Kerrie Lester 2016

KERRIE LESTER

In memory of … 31 May - 19 June 2016 AU S t R A L i A N GA L L E R i E S SYDNEY

Tippy toes 2015 oil on hand-stitched linen 91 x 123 cm

Morning walk 2014 watercolour, graphite and oil pastel on paper 56.5 x 75.5 cm

AU S t R A L i A N GA L L E R i E S SYDNEY

invites you to the opening

Kerrie Lester In memory of ‌ tuesday 31 May 2016 6pm to 8pm 15 Roylston Street Paddington NSW 2021

to be opened at 6.45pm by Warren Fahey AM

Current until Sunday 19 June 2016

the artist in her studio, 2014. Photography: Gary Grealy

Open 7 days 10am to 6pm t 02 9360 5177

sydney@australiangalleries.com.au australiangalleries.com.au Cover: Daydream 2015 oil on hand-stitched linen 86 x 92 cm Artists studio and garden, 2016. Photography: Alex Hearl

Sydney artist Kerrie Lester lost her two year battle with leukaemia on the 5th of April 2016.

For the last three years Kerrie had been working towards an exhibition. in memory and celebration of this beloved artist Australian Galleries Sydney will show these unseen works along with key earlier works and a selection of the eccentric and eclectic objects that adorned her Mosman home, objects that she generally discovered discarded on junk heaps or in second hand shops.

the opening of this exhibition, the 31st of May, would have been Kerrie’s 63rd birthday.

Momentarily 2014 oil on hand-stitched linen 82 x 208 cm (Diptych)

Where 2011 oil on hand-stitched linen 31 x 36 cm

Together 2016 oil on hand-stitched linen 92 x 122 cm

Underwater 2015 oil on hand-stitched linen 86 x 92 cm

Sasanqua 2015 oil on board 27.5 x 27.5 cm

Waterlilies 2015 oil on board 27.5 x 27.5 cm

KERRIE LESTER

What 1998 mixed media and found objects on paper 124 x 93 x 6.5 cm

this larger than life character endeared herself upon all those who crossed her path. She was always bold, vivacious and forthright. A true and genuine artist, creativity was her world. She awoke every morning with full embrace of it and her work reflected this with her joyful and optimistic view of ourselves and our daily activities.

A conversation without laughter was simply an impossibility in all encounters with Kerrie. She was funny and serious in the same breath, deliberate and devoted in her observations. if you own a Kerrie Lester it’s very likely you own three or four, such was the seduction of her stitched paintings.

As the representing gallery for Kerrie and her work we describe ourselves as both fortunate and privileged. Kerrie brought a spark to our gallery and created a large circle of followers. Her career was a success and the goodness that she felt towards life and its observations were sought after and fulfilled her loving audience.

Stuart Purves, 2016

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