About

Kerrie Oliver was born in New South Wales and currently resides in Brisbane, Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts UNSW. Oliver has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally in London, Canada and Korea. Her work has explored the discipline of printmaking and has expanded into drawing and painting. Oliver has been successful as a finalist in various prizes, including St Kevin’s Omnia Art Prize (2023), Michael Reid National Emerging Art Prize (2022), and was the 2018 Winner of ‘Works On Paper’ Award Small Works Art Prize at Brunswick Street Gallery.

Oliver is interested in depicting the variance of states of mind, seven years living on a vast plain in Saskatchewan, Canada has brought into focus a perception of the fundamental nature of contemplation and its depiction.

  • Kerrie Oliver
    b. New South Wales, Australia.

    2004

    • BA Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts (COFA) University of New South Wales, Australia.

    1999

    • Certificate ll in Design Fundamentals, Hunter Institute of Technology, Newcastle Campus, Australia.

  • 2023

    • Summer Salon Group Exhibition, Straitjacket, Newcastle, NSW

    • All Figured Out – Invitational Group Exhibition, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, NSW

    • Prologue of Contemplation, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC

    • Prologue, Straitjacket, Newcastle, NSW

    2022

    • BURN, Side Gallery, Red Hill, QLD

    • Fifty Squared Art Prize Brunswick Street Gallery Fitzroy, VIC

    • Incognito Art Show Sydney, NSW

    2021

    • TEXTURA Curatorial + Co. Redfern, NSW

    2020

    • Darlings Curatorial + Co. Redfern, NSW

    • Here With Me Curatorial + Co. Redfern, NSW

    2018

    • ‘Temporary’ – Solo exhibition of drawings. Storefront, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada.

    2017

    • ‘Art on a Postcard’ The Print Space London, United Kingdom.

    2013

    • Inaugural 2013 Exhibition Laird’s Custom Framing & Fine Art, NSW

    2005

    • ‘Linden Postcard Show’ Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, VIC

    • ‘6 Printmakers’ Braemer Gallery, Springwood, NSW

    2004

    • ‘Watercolour and Works on Paper’ Blackheath Art Society, Blackheath, NSW

    • ‘A Fine Line’ Exhibition/Performance Spaces, College of Fine Arts, UNSW

    • ‘COFA 2004 Annual End of Year Exhibition’ College of Fine Arts, UNSW

    2003

    • ‘Prints’ Jakeman’s Art Wentworth Falls, NSW

    • College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Australia.

  • 2023

    • Finalist, St Kevin’s Omnia Art Prize, Toorak, VIC

    2022

    • Finalist, National Emerging Art Prize, Michael Reid Sydney, NSW

    2020

    • Finalist, Colour In Quarantine Online Exhibition www.330g.ca

    • Fifty Squared Art Prize Brunswick Street Gallery Fitzroy, VIC

    2019

    • Finalist, Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award Latrobe Terrace, QLD

    2018

    • Winner of Works On Paper, Award Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery Fitzroy, VIC

    2013

    • Selected, Etsy Interactive Exhibition Fracture Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC

    2005

    • Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award Sutherland Shire Arts Centre, NSW

    2004

    • Finalist, The 13th Seoul Space International Print Biennial Seoul, Korea.

    2004

    • Amnesty International Freedom People’s Choice Art Award, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW

    • Finalist, Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize for Works on Paper, Albury Regional Art Gallery, NSW

    2002

    • Acquisitive Art Prize, University of Newcastle, Watt Space, NSW

    2000

    • Finalist, Realities, TAFE NSW Art & Design Prize, Parramatta, NSW