Another Average Dictionary
- Jo White
- 19 Jun—21 Jul 2024
We are excited to announce the return of Jo White with a new series of small-scale paintings, opening this week at Michael Reid Murrurundi.
Brightly coloured, brimming with humour and attuned to the way familiar objects become lodged in the cultural memory, Another Average Dictionary is the follow up exhibition to our 2023 show inspired by the satirical online newspaper The Betoota Advocate.
White’s new additions to the series share certain sensibilities with the satirical online newspaper, evoking its sardonic spin on sozzled machismo, suburban torpor and everyday peccadillos.
Where Betoota‘s wry reporting on bad behaviour captures contemporary archetypes with biting specificity, Another Average Dictionary affectionately transforms everyday objects into something similarly totemic – richly drawn, warmly nostalgic and with a sting of recognition that lets us laugh at our own foibles.
For a private preview of paintings in this exhibition please contact colinesoria@michaelreid.com.au
Jo White
Daisies – that colleague that some days they’re there, some days they’re not, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Pub with no beer – church, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Two-stroke – workmate that’s hard to start and always smoking, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Schooner Servo – Bottle Shop, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Not playing for sheep stations – used to check an opponents enthusiam cos’ it’s just a game; don’t take it too seriously, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Got the chocolates – winning!, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Dishlickers – the greyhounds, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Snobs Bathurst – Melbourne Grand Prix, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Shania – someone that doesn’t impress you much, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Rough Riding – Bull Riding, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Puzzles – nickname for someone that only the most patient have time for them, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Whizz Fizz – amphetamines, 2024
30 x 30 cm
$850
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Arnotts – someone that’s always in the office, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Paddington Parade – Sydney Swans supporters otherwise known as a gaggle of Eastern Suburbs AFL supporters in their finest linens, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Better than Lego – something that’s pretty unreal and made famous by Newcastle Knight, Matty Johns after the 1997 NRL Grand Final, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Few Tim Tams Short of a Packet – someone lacking in the full complement of intelligence, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Golden soldier (Carpenters cordial) – schooner, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Bali Harley – moped, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Avo – an avocado (how the rest of the world doesn’t understand this I’ll never know), 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Long Drop – the caravan park, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Aussie Banger – indisputable classic Australian song, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Girl dinner – low maintenance snack plate meal (this one reflects the tastes of the iconic Hungry Hungry Caterpillar), 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Snot block – vanilla slice, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Milo – nickname for someone because they’re not quick, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Marrickville Mercedes – Valiant Chrysler, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Tokyo Sausage Roll – sushi, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Test Match – employee that’s supposed to go five days but rarely does, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Noodles – someone that thinks all jobs only take 2 minutes, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Agro – aggressive, mad (and also Australia’s favourite puppet), 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Dolphin sticks – fish fingers, 2024
30 x 30 cm
SOLD
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Happy Xmess, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Dad Jokes, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Nut Cracker, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Not just for Santa, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Ginger Fred, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Sanga, 2023
34 x 34 cm
SOLD
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Goulburn Gatorade, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
Jo White
Hilux Latte, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
Jo White
Puberty Perfume (Lynx Africa), 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
Jo White
Country Town Kardashian, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Struggle Street, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Dutch Dogwater, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Bangkok Happy Meal, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
Jo White
Bachelors Bathbag, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
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Bachelors Handbag, 2023
34 x 34 cm
SOLD
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Scrap Daniels, 2023
34 x 34 cm
SOLD
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Concreters Kombucha, 2023
34 x 34 cm
$750
Jo White
50 Years- Uncanny X-Men, 2022
30 x 30 cm
$750
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Busses and Trains- Bachelor Girl, 2022
30 x 30 cm
$750
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No Lies – Noiseworks, 2022
30 x 30 cm
$750
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Yesterday’s Hero – John Paul Young, 2022
30 x 30 cm
$750
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