Amanda Ketterer is a Melbourne based, English born, abstract artist whose immersive paintings evoke a sense of freedom, not only in the artist as she creates, but also beckoning the audience to experience the same.
Amanda studied a BA Hons in Fine Art in the UK prior to moving to Australia in 2008. She is the mother of three grown children and works from her studio based on the stunning Mornington Peninsula. Amanda has been creating and selling her work in Australia and throughout the world for the last 15 years.
She is represented by galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, The Hunter Valley and London, UK.
“Each piece I create becomes a conversation between structure and freedom, reflecting the tension we all feel in our daily lives—the pull between order and chaos, expectation and reality. My brushstrokes are rarely perfect, nor are they meant to be. The layers evolve organically, often surprising me along the way. I allow each painting to tell its own story without imposing perfection onto it.
For me, imperfection is not something to fix but something to celebrate. It’s where true beauty lives—where depth, character, and connection are found. My hope is that when you see my work, you’re reminded that our own imperfections are part of what makes us beautifully human—unique, whole, and worthy just as we are.
I want to embrace the cracks, the layers, and the unexpected. They are what make life—and art—so beautifully unique and extraordinary.”
Education
2007 University of the Creative Arts, UK - Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art
2004 University of the Creative Arts, UK - Diploma Art & Design
Commendations & Awards:
2016 Best in Show – Best Painting in Show – Derinya Art Show
2016 Highly Commended – Best Contemporary Painting - St Kevin’s College Art Show
2015 Highly Commended – Best Figurative Painting – St Kevin’s College Art Show
2011 Finalist Position – Box Hill Community Arts Centre Biennial Art Competition
Select Recent Exhibitions
2025 ‘Local Artist Soiree’, Manyung Gallery Sorrento
2024 'Where Wild Flowers Bloom', Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza
2024 ‘New Artist Soiree’, Manyung Gallery Sorrento
2023 Group Show, Winter Exhibition - Lucinda Dalton Gallery, Chelsea, London
2023 Group Show, Christmas Exhibition - Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2023 The Affordable Art Fair, Sydney - SOHOGalleries
2023 The Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne - SOHOGalleries
2020 The Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne - Fair Cancelled
2020 Joint Show - Peisley Street Gallery, Orange
2019 The Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne - Artist Collaboration - JAG Contemporary
2019 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne
2019 The Other Art Fair, Sydney
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne
2018 Albert Park College Art Show
2018 Mount Eliza Art & Design Show
2018 Derinya Art Show, Frankston South, Victoria
2018 Southern Buoy Studios Artist Show, Mornington
2018 St Kevins Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
2018 Beneath the Layers Show, Space 2B, Balaclava, Melbourne
2018 Canterbury Art Exhibition, Canterbury, Melbourne
2017 Whitehorse Art Show, Box Hill, Victoria
2017 Albert Park College Art Show, South Melbourne, Victoria
2017 St Kevins Art Show, Toorak, Victoria
2017 Canterbury Art Show, Canterbury, Victoria 2017 Art Red Hill, Red Hill, Victoria
2017 Art in Tune, Brighton, Victoria
2016 CamART, Camberwell, Melbourne
2016 Albert Park College Art Show, South Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Mount Eliza Art & Design Show, Mount Eliza, Victoria
2016 Derinya Art Show, Frankston South, Victoria
2016 Bayside Art Show, Sandringham, Melbourne
2016 Canterbury Art Exhibition, Canterbury, Melbourne