Education
2009 Master of Contemporary Arts, University of Tasmania
2000 Bachelor of Education (honours), Queensland University of Technology
1995 Applied Visual Art, Berkenboom Technical Institute, Belgium
Solo Exhibitions
2011 TBA, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
2010 Notes from the Underground, Martin Galleries, Nundah
2010 Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane
2010 TBA, Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane
2009 Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, Bundaberg
2008 JME Pool, Suburban Gallery, Melbourne
2008 When the Carnival is Over, Seaside Artists Gallery, Redcliffe
2007 Juxtaposition (joint), Bella Art Gallery, Springfield Lakes
2006 Into the Woods, Gallery Six Nundah, Brisbane
2005 Issues (joint), Gallery Six Nundah, Brisbane
Selected Group Exhibition
2011 A Portrait Apart, Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
2011 Homage to Frida, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
2011 Troyart International Exhhibition, Museu Brasileiro da Escultura, São Paulo, Brasil
2010 Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, Pine Rivers Art Gallery
2010 Calleen Acquisitive Art Award, Cowra Regional Art Gallery
2010 Flower Power, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, Brisbane City
2010 King’s Easter Arts Festival, Kings Christian College, Gold Coast
2010 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2009 Best Friends, Academy Gallery, Inveresk, Tasmania
2009 Art Melbourne, Suburban Gallery
2009 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda
2008 ICON Creative Summit, Brisbane Powerhouse Performing Arts Complex, New Farm
2008 Random, Joshua Levi Gallery, Woolloongabba
2008 Autumn and Winter group exhibition, Seaside Artists Gallery, Kippa Ring
2008 Summer 2008, Paddington Contemporary Fine Art, Sydney
2008 Art Melbourne, Paddington Contemporary Fine Art
2007 Postcards From the Edge, James Cohan Gallery, New York, USA
2007 Nightmare Before Christmas, KILN Gallery, Brisbane
2007 Art Shanghai, Paddington Contemporary Fine Art
2007 Art Sydney 07, Paddington Contemporary Fine Art
2007 So fresh, Paddington Contemporary Fine Art, Sydney
(with Emma Sheldrake, Deb Mostert, Paul Ruiz, James Tapscott)
2007 Vivid, Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN, USA
2007 Across the Board, Wallspace Gallery, Sydney
(with Hugh Ford, Anthony Lister, Ben Frost, Ken Done, David Bromley, Kill Pixie, Kareena Zerefos et al)
2007 The Abused Child Trust, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
2007 Four Strokes, Bella Arts Gallery, Springfield Lakes, Ipswich
2007 Curvy 4, Touring Exhibition, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Perth, Adelaide
(with: Fafi, Amy Sol, Audry Kawasaki, Kukula, Jamie Zollars, Emma Theyers et al)
2006 REALising, New Farm Art Stockroom, New Farm, Brisbane
2006 Postcards From the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, USA
2006 Night of 1000 Drawings, Artist’s Space, New York, USA
2006 The Abused Child Trust, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
2006 Emergence of Bella, Bella Arts Gallery, Springfield Lakes
2006 Loading Zone New Farm Art Stockroom, New Farm, Brisbane
2006 Initiate, Gallery Six Nundah, Brisbane
1993 Excellence in Youth Art, Brisbane
Prizes/Commissions
2010 Finalist, Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, Pine Rivers Art Gallery
2010 Finalist, 2010 Calleen Acquisitive Art Award, Cowra Regional Art Gallery
2010 Runner-Up, Green Earth Art Award, Brisbane City Botanical Gardens
2009 Scholarship for full fees, Master of Contemporary Arts, University of Tasmania
2008 Winner, Ray White Nundah Village Art Prize for an Emerging Artist
2008 Honourable Mention, Nundah Village Art Prize, Portraiture
2007 Selected, Churchie National Emerging Art Exhibition
2006 Selected, Calling All Artists Project, Avant Card, 20,000 postcards distributed Australia-wide
2006 Finalist, Artforce Awards, Brisbane
2007 Brisbane City Council, Commission
Select Media and Publications
2010 The Flaneur, August, United Kingdom
2010 “Jean-Maree Pool”, Park magazine, Portugal
2010 Andrew Dawson, “Artist reaches final”, Northside Chronicle 19/04/2010
2009 Diaz, “Fashion illustration goes fashionably mystical”, The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
2009 “The Garden of Eye Candy”, Bigbros Workshop, Page One Publishing Pte Ltd
(with: Luke Chueh, Nicoetta Ceccoli, Noferin, Amy Sol, Mark Bodnar, Kukula, Lisa Petrucci et al)
2009 Lea Emmery, “Three Exhibitions at Art Gallery, Newsmail
2009 Jane OSullivan, Australian Art Collector Magazine, Artist Milestones, June 23
2008 Ronnie Girdham, “Hidden Messages”, The Sunday Mail
2008 Richard Lancaster, “Talented Pool back home”, Redcliffe and Bayside Herald
2008 “When the Carnival is Over”- Redcliffe City News
2008 “Patchwork Poster”- Blanket Magazine
(with: Amy Sol, Jerremyville, Chris Haughton, Ana Bagayan, Saelee Oh et al)
2008 “Brisbane Traffic Art 1”, Art Book, Queensland Urban Ecology (8 works featured)
2008 Lip Magazine, rear cover illustration
2007 “Shanghai catapults artist to spooky heights”, MX Sydney
2007 Julia Phipps, “Spirited artist draws on a Pool of talent”, MX Brisbane
2007 “Brush with Fantasy”, Northside Chronicle
2007 Benny Holness, “Interview with JME Pool”, Voices Magazine (USA)
2007 Interview, Agency Magazine, (Canada)
2007 “JME Pool AKA JME” Interview, Blanket Magazine
2007 “Complex childhood on canvas” Northern Times
2007 Lisa Joyce, “Life story resonates in Artwork” Springfield News (Cover and feature)
2007 “Curvy 4”, Art Book, Yen Magazine and Paper Tiger Media
(with: Fafi, Amy Sol, Audry Kawasaki, Kukula, Jamie Zollars, Emma Theyers et al)
2006 Simon Mumme, “Blue Skies, Shadowy Water”, Time Off Magazine
2006 “Art to Lunch”, 4zzz, Radio Interview
2006 “A time to listen”, Art Book, K. Green
2006 Jeremy Staples, Bizoo Magazine- (Cover and feature)
2006 Brisbane Artists Directory– feature and interview
2005 Emily Eklund, “Canvas the Ideal Place to Air Issues”, Northern Chronicle
2005 Sally Brown, “You’ve Got Issues Wendy”, Rave Magazine
Collections
Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery
Museu Brasileiro da Escultura, São Paulo, Brasil
Private Collections throughout Australia and internationally including USA, Europe and China