Fiona Kain

In pursuit of unveiling the unknown, Australian-based artist Fiona Kain creates simple compositions of clean lines and minimalist palettes that reveal deceptively complex reimaginations of the world around us. Schooled in Fine Art and Design with an extensive career as a motion graphic designer, she brings these two realms together in a painting practice that explores the intersection of traditional methods of artistic creation and the world of digital technology.
Each painting begins on the screen. With her concept in mind, she formulates her compositions, lines, and colours digitally. This allows her to rearrange and create concise yet nuanced interpretations of her subjects. Once complete, she converts her creations to canvases and paper with acrylic paints. She often overlays these painted images with hand-drawn details or mixed media elements. Through the added use of paper, and in some cases even items such as buttons or paper doilies, she exposes the extraordinary qualities of these commonplace objects. Despite the amalgamation of materials, processes, and techniques, the work coalesces into clean lines that radiate a graphic quality.
What emerges is Kain’s uniquely illustrative style. Removed from their context, she often p...

MASTER OF DIGITAL MEDIA
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY

BACHELOR OF ARTS (FINE ART)
ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA (FINE ART)
VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

EXHIBITIONS

2024 ‘GROUP SHOW’ RED GALLERY, NORTH FITZROY, MELBOURNE

2024 ‘SMALL’ GROUP SHOW, FOURTY FIVE DOWNSTAIRS,MELBOURNE


2024 'SMOCK' RED GALLERY, NORTH FITZROY, MELBOURNE

2024 FIFTY SQUARED, BRUNSWICK STREET GALLERY,
FITZROY, MELBOURNE

2023 HORIZON, GALLERY ALCHEMY, MILTON, NSW

2022 LITTLE BIG SHOW, STUDIO 2, ULLADULLA NSW

2020 MOVED TO SOUTH COAST NSW

2018-2019 MOVED TO LONDON

2018 WOMEN ON BOARDS ART PRIZE, TAP GALLERY, SYDNEY

2018 SYDNEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, RANDWICK, AUTUMN ART EXHIBITIONS

2017 WOMEN ON BOARDS EXHIBITION, TAP GALLERY, SYDNEY

2015-2016 MOVED TO SINGAPORE

2014 STUDIO EXHIBITION, SUI ON BUILDING, HONG KONG

2012 WIDE OPEN DIGITAL, DIGITAL ARTS: CALIFORNIA (STELLAR ART AWARD)

2011 A STORM IN A TEACUP, PROJECTIONS AT MELBOURNE LIBRARY SERVICES, MELBOURNE


2011-2014 MOVED TO HONG KONG


2010 SHAPING INSPIRATION, LENNOX STREET STUDIO GROUP SHOW EXHIBITION, NEWTOWN, SYDNEY

2010 MARRICKVILLE WOMEN'S SALON EXHIBITION, ESP GALLERY, MARRICKVILLE, SYDNEY

2010 LENNOX STREET STUDIO GROUP SHOW, NEWTOWN, SYDNEY

2010 STARTFEST, ART AND ABOUT, SYDNEY

2010 WOMEN ON BOARDS ART PRIZE, TAP GALLERY, SYDNEY (RUNNER-UP)

2010 VIBE[RANT] GROUP SHOW, ST VINCENT...