Big Boom Geelong. Balancing Act
- 2023 Penny Contemporary Hobart. Mesozoic
- 2022 Dust Temple Currumbin Qld. Golden Daze
- 2022 Outre Fitzroy. Montague Terrace
- 2021 &Gallery Sorrento. Summer Romance
- 2021 In The Skies Lorne. Low Pressure
- 2020 Marios Fitzroy. Be-Bop Landscapes
- 2020 Penny Contemporary Hobart. New Paintings
- 2019 Boom Gallery Geelong. Boneyard
- 2019 Blarney Books Port Fairy. Folk Festival Exhibition
- 2019 Wishart Gallery Port Fairy. Down South
- 2019 Julian Edwards Fine Art Bangalow. Snap, Cackle & Pop
- 2018 Penny Contemporary Hobart. New Paintings
- 2017 Bruce Heiser. Brisbane. Standing Stone
- 2017 Marios Brunswick.st Fitzroy. Of Buildings And Clouds
- 2017 Boom Gallery Geelong Beachside Primitive
- 2017 Titi Art Cafe via Paul Auckett St.Kilda Broken World
- 2016 Penny Contemporary Hobart
- 2016 Boom Gallery. Geelong. Sidelines
- 2015 45 Downstairs Gallery Flinders Lane Melbourne. Be Bop Pop
- 2014 Boom Gallery Geelong 20 years of Original Poster & Graphic Work
- 2013 Doggett St Gallery Brisbane. New Paintings
- 2012 Cecode Workroom Daylesford. Urban Primitive
- 2012 Qdos Arts. Lorne. Local
- 2011 Nine Lives Gallery Fortitude Valley with Gerry Wedd. Merz
- 2010 Qdos Arts Lorne. Ska Tissue
- 2008 Doggett St Gallery Brisbane. Big Puff
- 2007 Qdos Gallery Lorne. New Paintings
- 2006 Doggett St Gallery, Brisbane. Bushfire Folk #2
- 2006 Big Star Gallery Norwood SA. Bongo Congo
- 2006 Nellie Castan Gallery South Yarra. Bushfire Folk
- 2005 Michael Carr Woollahra Sydney. Trombone Bay
- 2004 Doggett Street Gallery, Brisbane. Low-Brow Show-Down
- 2004 Fremantle Arts Centre, WA. Urban Primitive
- 2003 Palm Beach Art Cafe, NSW. New Paintings
- 2003 Nellie Castan Gallery, South Yarra. Up From The Skies
- 2003 Marios Cafe, Fitzroy Melbourne. New Paintings
- 2002 Qdos Arts Lorne, Victoria. New Paintings
- 2002 Doggett st Gallery. Brisbane. New Paintings
- 2001 Antipodes Bookshop Gallery, Sorrento. Dream Boy
- 2001 Marios Cafe, Fitzroy, Melbourne. Ancient Rock Samples
- 2001 Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney Crowd Pleaser
- 2000 Doggett St. Gallery, Brisbane. New Paintings
- 1999 Nellie Castan Gallery, South Yarra New Paintings
- 1998 Maude Space - Blackwattle Gallery, Glebe. New Paintings and collaborative sculpture with Robert Ashton
- 1997 Qdos Art Gallery, Lorne, Victoria. New Paintings
- 1996 Maude Space - Blackwattle Gallery, Glebe. New Paintings
- 1995 Pod Theatre, Taylor Square Sydney. New Paintings
- 1994 Qdos Art Gallery, Lorne, Victoria. New Paintings
- 1994 Pod Theatre, Taylor Square Sydney. New Paintings
- 1993 Qdos Art Gallery, Lorne, Victoria. New Paintings
- 1992 Thomas Gannan Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne. New Paintings
- 1991 The Continental Cafe, Melbourne. New Paintings
- 1990 Marios Cafe, Melbourne. New Paintings
- 1989 Thomas Gannan Gallery, Melbourne. New Paintings
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2020 Outre Gallery Fitzroy Melbourne. Local
- 2019 Lone Goat gallery Byron Bay. Mambo Now
- 2019 Bruce Heiser at Murwillumbah Arts Centre. Mixed Grill
- 2016 Bruce Heiser group show. Brisbane. Bandwagon
- 2012 Boom Gallery Xmas show. Geelong
- 2011 Boom Gallery Opening Exhibition, Geelong
- 2011 Lorne Sculpture Show
- 2008 Doggett St Brisbane - Xmas show
- 2008 Sea Cell, Byron Bay - Xmas Miniatures
- 2008 Sea Cell, Byron Bay - Natureboy with Gerry Wedd.2005 Outre Gallery Sydney - with Keith Weisner USA
- 2005 Surfworld Torquay, Victoria - Surfers Who Art
- 2004 Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne - Flora Nova
- 2003 Outré Gallery, Melbourne - Beatsville’ Book Launch and exhibition
- 2002 ‘Outré Gallery Melbourne - Tiki book exhibition
- 2000 Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney - Drawing show
- 1996 Mambo HQ, Sydney - Hot Rod Show
- 1995 National Gallery Victoria - Mambo Art Irritates Life, toured all national galleries
- 1994 Art Gallery of NSW - Mambo Surrealism Show, toured all national galleries
- 1993 Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney - Mambo artists group show
- 1993 Ray Hughes Gallery - Artists in Melbourne
- 1992-96 Tidal Wave, Victoria - Beach Art culture exhibitions. Co-curator and exhibitor
- 1991 Paper Heroes Gallery, Melbourne - The Unexpected, with American artists Sue Coe and Gary Panter
- 1989 Brunswick St Fitzroy - The Four-Way Show with Graeme Barker, Henri Maas and Dr Pete Kendrik
Awards
- 2005 Australian Performing Rights Association, three nominations for the album By Fogg (Bruce Haymes and Jeff Raglus)
- 2001 Art Gallery NSW - The Archibald Prize, Salon-des-Refusés 3/D wooden portrait of Jenny Bannister and partner Mongoose
- 1995 AAV Award -The Lert TV animation for the MET Melbourne
Commissions
- 2024 Armstrong Creek Library - Artwork for Mural
- 2021 Surf Coast Shire - Sculptural Bike Racks project for Torquay town centre. 2019 Violent Femmes - Artwork -for two posters and a T-shirt
- 2019 A La Grecque Victoria -Artwork, signage and logo
- 2019 The Norfolk Byron Bay - Paintings for contemporary beach houses
- 2018 The Caravan Music Club Melbourne - Artwork for Interior Design
- 2018 Port Fairy Folk Festival - All artwork
- 2015 Viskatoons Melbourne - Animation for Victoriana Gaye, 60 Foot Lady
- 2015 Flying Brick Cider Company Victoria - Large painting for dining room
- 2013 Victoriana Gaye music clip - Holy Roll, artwork and design
- 2010 Queenscliff Music Festival - poster and artwork
- 2009 Surf Coast Arts - Sculpture The Sentinel, Aireys Inlet Skate Park
- 2008 Surf Coast Arts - Sculpture, Buckleys Bunyip
- 2005 Surf Coast Arts - Sculpture, Angel of The Light
- 2003 Arena Theatre Company - The Outlookers, artwork for sets, costumes and posters
- 2003 Random House’ - Dream Boy’ Written and illustrated
- 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympic celebrations - Artwork for Hemispheres’ World Music Concert
- 2000 Swatch Watches - Artwork for in-store Mural for the Centerpoint Tower Sydney
- 1999 Swatch Watches - Artwork for the Sydney 2000 watch
- 1999 Apollo Bay Music Festival - Artwork for Poster
- 1999 Kelly Slater USA (World Surfing Champion) - Custom Painted Surfboard
- 1998 Arena Theatre Company - Artwork and design of sets, costumes and graphics for their production of Oblong.
- 1997 Mambo, ‘Vibes on a Summers Day Concert’. Designer, T-shirts
- 1997 Vibes poster and all graphics, plus a performance by ‘The Feeling Groovies’ 1997-99 Ansett Airlines designer, onboard entertainment packs for children
- 1997 Swatch Watches, Milan, Italy. Designer Sydney 2000 watch
- 1996 MET Melbourne, designer for ‘The Lert’, an animation for TV
- 1996 The Rocks, Sydney Tourist Bus, Design
- 1996 Arena Theatre Company, Melbourne. Schnorky Wave Puncher production. Design costumes and artwork for stage sets. Assist in character development
Artist in Residencies
1996-2005 Booked Out Melbourne - Workshops for art, writing, cartooning and music in schools, libraries and festivals nationally. Including—
- 2003 Benalla Skate Park - Art direction
- 2002 Cleve Secondary College SA
- 1999 Schools of the Air Broken Hill - tour with writer Andy Griffiths. 1999 White Cliffs State School. N.S.W
Media Publication Highlights
- 2018 Great Ocean Quarterly Magazine. Feature Article
- 2008 Sydney Morning Herald. Feature Article
- 2008 Surfers Journal USA covers the Sea Pod show with Gerry Wedd. 2006 Juxtapoz magazine feature. Feature Article
- 2004 Beatsville, published by Outré Press, features Jeff’s artwork. 2003 Cactus Garden TV show features Jeff's lifestyle and work
- 2002 Tiki Art, book published by Outré Press. Features Jeff’s artwork 1998 Surfers Journal. Feature Article
- 1998 Surfing Life Australia. Feature article
- 1997 Juxtapoz Magazine U.S.A. feature
- 1997 Surfer Magazine, U.S.A. feature
- 1997 Ray Gun. David Carson’s magazine feature
- 1996 ‘Oh La-La’ Canadian TV show interviews Jeff
- 1996 The Age Good Weekend Magazine. Feature article
- 1995 ABC TV Arts program. Feature Jeff's Pod Gallery show in Sydney
Books and Publishing
- 2003 Random House - Dream Boy. Artwork and author
- 1999 Pancake Press - Stinky Stories by Andy Griffiths and Jeff Raglus
- 1998 Random House New York - Schnorky The Wave Puncher
- 1998 Random House Australia - Big Funky Action illustrated novel
- 1998 Penguin Books - Blow Kid Blow. By Matt Zurbo and art by Jeff Raglus
- 1994 Allen and Unwin - Schnorky The Waverpuncher. Artwork and author
- 1993 Pen and Brush - Trip To Town. Artwork and author.
Music
- 2015-18 Musician in The Ross McLennan Orchestra.
- 2012 Started running the Sunday Sessions at Wolseley Winery
- 2009 Formed ‘Victoriana Gaye’ with partner Vicki Philipp (still current)
- 2008 Released solo album Bellatrix and formed “RagEE and the Fogghorn” to perform those songs.
- 2005 Formed Musical Group, The Disco Rockers, with Tim Neal.
- 2004 Started running ‘The Beach Gigs’ every Summer in Torquay at Cosy Corner with Mark Trinham. These eventually became The NightJar Markets.
- 2003 Musician with The Rebecca Barnard Band
- 2002 Formed musical group Fogg, with Bruce Haymes
- 2001 Musician with Los Locos . Latin band led by Michael Martinez.
- 1997 Formed musical group Dubbledub with J.Sherlock and N.Bomba
- 1996 Formed musical group - The Beachniks (still current)
- 1992 Formed musical group - The Feeling Groovies with Bruce Haymes
- 1986-91 Musician and designer, The Bachelors from Prague.
- 1986 Musician with The Black Sorrows.
- 1984-7 Musician and designer, The Swinging Sidewalks. (became the house band of ABC TV’s BIG GIG
- 1982-3 Musician and designer, The Eskalaters
- 1980 Musician and designer, The Nicest People
- 1978 Musician and designer, Small Axe
- 1976 Musician, The Salty Dogs
Recordings
- 2021 Victoriana Gaye ‘Happy Abduction’ on Ragee Sound
- 2016 Victoriana Gaye ‘The Freest of the Free’ on Ragee Sound
- 2014 Victoriana Gaye ‘Red Moon Ray’ on Ragee Sound
- 2013 Victoriana Gaye ‘Holy Roll’ on Ragee Sound
- 2011 Victoriana Gaye ‘Our Pleasure’ on Ragee sound
- 2010 Victoriana Gaye ‘5 Songs’ EP on Ragee Sound
- 2008 Jeff Raglus solo album ‘Bellatrix’ on Head records.
- 2004 The Beachniks, ‘Trombone Bay’ CD Head Records
- 2003 Fogg, ‘Fogg’ CD on Head Records
- 2001 The Beachniks, ‘The Many Moods of the Beachnikis’ EP/CD Head Records
- 2000 The Feeling Groovies, ‘Crowd Pleaser’ CD Head Records
- 1997 Dubbledub, Deadly Headly’ CD Jazzhead Records
- 1995 The Feeling Groovies, ‘Down Deep’ CD Jazzhead records
- 1993 The Feeling Groovies, ’Vibezn’ CD Lounge Label
- 1991 The Bachelors From Prague, ‘Best of The Bachelors’ CD and LP on Polygram Records
- 1990 The Bachelors From Prague, ‘Great’ CD and LP Polygram Records 1988 The Bachelors From Prague, Birth of The Fool’ LP Polygram Records 1987 The Bachelors From Prague, ‘The Energetic Cool’ LP 333 Records 1986 Swinging Sidewalks, ‘Swinging on Nothing’ LP Self Released
- 1984 The Eskalaters, ‘The Eskalaters’ EP Self released