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Brisbane-based Australian artist, Kerry Holland, whose work is informed by her Christian spirituality, paints abstracts and portraits.

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Current solo exhibition work;

SONG 5 – 16 October 2011

Graydon Gallery, 29 Merthyr Road,

New Farm, Brisbane.

Brush Context_Spray Can Neighbour [A Narration]

Kerry Holland 2010

oil and spray can paint on linen

300cm x 120 cm

$9,000

Song is an expression of interior responses to life, music, architecture, colour and experience over an extended period of time.

The exhibition includes recent works on canvas and very small works on postcard sized paper.

Shell Wash Orange and Black, water-colour on torn paper

The smaller water-colour works have been selected from the artist’s 11 year postcard painting project. Some of these small paintings have been studies for larger oil paintings by Kerry in her exhibitions since 2002 and have until now been a part of the artist’s private collection. Begun with the purpose of directly recording experiences in Europe, and not intended for sale or exhibition, they have become a way of exploring ideas freely. Painted directly from life, imagination and memory, they are fresh and varied.

The body of work, a continuation of Kerry Holland’s 30 year art practice, reflects her process of responding to music, architecture and human experience in the context of a spirituality springing from a Christian faith tradition (both Anglican and Ignatian).

The artist’s striking 3m work in the exhibition is a painting that toured with the Mandorla Art Award Exhibition in Perth 2010. Press Release Link

Scattered Marks on Warm Yellow; watercolour on torn paper, postcard

blog site; www.kerryholland.wordpress.com

Interior Peace

75cm x75 cm

oil on canvas

$2200

Artist Background

Australian artist Kerry Holland, is based in Brisbane. Her art works include contemporary symbolic abstract paintings and portraits.
In her paintings Kerry makes use of painted crochet lace pattern as a metaphoric, textural language. Her colours are drawn from everyday life and imagination. Crochet lace, a craft both beautiful and commonplace, made usually by women for decoration or gift, has enormous potential for symbolic reference and Kerry explores this in her art.
Her work informed by her Christian spirituality is greatly influenced in particular by Ignatian spirituality, sacred and liturgical music and an Anglican heritage. Contributing to contemporary Australian religious art it has a voice that springs from the feminine story and experience of God.

The series of 11 paintings called Requiem/from death through to new life is now in the collection of St Ignatius College Riverview, Sydney, NSW.

It was exhibited in Brisbane St John's Cathedral, Ann St Brisbane in December 2007 and opened by David Busch (ABC Radio National, religious programs). The series was first shown in Melbourne at the ACU Gallery June, 2007 and also jointly at Trinity College Melbourne University and Campion Centre for Ignatian Spirituality. Rosemary Crumlin rsm OAM opened this exhibition .

A small book with quality images of the paintings and reflections by the artist is available for sale. See contact page

. photo of requiem installation

View the art work on this web site. click on Gallery above.

Kerry Holland Website

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