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Kylie Findlay completed a Bachelor of Visual Art at Southern Cross University in 2010, majoring in painting, and currently works from her studio in Currumbin, Queensland.
Her practice has been recognised through multiple finalist selections in the Dean Cogle Portrait Prize, a Third Place award in the 2023 Doyles Landscape Prize, and finalist selection in The Next Big Thing (TNBT) at The Toowoomba Gallery in 2024. In 2025, Findlay was an Artist in Residence at the Château d'Orquevaux International Artist and Writers Residency in France.
Findlay’s work has been exhibited in group shows across Queensland and is held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Norway and the United Kingdom, as well as in the permanent collection at Château d'Orquevaux, France.
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“My work is an ongoing process of exploration - a continual cycle of creation, reflection, and re-evaluation. Working with acrylic and oil paint, I create abstract landscapes and figurative pieces that balance intuition with intention.
“I’m drawn to the emotive qualities of line, colour, and texture — often layering contrasting colours, messy brush strokes and scratched in marks to build depth and energy. I tend to work instinctively, letting the painting evolve as I go rather than planning the outcome. This organic process allows me to respond to the work as it unfolds, often leading to unexpected forms and subtle narratives that emerge through the layers.
“My palette often tells its own story — muted tones paired with moments of vibrancy, suggesting both calm and tension. I see my work as a reflection of what it means to be human: imperfect, feeling, connected, and in constant transformation.
“I hope viewers feel a sense of both surprise and contemplation when engaging with my work, inspired to reflect on their own emotional landscape and experiences.
“While my practice continues to evolve, I am currently exploring how abstract form and colour can express emotion and memory, allowing each painting to become a quiet conversation between energy, place, and feeling.
“My painting, The Swimmer, is about contemplating the point when ideological ideas become unreasonable. When it all seemed like a good idea, until it wasn’t.”
Kylie Findlay, 2025.
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