Kerry lennon

bio

Kerry Lennon was born in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1976 and relocated to Australia in 1999. She holds a Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Science (Design Studies) and a Certificate IV in Painting and Drawing, with a 20+ year career in creative advertising behind her. Oil painting is a relatively new passion and a pivot from her earlier practice in illustration and installation art. With just a handful of paintings completed, she entered the 2025 Flanagan Art Award and was named a shortlisted finalist — and now, there’s no turning back.

In 2025, her practice explores the intersection of memory, nostalgia, and everyday objects, elevating overlooked domestic items as markers of time and change.

She examines the quiet yet intimate relationship between individuals and the often-overlooked objects that shape daily life. By recontextualising mundane items, she invites viewers to reconsider their significance and the evolving, often repetitive roles they play in our daily lives.

Currently, she is developing a large body of work toward a solo show, documenting how everyday objects have ‘seeing’ presence in our daily lives. She wants to encourage audiences to reflect on the passage of time, the human experience of being seen, and the enduring presence of the familiar.

Kerry’s background in creative advertising brings a sharp awareness of storytelling, visual language, and the influence of popular culture to her evolving contemporary art practice.