About the Artist

Bio  

Kristen Lethem’s artwork focuses on landscape and the exploration of patterns within the environment formed as a result of the interplay between topography, vegetation and by extension - shadow and light.  Through the use of a restricted palette, these light and shadow patterns appear script like, coalescing into Lethem’s personal, visual language of the landscape.  

Kristen is a Sydney based artist with a Bachelor of Art in Visual Communication and Design from Sydney College of the Arts ( University of Sydney and a Master of Fine Arts with a painting Major from University of NSW Art and Design. 

Education

Masters  by coursework – painting, COFA, UNSW. 2011 – 2014
Short courses – painting, Heatherly School of Fine Art, London. 2000
BA Visual Communications and Design, Sydney College of The Arts, University of
Sydney/University of Technology, Sydney. 1982 – 1986

Selected Exhibitions and Awards

2022  Solo exhibition, Passing By, Art2Muse Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2022  Paper Pear group exhibition, Corner Store Gallery, Orange.
2021  Paper Pear group exhibition, Corner Store Gallery, Orange
2021  Lethbridge Gallery ‘Home’ exhibition Brisbane
2020  Paper Pear group exhibition, Corner Store Gallery, Orange
2020  Art on Darling Gallery, Balmain
2019  Solo exhibition Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2019  Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist
2019  Hunters Hill Art Prize – Highly Commended
2019  Lethbridge 20,000 Art Prize – Finalist
2019  Corner Store Landscape Art Prize – Finalist
2019  Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery – Winner
2019  Mosman Art Prize Finalist
2018  Solo exhibition Vista at Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2018  Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist
2018  Little Things  Art Prize , Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney  – Finalist
2017  Solo Exhibition, Patterned Land at Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney
2017  Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney - Finalist
2017  Blue Land, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2016  Hunters  Hill art Prize – Finalist
2016  Lethbridge 10,000 Art Prize, Brisbane – Finalist
2016  Mosman art Prize -  Finalist
2016  Little Things art Prize, saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney – Finalist
2015  Muswellbrook Art Prize – Finalist
2015  Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist
2015  Gresford Agricultural Show – Winner
2015  Singleton Art Prize
2016  Mosman Art Prize – Finalist
2014  Waverly Art Prize – Winner
2014  Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist
2014  Mosman Art Prize – Finalist
2014  Norvill Art Prize – Finalist
2013  Solo exhibition, The Contrasting Mark , Frances Keevil Gallery
2013  Fowlers Gap Exhibition, Cofa Space, UNSWAD
2013  Gresford Agricultural Show – Grand Champion
2013  Gallery Artists Exhibition, Frances Keevil Gallery
2012  Norvill Art Prize -  Finalist
2012  Gallery Artists Exhibition, Frances Keevil Gallery
2011  Paddington Art Prize – Finalist
2011  Gallery Artists Exhibition – Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney
2010  Gresford Agricultural Show – Champion
2010  Wanderings, Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney
2010  Gallery 307, Sydney
2010  Gallery Artists Exhibition, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2010  A Little Bit of Summer, Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney
2010  Gallery Artists Christmas Exhibition, Frances Keevil Gallery
2009  Paddington Art Prize – finalist
2009  Viewpoints, Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney
2009  Allynbrook Art Show – Finalist
2009  Gallery Artists exhibition – Frances Keevil Gallery
2008  Paddington Art Prize – Finalist
2008  Solo exhibition, Real and Surreal, Frances Keevil Gallery
2007  Paddington Art Prize – Finalist
2007  Gallery Artists Exhibition – Frances Keevil Gallery
2007  Gallery Artists exhibition, Glen Street Gallery, Sydney
2007  Gallery Artists Exhibition, Art Source Gallery, Sydney
2007  Allynbrook Art Show – Finalist
2006  Gallery Artists Exhibition, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2005  Solo exhibition – Swerve Gallery, Sydney
2005  Allynbrook Art Show – Finalist
2005  Gresford Agricultural show – Grand Champion

Collections

Waverly Council
Private Collections, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hunter Valley
Spicers Retreats – NSW and Queensland

Publications

Australian House and Garden, January 2016
Australian house and Garden, January 2014
Gresford News, September 2014
Arts Zine, September/October 2014

Representation

Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Paper Pear Gallery Wagga Wagga