Feathered, Spiral Gallery, Bega

I was honoured to exhibit in the ‘Feathered’ Open Art Prize Exhibition at Spiral Gallery in Bega. It was a special occasion, the first time I had shown my work in my new home region, the Far South Coast of NSW. I was doubly honoured and bowled over to be awarded first prize by artist Sue Chancellor with my work Avia. A big thank you to the team at Spiral.

Feathered
3-19 October 2025
Spiral Gallery, Bega, NSW
Works by 77 artists, interpreting the theme of birds and feathers. 

Find out more about Spiral Gallery >>here and make sure to visit when you are in town.

This Creative Life

This Creative Life

@ The Edge of Wedge

Janna Ferris, Amy Kennedy, Sarah Murray, Sarah Ormonde

Old Customs House, Fremantle, Western Australia

Part of WEDGE 25 Australian Ceramics Triennale, Fremantle

An exhibition by four makers living and working on Yuin Country on the Far South Coast of NSW. From emerging to mid-career to established, the distinct work of Ferris, Ormonde, Murray, and Kennedy explores themes of landscape, domesticity, and materiality. These diverse works extoll their efforts, knowledge, craftsmanship, and ingenuity in not only their works but also their striving to live a creative life and all that this entails.

Though remote, the Far South Coast is a place where artists have visited and made their homes for decades. The artist community is strong here. This exhibition is a view into some of the current ceramic work being created in this region.

Photography Andrew Sikorski, Art Atelier

Spotted at The National Gallery of Victoria

At the end of my weekly yoga class, two friends approached me to let me know they had seen my work on display at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Really, mine? I was doubtful.
Not in Melbourne, I sent my family to investigate
They were right.
The National Gallery of Victoria acquired these two works through the donation of a generous philanthropist, and it is a thrill to see them on display alongside a beautiful and diverse collection of Australian ceramics.





Artisans in the Garden, Sydney

It was a highlight of 2024 to be invited to exhibit as part of Artisans in the Garden at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, October / November. Sincere thanks to Pam, Peta, Tor, Lily and the many organisers and volunteers involved. I exhibited alongside a number of artists I know and have worked with. You will see in the images below a striking orange totem, that has been created by artist Jo Norton and beautiful vessels by Sarah Ormonde.

Some images from the exhibition…

GIPPSLAND ART GALLERY COLLECTION

I am pleased and honoured to have 4 new works acquired by The Gippsland Art Gallery in Victoria. These works were part of The Relinquishing Control exhibition held in April with Skepsi Gallery.

A sincere thank you to the generous philanthropist who supported this acquisition and to Anna Maas of Skepsi Gallery for her ongoing support.

RELINQUISHING CONTROL

KEVIN BOYD, JOHN DALY, COLIN HOPKINS, AMY KENNEDY, KIM MARTIN

Skepsi @ Malvern, 22-29 April 2023, Malvern Artists’ Society Gallery, Victoria.

Wandering within an accumulation of short lines

Amy Kennedy and Ariel Gout

Wandering within an accumulation of short lines

14 December 2021 - 22 January 2022

MEMBERS VITRINE GALLERY, CRAFT VICTORIA, MELBOURNE

In wandering within an accumulation of short lines Ariel Gout and Amy Kennedy will create a dialogue between their respective works - ink on paper and ceramic sculpture - illustrating connections between drawing and sculpture. Their focus will be the line: line as mark making, movement through space, mass, and source of energetic expression. Both artists are inspired by natural phenomena, be it biological or terrestrial; they share a quasi-meditative process, and have developed their work over long periods of time, with deep knowledge of the materials they use.

Ariel and Amy befriended each other during an artist residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan in 2019. At the beginning of the Pandemic, they initiated a remote online artist residency ‘The Wagashi AIR’, a first for both. Connecting at least weekly, across time difference and distance, between Melbourne and Berlin, occasionally France; they shared the progression of their artworks and ongoing projects, inspired by each other. This remote residency continues to this day. ‘Wandering within an accumulation of short lines’ offers an opportunity for the artists to collaborate once again and bring their connection into the physical realm.

CRAFT, Watson Place, Naarm / Melbourne, VIC 3000

For an illustrated catalogue visit >>Craft<<

Photo Henry Trumble

On Closer Inspection, Skepsi Gallery

AMY KENNEDY : ON CLOSER INSPECTION

TANIA ROLLOND : IN PLACE

10-24 April 2021

Skepsi @ Malvern Artists’ Society Gallery, Victoria.

Amy Kennedy : This new work pulls on the thread of an idea I have had for a few years. My intention, to set up specific windows of potential for material and form to linger in unexpected ways. It’s a play between lightness and mass, delicacy and intensity.

Tania Rollond : Every morning I walk through the bush as the day begins - it is quiet, fresh and full of potential, a network of tiny details in constant motion. This is the feeling I hope to embed in the work I make.