Kyra Henley
Recent Exhibitions
- 2011
- Kyra Henley
The paintings in this show are a selection from a series of work called ‘Choose Your Own Still Life’ (a reference to the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure‘ book series from the 80’s.) I asked a number of different people, usually friends/fellow artists, to design a still life for me to paint using their own belongings or borrowing from the surrounds of the studio. I tried to have as little impact as possible on the set up they arrived at thereby achieving a third person self portrait of sorts.
Kyra Henly 2008
Exhibitions
- 2011
- Kyra Henley
- 2009
- Small is the New Big
- 2008
- The Young Ones
Biography
1981 Born in Gosford lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
1999-2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, received the 2001 Sydney Art Cooperative Studio Prize and the 2001 Murrey Sime Encouragement Award for outstanding performance in 3rd year painting.
Selected Exhibitions, Awards & Commissions
2011
Apartment –Solo Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney (forthcoming: 17 September – 12 October 2011)
Mural commission- joint project with Steve Latimer, Ella Bache Head Office Building, Artarmon, Sydney
2010
Curwoods –Solo Show, Australia Square Foyer, Sydney -Part of year long Artist in residence program at Curwoods Lawyers
Still Life Treasures, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2009
Small is the New Big, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2008
Choose Your Own Still Life –Solo Show, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
The Young Ones, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Repetition, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
2007
Sickly Sweet ¬–Solo Show, National Trust Café Gallery, National Trust Centre, Sydney
Off the Wall, Emerging Artists, Art Sydney, Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park
Eutick Memorial Still Life Award -Finalist, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, Coffs Harbour
Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize -Finalist, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea
2006
Waverly Art Prize –Winner of the Oil Painting Prize, Waverly Library, Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Award -Finalist, SH Ervin Gallery, National Trust Centre, Sydney
Poor Yorick, A Collection of Human Skulls, Virginia Wilson Art, Sydney
Approaching Intimacy, Contemporary Miniatures, Ivan Dougherty Gallery + ½Doz, Sydney
2005
Mosman Art Prize –Finalist, ¬¬Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award –Finalist, Lane Cove Council Chambers, Sydney
The Painting Show, Virginia Wilson Art + ½Doz, Sydney
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lennan, Jo, Kyra Henley: Curwoods, exhibition catalogue, 2010.
Taylor, Andrew, ‘Artist inspired by law and order’, The Sun Herald, May 16, 2010, Culture p30.
Taylor, Andrew, ‘ Framed: a close brush with the law’, The Sun Herald, May23, 2010, Culture p32.
Lamont, Ani, ‘ Emerging Talent’, Central, September 26, 2007, People p6.
‘Skullduggery’, Vogue Living, November 2006, Focus p36.
