BIO
Jordache Gage (b. 1989, Brisbane) is a self-taught Abstract Surrealist artist with over a decade of experience across gallery exhibitions and large-scale public art. Of Māori, Filipino, and English descent, and raised in Australia following his family’s migration from Aotearoa (New Zealand), Gage’s practice is grounded in cultural complexity, ancestral memory, and spatial awareness.
Working with synthetic polymer, oil, and aerosol, Gage explores the emotional and psychological dimensions of space—focusing on time, movement, and the interplay between natural and built environments. His abstract compositions are created through expressive mark-making, layering, and a refined use of colour to evoke depth, rhythm, and perspective.
Emerging from a background in drawing, graffiti, and urban visual culture, Gage has developed a distinctive aesthetic influenced by abstraction, cubism, futurism, and post-graffiti. His studio practice runs parallel to a strong commitment to community engagement, particularly with First Nations and Māori youth at risk. Through public art, mentorship, and workshops, he facilitates creative skill-building as a form of cultural empowerment and belonging.
Gage’s work is held in public and private collections and continues to shape contemporary conversations around identity, cultural sovereignty, and place within the Australian art landscape.
CV
Education
Cert III Electrotechnology Systems Electrician
Advanced Diploma of Visual Communications - Design College Australia
Diploma Audio Engineering - SAE
Community
Ambassador, Youth Advocacy, Cultural Education - Resilience RDAB, Greenfox Studios, Youth Retreat Centre, Brisbane Youth & West Moreton Program Coordinator
Public Art Projects
Brisbane Street Art Festival, Artist & Workshop Facilitator - 2018 - 2025
Emerging Arts Development Program, Brisbane Street Art Festival - 2018
Climate Disruption Residency, Public Mural, Patan, Nepal - 2018
Unity Water, Public Art Contractor, Water Tanks - Kallangur, Point Cartwright - 2016-2018
Queensland Rail Positive Partnerships, Rail Industry Worker, Artist Contractor - Manly Station, Logan Station, Airport Line, Fortitude Valley (Switchbox), Northgate (Switchbox), Helensvale, Beenleigh - 2016 - Current
Moreton Bay Regional Council, Caboolture Council Asset - 2020
Yelarbon Silos, ‘When the rain comes’ - 2019/2020
Boulia Sports Complex - 2020
Moura Regional Council - 2020
Museum of Brisbane, BAD, Mayne Line- 2021
LyLyo Brisbane, Ingenous Lab Youth Public Art Program, Finalist Hotel Awards - 2023
Sculptural Commission Blue Mountain Botanical Gardens - 2024-2025
Sculptures
Swell Sculpture Festival - 2024
Blue Mountain Botanical Gardens Contemporary Bonsai (September Install) - 2024-2025
Solo Exhibitions
Jordache Solo Exhibition, Sportmark Gallery - 2022
Cognitive Dissonance, Sensory Exhibition - 2023
Group Exhibitions
Climate Disruption Residency, Micro Galleries, Patan, Nepal - 2018
Within These Walls, Brisbane Street Art Festival - 2019
While You Were Sleeping, Mayne Line AIR - 2020
Nation Street Press Launch, Dust Temple - 2021
Symbiotic, Mayne Line AIR - 2021
Modern Vices, Winner Harker Hine Art Prize - 2021
Anti Division Group Exhibition - 2022
Art Aid, ONE, Sydney - 2022
Guilty Pleasures, Exhibition Restaurant, Brisbane 2022 -Curator
No Order Group Exhibition, In These Streets - 2022
Cognitive Dissonance, Sensory Exhibition - 2023
Lethbridge Landscape Prize, Salon Finalist - 2024
Brisbane Portrait Prize, Salon Finalist - 2024
DeLight Festival Ipswich, Projection - 2025
Curator
Symbiotic, Mayne Line AIR - 2021
Guilty Pleasures, Exhibition Restaurant, Brisbane - 2022
Publications
No Order Magazine: Issue 02 - In These Streets - 2022
Art Edit: 034 Summer Issue - 2022
https://artedit.com.au/gallery-panel-jordache-gage/
Catholic School Education System - Creative Inquiry: Visual Art for Queensland Senior Secondary Students, Case Study - 2025-2030
Artist Residency
Queensland Art Showcase Program
Micro Galleries Climate Disruption, Patan, Nepal - 2018
Podcasts
Street Art Unearthed: Episode 28
The Lead Poison Podcast
Licences
Elevated Work Platform above 11m
Swing Stage Platform
NDIS, Children Blue Card, Construction Blue Card
RIW Rail Industry Worker, WET3, CAT3, SARC, Fatigue Management
First Aid Cert