Damian Kerr

Damian Kerr is a New Zealand based artist who creates contemporary landscapes and figurative works that explore a relationship to water and a focus on environmental concerns.

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His work is in high demand and now hangs in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, United States, China and London.

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Damian's large waterscapes of his 'What I Sea' series often appear as works of realism at first glance; but are built up of dynamic surfaces, laying colours and oil paint wet on wet. 

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These luscious seascapes are actually some of Auckland's most polluted harbours. It is about showing these at-risk waterways in a moment of beauty and serve as a reminder of how much we need to protect them.

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Sometimes the subject of his paintings is the light on the water surface, In is 'More than Monsters' series we dip under the waves and find little plastic monsters drifting in our seas.

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Damian's 'Waterworld' series imposes the same watery filter over the dry world

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The latest 'Twelve Years' series explores our relationship to water in the countdown to climate change.

Damian lives in Auckland with his wife Tessa and three children & Jerry the cat.

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Bio of recent events:

Exhibitions: 

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• January 2019: Centro Transnazionale, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio, Venice Italy 

• October 2018: 'Whisper & Shout'  Black Door Gallery, Auckland New Zealand 

• March 2018: 'Seize the Light'  Black Door Gallery, Auckland New Zealand 

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Some recent commissions:

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• February 2018: 'Money or the Bag' For Canon Building. Private collection of R Coutts.

• May 2018; "Ship Shape' Private collection of G&A Fox 

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Awards:

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• January 2019: 'Family Portrait' selected as finalist in international art competition Malamegi Lab11. Invited to exhibit in Venice Italy.

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