Kerrie Warren (born 1968) is an Australian artist who employs the action painting techniques of abstract expressionism in the creation of large scale works that explore humanity’s relationship with nature.
Although born in Melbourne, Warren’s family relocated regularly, so her childhood memories are a collage of loosely linked impressions that crisscross the landscapes of Australia’s south and south east: memories suffused with an atmosphere of transience.
During these years, Warren became aware of emotions and sensations evoked through the lyrical configuration of words. She was captivated by the mere sight of poetic sentiments upon a page, so from a young age she began reading and writing poetry.
Education
2015-16 – Master of Contemporary Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
2012 – Certificate 4 Training & Assessment, Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE
2005 – Gippsland Community Leadership Program
1994-04 – Diploma of Art in Ceramics, Gippsland Institute of Technical & Further Education
1999 – Diploma of Transpersonal Art Therapy, Ikon Institute of Australia
Awards:
2022 – Grant Recipient, Artist Project Grant, City of Frankston
2019 – Finalist, Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition 2019, Arc Yinnar, Gippsland, Victoria
2017 – Finalist, Yarra Valley, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards, Yering Station Winery, Victoria
Collections and Corporate Collections
Gippsland Art Gallery, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Alto Manufacturing, Frankie’s, Vue at Jindivick, Mind Insurance, Frankston Arts Centre, The Baillieu Family, MLC Taxation & Business Services, Art Online Pty Ltd, Latrobe Regional Development Group, Khan’s Hospitality
Public Art & Projects:
2024 – Art from the Air, Assisting Artist to Dr. Aunty Eileen Harrison and Deadly Daughters, Rotary Park, Warragul
2023 – Wild Dogs from Down Under: Past & Present, Exhibition Coordinator, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – In Flow, 20mt Cyclorama, Yering Station Main Gallery, Yarra Glen, Victoria
2018 – Australian Panorama, Yering Station, Yarra Glen, Victoria
2018 – The Last Supper Installation, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
2017 – Transcendence, West End Art Space, Melbourne, Victoria
2017 – Interwoven Systems of Existence, Installation – Paintings & Ceramics, Frankston Art Centre
2016 – The Bonfire Public Art Commission, Frankston Arts Centre
2015 – My Side of the River, Yering Station, Yarra Glen, Victoria
2014 – A Work in Progress, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
2012 – Salt Water Series, Hawthorn Studio & Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 – Out of the Studio, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, Victoria
2008 – Patterns in Chaos, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
2006 – Abstract Moments, Moda Rouge, Black Rock, Victoria
2004 – Through My Rose Coloured Windows, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
Group Exhibitions
2023 – Different Directions, The Serigraph Gallery, Neerim South, Victoria
– Wild Dogs from Down Under: Past & Present, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria
2022 – Hazelwood, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
– Gifted, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria
– Beneath the Canopies, Collaboration, Southside Festival, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, Victoria
2021 – 2021 Hidden Faces – The Victorian Salon des Refuses, curated by Jacqueline Taylor OAM
– Our Entries – Collection of past Archibald entries from Gippsland, Rosedale Mechanics Hall, Rosedale, Victoria
– Of Colour and Light – Women Abstract Artists Biennial, West End Art Space, Melbourne, Victoria
2019 – Yarra Valley Arts, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, Ceramics, Event Launch and Exhibition, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Melbourne
– Then & Now, Wild Dogs from Down Under, Paintings & Ceramics, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
– Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition 2019, Ceramics, Arc Yinnar, Gippsland
