{"title":"Kelly Rowe","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly Rowe is an artist and designer based on Auckland’s North Shore, where the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003echanging light and weather of the coast are a constant presence in her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTrained as an architect, Kelly continues to work in commercial interior design as\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003epart of Maken, an Auckland design studio. This background naturally finds its way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003einto her paintings through an interest in space, proportion, light and the idea of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eshelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer imagined oil landscapes range from purely atmospheric works to paintings in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewhich a small architectural form appears within the landscape. She is drawn to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ethe way a passing cloud, a distant horizon or a subtle shift in light can completely\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003echange how a place is seen and felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen architecture does appear, it is often only the smallest gesture, perhaps a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eroofline or an illuminated plane. It is less about depicting a particular building and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003emore about introducing a sense of human presence, refuge or somewhere we\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003emight recognise before we are able to name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly’s paintings develop slowly through layers of translucent colour. Forms are\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003esoftened, obscured and sometimes painted over, allowing traces of earlier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003edecisions to remain. Her work explores the tension between what is visible and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewhat is withheld, while leaving room for the viewer’s own memories and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003econnections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThrough these quiet, imagined landscapes, Kelly hopes to offer a moment of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003estillness and the feeling of looking towards something distant, familiar and quietly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ereassuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly won the Winsor \u0026amp; Newton Auckland Art Award in 2024 and received a Merit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAward at the National Contemporary Art Award in 2025. Her work has also been\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003erecognised as a finalist in the Estuary Art and Ecology Award, the Craigs Aspiring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArt Prize and the Soho Art Prize, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6674\/0254\/collections\/Unknown_9ded854c-8e20-4142-95f4-c35bf20e8c51.jpg?v=1789695406","url":"https:\/\/www.artehaus.co.nz\/collections\/kelly-rowe.oembed","provider":"Arte Haus Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}