kerry rawlinson is an autodidact & a bloody-minded optimist. She’s an award-winning writer of poetry, flash fiction and creative non-fiction, artist and art-photographer. She was nibbled into her current shape by a Zambian gestation & Canadian maturation, and after a long career in Architectural Technology & Design whilst raising her family, she now pursues new passions: wandering barefoot with Literature & Art’s Muses around the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, her long-suffering husband providing comedy breaks. kerry is a fan of avocados, spending creative time and energy with her beloved grandkids, & visiting snug pubs. She’s driven to confront boundaries… & cartwheel.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My creative leaning is expressionistic, exposing the battle lines of people vs place, belonging vs dislocation. I’m inspired by everything and drive people crazy with constant questioning, examining the edges & intersects of nature/construct, culture/chaos, order/anarchy, failure/success; what emerges from people, collectively, and what happens when we’ve disappeared. I’m enthralled with the gore, music, brutality & beauty of the world, the edges of which I try to decipher in my work.
In my photography practice I dabble with various digital tools to develop and move each piece wherever it leads me. I never Photoshop, and often enhance pieces with acrylics or inks. My artwork and photography is signed ‘KRi’, which was my father’s nickname for me. He, too, was a photographer, and I spent many magical hours in his darkroom while growing up.
Represented in Gallea
Represented in Contemporary Art Online Gallery