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kerri kerley

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About

Where it all began

An artist in various forms over the years, Kerri left school at 18 and after completing a course in Graphic Design, Kerri began working for Ken Done as an Artist Assistant which then led to a career in advertising as a designer, typographer and illustrator. 

It was when travelling around Australia many years later in a caravan with her very young family, Kerri realised a real connection with this amazing country. It was this experience that led her to take up painting and creating her first body of work. 

Kerri’s use of colour is inspired by her love of Australia and it’s intense, textural and earthy palette, lending itself perfectly to her impressionist style. With drawing the foundation, her thoughtful and detailed ah approach creates an instant connection with the viewer.

Working with nostalgic objects, momentos and scenes that conjure up memories, voices, smells, moments in time, creating works that are full of warmth and emotion.

You will find Kerri’s work in public and private collections both internationally and nationally. 

Kerri now lives and creates from her private studio in Maryborough, Queensland.

What inspires me

The things that inspire me are light, shadow, colour, texture and pattern. I love to weave all of these things into a painting if I can. I sometimes resolve paintings in my sleep and will wake with big ideas. I love the way a smell can transport me back in time to a memory. I collect objects that mean something to me. I am a mad sustainable gardener and have two pet chickens named Kath & Kim, I also keep bees which provide me with the wax for my home made bees wax paste for the timber frames I make from scratch. Certainly other artists inspire me, I am absolutely obsessed with Pierre Bonnard's work. I find I need to stay busy to stay inspired, consequently I am always exhausted.

Hand made

Born out of necessity, I now frame my own work. After some extensive experimentation and research, I now produce a beautiful hand made bespoke, float frame with spline joins, hand finished in my home made bees wax polish, from wax extracted from our very own bee hives. All hand made with love.

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Art Prizes

2022 - Paddington Art Prize - Finalist

2022 - Lethbridge Art Award - Finalist

2022 - Doyles Art Award - Finalist

2016 - Cancer Council Breakthrough Art Festival - Packing Room Prize

2015 - Cooks Hill Galleries - We Get By - Finalist

2013 - Drummoyne Art Society - First prize

2013 - Drummoyne Art society - Commended

2012 - Art Of Sydney Awards - Finalist


Solo Exhibitions

2014 - Solo Exhibition 'Spirit' - Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Sydney

2014 - Solo Exhibition 'Original Drawings, Paintings and Prints' - Hunters Hill Art Gallery, Sydney

2014 - Solo Exhibition Boteca at Copo Cafe & Diner Sydney


Group Exhibitions

2022 - Bird and Blooms - Sutton Village Gallery

2021 - Objets De La Ve - Grainger Gallery Canberra

2015 - Strokes of Fury Exhibition - Cooks Hill Art Galleries

2015 - We Get By Exhibition - Cooks Hill Art Galleries

2015 - Oak Hill Art In The Hills Exhibition

2015 - Art In The Hills Exhibition

2014 - Hunters Hill Pop Up Exhibiton - Balmain

2013 - The Riverbank Gallery, Canowindra

2013 - Studio W in Woolloomooloo Sydney


Events/other

2016 - Kerri Kerley Pop Up Gallery

2016 - Indigenous Amazon Wall mural at Copo Cafe Drummoyne

2015 - 60 Thousand Years & Yarn Event contributor

2015 - 2 Day Workshop at Artworx Geelong

2015 - Artist of the Month of February for Leichhardt Council

2014 - Exhibiting member of The Royal Art Society NSW

2014 - Resident artist at One+2 Studios Balmain

2014 - Curator/exhibitor at Boteco at Copo Cafe & Diner Sydney

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