Damian Kerr

Damian Kerr is a New Zealand artist based in Melbourne, Australia. His contemporary seascapes and figurative works explore a relationship to water with a focus on environmental concerns.

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His work is in high demand and is included in private global collections across New Zealand, Australia, Italy, the United States, China and the UK.

 

Damian's paintings appear as works of realism at first glance; but are built up of dynamic brushstrokes, laying colours and oil paint wet on wet. Each luscious seascape is an endangered harbour or at-risk waterway caught in a fleeting moment of beauty.  They are meant to serve as a reminder of how much we stand to lose.​​

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In the 'More than Monsters' series we dip under the waves and find little plastic monsters drifting in our seas.

The 'Waterworld' series imposes the same watery filter over the dry world. The 'Twelve Years' series explores our relationship with water in the countdown to climate change.​​

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Bio of recent events:

 

Exhibitions: 

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• January 2019: Centro Transnazionale, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio, Venice Italy 

• October 2018: 'Whisper & Shout'  Black Door Gallery, Auckland New Zealand 

• March 2018: 'Seize the Light'  Black Door Gallery, Auckland New Zealand 

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Some recent commissions:

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• February 2018: 'Money or the Bag' For Canon Building. Private collection of R Coutts.

• May 2018; "Ship Shape' Private collection of G&A Fox 

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Awards:

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• January 2019: 'Family Portrait' selected as a finalist in the international art competition Malamegi Lab11. Invited to exhibit in Venice Italy.

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