KARYN FENDLEY
b. 1970, Brisbane, Australia
Based in Mullumbimby, NSW
Contemporary landscape artist working in acrylic painting and digital media
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026 Into the Forest, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2019 Against the Light, Tweed Regional Gallery (Downtown), Murwillumbah NSW
2019 Flora, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2016 Sun and Shadow, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2016 Natural Connection, LAC Gallery, Lennox Head NSW
2014 Landscapes of Desire, The Channon Gallery, NSW
2013 Heathlands, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2012 Return to Girraween, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2010 Along the Coast, Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
2007 Landscapes, Neo Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2001 The Patterns of Nature, Fox Gallery, Brisbane QLD
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PRIZES
2018 Finalist, BAM Art Prize, Byron Bay NSW
2018 Finalist, Gallery 7 Art Prize, Byron Bay NSW
2016–2010 Finalist, Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery, NSW
2012–2010 Finalist, Caldera Art Prize, NSW / QLD
2006 Finalist, Flying Arts Regional Art Awards, Pinnacles Gallery, QLD
2006, 2005 Finalist, Pine Rivers Art Awards, QLD
2005 Selected, International Contemporary Art Biennale, Florence, Italy
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS
2011 Caldera Art Byron Shire Fellowship
2018 Highly Commended, Gallery 7 Art Prize
2001 First Prize (Mixed Media), Wetlands and Estuaries Art Exhibition
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2023 Lismore Base Hospital, NSW
2022 Tweed Valley Hospital, NSW