Kelli McGregor is a professional artist who began her artistic career later in life than most, her experience in architectural design heightened her awareness of space and negative shapes and of the compositional dynamic they create. Kelli combines training in design with an unerring sense of the aesthetic to produce her striking figurative paintings. While they are essentially studies in composition and colour, her images convey a feeling of the warmth and energy that is evocative of the Australian lifestyle.
Her landscape paintings not only encapsulate the essential elements, colours and features of the Australian landscape, but also recreate the ambience and the 'feel' of being there. Typically, her work is exuberant, vibrant, confident and eye-catching. Most pieces are charged with positive energy, and overflow with dazzling colour.
Born in country Victoria Kelli later lived in a number of places including Perth and Alice Springs and Darwin before finally moving to settle in the Fraser Coast QLD, where she is now based.
Full time practicing visual artist, trading from a purpose built studio / workshop in Maryborough. The practice encompasses services and products ranging from art tuition workshops to the production of original high-quality artworks for art award entry and for sale through exhibition at local and national art galleries.
Feature artist for ‘Colour in your life’ TV programme.
Mixed media demonstrator for Artists Palette magazine.
RATS (Regional Artists & Tutors) Founder and co-ordinator for community projects.
Arts representative on the Maryborough ‘Imagine this City’ community forum.
Fraser Coast Region facilitator for Creative regions ‘Afloat’ project.
Fraser Coast Region Arts Alliance committee member (Marketing & Promotion)