About

Bio:

Kendal Gear was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1990. She studied fine art at Curtin University and has since worked as a painter, exploring themes of identity and existentialism, through portraiture, interiors and other everyday subject matter based around the home. 

Kendal has been a finalist in major Australian portrait prizes including the Archibald Prize, the Lester Prize and numerous other national art prizes.

Enquiries – kendalgearart@outlook.com

Artist Statement:

Most of my work is self-reflective, often attempting to represent intangible mental and emotional states.

I like to retain a degree of ambiguity in my figurative work, to mirror the abstract nature of the underlying concepts. I enjoy manipulating lighting, colour, perspective and using negative space to achieve this.