Lauren kennedy

CV

b.1988

Education

BA Contemporary Arts, (Hons) Visual Arts & Textiles, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, WA, 2008-2012

Solo Exhibitions

24/7/2026 ‘Close to Home’ Studio Gallery, Roma, Geraldton, WA

7/11/2025 ‘Abundance’ Piazza Gallery, Fremantle, WA

12/7/2024 ‘Terra Ochre’ RedBill Studio, Broome, WA

3/11/2022 ‘Slow Dance’ Doghouse Gallery, South Fremantle, WA

29/10/2021 ‘Awe & Angst’ Sometimes Gallery, South Fremantle, WA

3/9/2021 ‘Walking Wurdimarlu’ Fervor Food, Outdoor Dining Experience, Kalbarri Skywalk, WA

Group Exhibitions

25/10/2025 ‘Art for Aid’ Holmes A Court Gallery, West Perth, WA

31/8/2025 ‘Perth Royal Art Prize’ Wilkinson Gallery, Claremont, WA

14/6/2025, ‘Passages of Paint’, Nyisztor Studio, Fremantle, WA

24/4/2025 ‘Light Colour Landscape, Michael Reid, Southern Highlands, NSW

7/3/2025 ‘Glover Art Prize’ Evandale, Tasmania

9/11/2024 ‘Tread Softly’ PS Art Space, Fremantle, WA

13/7/2024 ‘Royal Art Prize for Landscape’ Wilkinson Gallery, Claremont, WA

17/11/2023 ‘Grey Matter Soiree’ Fundraiser, Art Gallery of WA, Perth WA

21/10/2023 ‘Painting B-Side’, Studio Nyistor Gallery, Melville, WA

14/10/2023 ‘Dirt’, Stala Contemporary, Perth WA

7/10/2023 ‘Beat of The Land’, CSC Gallery, Flinders, VIC

7/10/2023 ‘Art Station’, Michael Reid, Murrurundi, NSW

20/1/2023 ‘Heart of The Bush’, National Art Prize, Goondawindi, QLD

28/10/2022 ‘Melville Art Prize’, Wireless Hill Museum, Perth WA

18/7/2022 ‘Cossack Art Prize’, Town of Cossack, WA

30/6/2022 ‘Kalgoorlie Boulder’s Art Prize’, Kalgoorlie, WA

14/6/2022 ‘The Grey Matter Soiree’ Hillaries, WA

24/5/2022 ‘Incognito Art Show’, Sydney, NSW

21/05/2022 ‘Visual Conversations’, Nyisztor Gallery, WA

2/4/2022 ‘Art for Floods, ’Virtual Exhibition, Online

27/11/2021 ‘Midwest Art Prize’, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA

12/11/2021 ‘Arte Ricca’, Mosman Park, WA

5/11/2021 ‘National Emerging Art Prize’, Michael Reid, Sydney, NSW.

1/8/2021 ‘Paper Mountain 10th Birthday’, Northbridge, WA

20/7/2021 ‘Cossack Art Awards’, Town of Cossack, WA

17/06/2021 ‘Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award’, Lethbridge, VIC

14/05/2021 ‘Incognito Art Show’, Sydney, NSW

6/12/2020 ‘My Place’, Australian Landscape Painters, Online

20/11/2020 ‘Pindan Toes’, with Gabrielle Scott, South Fremantle, WA

10/01/2020 ‘Aspiring 2020’ Live Painting & Exhibition for Zebra Creative, Raine Square, Perth, WA

AWARDS

1/5/2026 Finalist ‘Jury Art Prize’ Courthouse Gallery, Port Hedland, WA

31/8/2025 Finalist ‘Perth Royal Art Prize’ Wilkinson Gallery, Claremont, WA

7/3/2025 Hangers Choice Winner and Finalist, Glovers Art Prize, Evandale, TAS

20/1/2023 Overall Winner and Finalist, ‘Heart of The Bush’, National Art Prize, Goondawindi, QLD

13/7/2024 Finalist, ‘Royal Art Prize for Landscape’ Wilkinson Gallery, Claremont, WA

7/10/2023 Finalist ‘Art Station’ , Michael Reid, Murrurundi, NSW

28/10/2022 Finalist, Melville Art Prize, Wireless Hill Museum, Perth WA

27/11/2021 Finalist, Midwest Art Prize, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA

5/11/2021 Finalist, National Emerging Art Prize, Michael Reid, Sydney, NSW.

FIELD TRIPS & PUBLIC PROJECTS

1-7/05/2026 Murchison Field Trip with WA artists, Murchison Geo Region, WA

26/7/2025 ‘Plein Air Workshop’ Hosted by Lauren Kennedy, Mullewa Arts Development

28/3/2025 ‘Expressive Painting Workshop’ Hosted by Lauren Kennedy, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

9-11/10/2024 Public Mural, Rocks Laneway, Geraldton Commissioned by the City of Geraldton

14-23/09/2024 Geraldton Open Studios Participant

23-29/6/2024 Pilbara Field Trip With WA Artists, Cheela Plains, Pilbara, WA

11/04/2024 Artist Talk Panel, with DADA Representatives, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

7/10/2024 Artist Talk, Art Station Exhibition, Michael Reid Gallery, Murrurundi

7-14/8/2023 Pilbara Field Trip With WA Artists, Cheela Plains & Karijini, Pilbara, WA

2023 ‘Beyond Distilling’ Artwork Collaboration for Gin Labels, Busselton, WA

2022 ‘The Design of Grounding’ Design x Artwork Collaboration for Branding, Red Cloud Build Co. WA

3-9/7/2022 ‘Landscape Artist Field Trip’ Australian Landscape Painters, Macdonnell Ranges NT

10/01/2020 Live Painting in Perth City for Zebra Creative, Raine Square, Perth, WA

2023 Life Drawing Host, Bobs Bar, Geraldton

2019 Life Drawing Host, Shared Studio space, North Fremantle

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

November 2025 Sophie Matthewson, The Country Calls Her Back, Artist of the Month, Regional Arts WA

March 2025 Live Interviews with ABC Radio Tasmania and ABC Radio Hobart about the Hangers Choice Award for Glover Art Prize.

March 2025 Genevieve Holding, Hangers Choice Award, The Mercury Newspaper, Hobart, Tasmania

March 2025 Declan Durrant ‘Eight strangers were chosen to pick a winner for The Glover. The results are in’ The Examiner

October 2024 Jessica Howard, Terra Chroma, Hardcover Book

November 2024 Jessica Moroney, Wildflower Art Brightens Up Rocks Laneway, Geraldton Guardian

July 2024 Emily Holgate, A Low-Fuss Retro Beach Shack In Horrocks, Western Australia, The Design Files

October 2023 Stephanie Gardiner, The WA artist finding beauty in the wild and unruly, The Canberra Times

April 2023 Chloe Gordon, Beyond Distillings Gin’s Packaging is a Testament to the beauty of their craft, DieLine

March 2023 Jessica Howard, Heart of The Bush Exhibition, The Bush Journal, Volume 6

November 2023 Marcus Rosenwax, Slow Down-Take a Breath, Fabric Quarterly

November 2021, Jade Jurewicz, Seroja Colours Solo Art Show, Geraldton Guardian

October 2021 Jade Jurewicz, In Awe of Nature, Story, STM MAGAZINE

March 2020 Tanya MacNaughton, Aspiring 2020 sees eight artists display works to raise money for Raine Medical Research Foundation, The West Australian