Kelli McGregor creates art that is thoroughly Australian, exploring the people, places and culture of her homeland. Enjoy and visit her website to see more of her fascinating portfolio.
“Land Rites” Mixed media, 120 cm x 90 cm
My work has evolved continuously, moving from expressionist figurative work through to a range of interpretive and semi-realistic landscapes and seascapes. I now find I have turned full circle and I’m again more concerned with composition and colour.
“Bauple Birds” Mixed media, 90 cm x 90 cm
I’m fascinated to see how people react to both their environment and with each other, so I try to express body language and mood rather than a realistic image. I didn’t set out to be an environmental artist or to create artwork relating to social commentary, but I do want to capture the relationship we have with our natural environment.
‘Beach Pandanus’ Mixed Media, 60 cm x 60 cm
Recently my work has involved the creation of conceptually based Sociocultural, Socio-historical works painted as an acknowledgment of past injustices, and in a way, as personal reparation.
“Tribal Examinations” Mixed Media, 60 cm x 80 cm
As such, my artistic challenge lays less in the concept, than in how best to render my interpretation of the past. This aspect of reparation, in personal and emotional terms, involves treating the subject with integrity.
“Mally and Inky” Mixed Media, 60 cm x 60 cm
By being responsive to the research, maintaining honesty and realism and at the same time presenting the story, visually, in a way that the viewer can understand.
Artist Kelli McGregor at the easel in her studio.
I am currently working on a new series titled ‘Kgari’, indigenous name for Fraser Island. The concept of this series was inspired by the history of Fraser Island; the indigenous stories, the conflict with colonial settlers and use of native police leading to the massacre at Indian Head.
“Brown Sugar” Digital Print, 100 cm x 100 cm
During developmental stages I experiment with many techniques and colours, seeking materials and textures that might express my emotional response to the research I’m gathering.
‘Sugarland’ Mixed Media, 60 cm x 60 cm
I create a series of pen and ink studies, feeling my way into the series, assessing my emotions and the story I want to tell. My current works are created using a mix of charcoal drawing, acrylic underpainting, splashes of shellac and in some cases by the use of digital text.
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