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Jeannette Rein

Wood sculpture · Australia

Wood is often associated with strength, permanence, and utility, but for Australian artist Jeannette Rein, it is also a material capable of expressing delicacy, movement, and light. 

Through a practice that pushes the physical limits of timber, she transforms solid forms into remarkably refined sculptures that appear almost weightless, inviting viewers to reconsider the possibilities of the medium.

Inspired by the rhythms and vitality of the natural world, Rein’s work explores the relationship between material presence and intangible energy.

Her sculptural forms draw attention to the interplay of light, shadow, surface, and space, revealing qualities that are often hidden within the wood itself.

By reducing structures to paper-thin dimensions, she creates works that seem to glow from within, balancing technical mastery with poetic expression.

Based in Western Australia, Rein has developed a multifaceted career as an artist, designer, educator, and researcher. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in public and private collections.

Through each sculpture, she seeks not only to expand the possibilities of wood as a medium but also to capture the enduring spirit of living forms.

Works at the fair

Gorgonian Coral
Gorgonian Coral
Coastal myrtle burl, leaf vein, varnish finish
16 x 15 x 3.5
Carapace
Carapace
Swan valley woollybush, leaf vein, varnished and oiled finish
6″ x 9″ x 5″
Navigating The Edge
Navigating The Edge
Red oak, black paint, rose thorns
5″ x 17″ x 3″
Cephalopod
Cephalopod
Banksia nut, mulga burl, western red cedar, sheoak, snake wood, textured aluminium
19″ x 17″ x 14″
Nudibranch Sea Slug II
Nudibranch Sea Slug II
Lemon paperbark, oil finish
6″ x 17″ x 5″
Nudibranch Sea Slug
Nudibranch Sea Slug
Lemon paperbark, oil finish
5″ x 21″ x 4″

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