Kerry Milligan

I enjoy using a variety of mediums and sometimes alternating between abstract, landscape and floral. Each medium gives me the opportunity to experiment with the chosen subject.

My landscape paintings are colourful compositions created intuitively by using bands of colours, curvy lines and organic forms dissolving into one another. Inspired by landforms of the southwestern terrain, open countryside farming fields, and the rolling hills in mountain range valleys. My goal is to create both calming and intriguing compositions that awakens a memory of a place visited, imagined, or envisioned in a dream. They range from an abstract layout to a more detailed scenery, and recently the exploration of the northern lights.

My abstract paintings are intuitive, lyrical, expressive compositions - I call them my energy series. Abstract expressionism allows me to explore various ways of expressing my connection with the natural world. Each painting is a step into the unknown as I work to express nature’s energy between the chaotic and the peaceful. My goal is to create enticing compositions through spontaneous colour choices and intuitive application of paint to create an emotional connection with the viewer. I also use this creative process t...

Graduated from the University of Alberta - Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Visual Communication Design and Bachelor of Arts degree (Sociology, Political Science).

Galerie Annexe, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario:
Art + Parcel: A Holiday Sale
November 5, 2022 - January 8, 2023

Galerie Annexe, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario:
Art + Parcel : A Holiday Sale
13 November 2021 – 10 January 2022

Arta Gallery, Toronto’s Historic Distillery District
Landscape Collection, Oct 2021 - 2022

Aroma Meze Greek Restaurant/Gallea
August -December 2021
(Festiva Floral Painting selected for group exhibit & sale)

The Toronto Art Fair - 60th Anniversary July 2-11, 2021
Paintings Category - Landscape Series

The Gallea Online Gallery, Montreal, Quebec:
Autumn Colours Themed Collection - Sept - October 2021
'Green' - St. Patrick's Day Theme Exhibition - March, 2021
Women in Art - International Women's Day - March, 2021
Valentine's Day Theme Exhibition - February, 2021

Galerie Annexe, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario:
Art + Parcel : A Holiday Sale
14 November 2020 – 10 January 2021
Art + Parcel : A Holiday Sale
December 4, 2019-January 19, 2020​
The Annual Juried Collection Sales & Rental Nov 2019- October 2020

The Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC:
365: Online Juried Exhibition and Calendar: Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2018
Summer Showcase Juried Exhibition, Online Gallery: J...