Kirsty Black

Painting from her studio in Auckland, New Zealand Kirsty loves to unleash colour, shape, line, and form to create refreshing, expressive abstract artworks, transporting the viewer to another place, to other memories.

Having spent much of her life travelling and living around the world, Kirsty is driven by a sense of curiosity and adventure. This stimulation and a love of art, in particular abstraction, forms the basis of her work, conveying a sense of escapade and joyful escapism.
Weaving memories with storylines and explosions of colour, Kirsty’s abstract art is like visual poetry. Instead of words and sentences, she intuitively creates a visual dance of the spirit.

Her artwork has been featured in popular high-end magazines including, Home & Interiors - Scotland, Square Space - Singapore, AD Pro, Mexico and Maison et Jardin, France.

A finalist in several notable Art Awards, including, Walker & Hall Art Award, 2022 to 2024, The Parkin Drawing Prize 2020 and the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2017, Kirsty’s work is exhibited widely, she also has a piece with The James Wallace Arts Trust.

Kirsty has a post-graduate degree from Otago University, NZ. Studies included English, Art History and Playwriting.

She then went on to studio Graphic Design at AIT in Auckland, NZ (now AUT).

Kirsty has always painted and while she is largely self-taught she has participated in many workshops with renowned NZ and international abstract artists.

Kirsty exhibits extensively throughout New Zealand. For a full list of exhibitions please visit www.kirstyblackstudio.com/exhibitions/

ART IN THE PARK 2021
Auckland, NZ

NZ ART SHOW 2021
Wellington, NZ

AFFORDABLE ART SHOW ONLINE 2021

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PARKIN PRIZE 2020
Wellington, NZ
Judge: Charlotte Davy, Head of Art at Te Papa Tongarewa, www.parkinprize.nz

HIGH JINX
KIRSTY BLACK & LISA BATE
Railway St Gallery, Auckland, NZ

AUCKLAND ART SHOW 2020

CHALK & CHEESE
KIRSTY BLACK & LIBBY McCOLL
The Grey Place, Auckland, N ew Zealand