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Hello,
I’m an artist based in the peaceful
rural landscape of Biripi Country,
the mid north coast of NSW, Australia.

My life is blessedly simple, I create art
and volunteer in wildlife rescue.

The soul of this place and all of its creatures
inspire everything I make.

 

contact me at

kay@andthebirdsaid.com 

follow my creative process

and wildlife rescue stories

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​@andthebirdsaid 

Artist Statement

This website is a portfolio of my creative practice. It features only recent work, from 2022 onwards, marking a dramatic shift in my life as I relocated from suburban Sydney to a large rural property.

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Since moving I've discovered new impetus to create, inspired by the rich sensory input of trees, wildlife, and close proximity to the ocean. Always fascinated by biomorphism I have been researching into the works of early women artists such as Emma Kunz, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klint, and Georgiana Houghton - artists whose work explored the creative force of the unconscious and spirit realms.

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My creative process is anchored in automatism which is a making approach that embraces spontaneity, unfiltered expression and a connection to the subconscious mind.  Constantly influenced by my 35-year career in dance and community arts, I embrace multiple mediums, but drawing is at the centre of my explorations. 

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Recent credits
2022-present

Highlights

2024

Finalist - Focal Point Photography Award / Assimilation (digital photograph)

2023

Winner -Pix From the Stix - Gloucester Art Gallery - Assimilation (digital photograph)

​Finalist - Hunter Emerging Art Prize - as above so below (video)

Selected - Summer Salt - Group Exhibition - Newcastle Art Gallery - I breathe the sea (drawing)

2022

Finalist - Fishers Ghost Art Award – Contemporary Section – as above so below (video) 

Finalist -Works on Paper Prize -Blackstone Gallery - Anatomy of Time (photogram)

Winner -Pix From the Stix - Gloucester Art Gallery - Sky Sandwich (B/W photo)

Commended - Taree Art Society Open - Trees: they speak to each other (watercolour)

Collaborative Projects

2024

2023

Embryology Futures - Dance  film - Video contributions 

Dir/editor: Narelle Benjamin

Words I wish I had - Immersive Performance Installation - Illustrations

Dir:  Aslam Abdus-samad 

Publications

2024

Critical Dialogues magazine: Edition 15: TIME - selected photo essay and writing

To see a more detailed CV please see attached

I pay respect to the Biripi people on who's land I live and create. Always was always will be.
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