Many RJAFTA award recipients are actively engaged in the same creative pursuit that won them their award. We delight in following their careers, and feel privileged to have played a small role in helping to elevate their artistic dream. But what have our previous award recipients been up to since winning their award? Fortunately we have been able to keep track of most of them. Today, meet an internationally acclaimed artist who divides his time between WA and the English countryside.

Kieran Ingram, Award Recipient 2006, 2007, 2013

Internationally acclaimed artist Kieran Ingram divides his time between studios in Perth, Western Australia and the English countryside. Kieran’s primary artistic form is Still Life. Ingram has a swag of awards and exhibitions to his credit, and has exhibited in London, Bath, Manchester, New York, Rome, Melbourne and various galleries in Australia.

Iconic art and culture magazine, Beautiful Bizarre, says of Kieran Ingram’s art “Additionally, Australian still-life painter Kieran Ingram connects obscure objects using trump l’oeil techniques. Cleverly, he weaves in literature, natural history, archaeology and anthropology into his work.”. (Read the article)

Of the extraordinary artwork pictured above, Kieran says on his Facebook page “This piece - The Seventh Seal was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name. The film recounts the story of a knight undergoing an existential crisis whilst he plays a game of chess against Death. If he loses, he dies. If he wins, he gets to live. The painting incorporates visual references to the film and its themes. The composition and colours suggest a chess board. The horse represents the Knight, who opposes the pale-faced figure of death. These characters are surrounded by many symbols of time; both manmade and natural.”

The following information is from Kieran Ingram’s beautiful website, which you can visit here to view some of his incredible artworks.

Education

• Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (2007-2009)

Solo Exhibitions

• Falls the Shadow, Black Diamond Gallery, New York (2018)

• Illusion: Modern Trompe-l'oeil, Town Hall, Perth (2014)

• Irish Landscapes, Zig Zag Gallery, Perth (2013)

• Artist in Focus, Darlington Gallery, Perth (2013)

• Variations on a Theme, Gadfly Gallery, Perth (2010)

Awards

• Winner, Cooper Art Prize (2021)

• First Prize, Come Rain or Shine Prize (2019)

• Sky Arts 'Portrait Artist of the Year' Contestant (2018)

• Peoples Choice Award, Buxton Spa Prize (2017)

• Sky Arts 'Landscape Artist of the Year' Contestant (2016)

• Young Artist Prize, Midwest Art Awards (2015)

• Emerging Artist Award, Cossack Art Awards (2012, 2014)

• Bob and Trish Juniper Art Award (2013)

• Fellowship & Residency, Ballinglen Foundation (2012)

• Drawing Prize, York Society Art Awards (2012)

• People’s Choice Award, Metrochurch Art Awards (2011)

• Painting Prize, Alice Bale Art Awards (2010)

• Young Achiever Award, York Society Art Awards (2010)

• Mundaring Shire Art Scholarship (2007, 2008)

• Inaugural Guildford Grammar Art Scholarship (2007)

Public and Private Collections

• Geraldton Art Gallery / Art Gallery of Western Australia

• Mundaring Shire

• CITIC Pacific Mining

Selected Group Exhibitions

• Memento Mori, Sugarlift, New York (2021)

• The Cooper Art Prize, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley (2021)

• Art in the Gardens, Sheffield (2020)

• Manchester Contemporary, Manchester (2019)

• The Occult & Symbolism, The Underdog, London (2019)

• Underdog Masters,  The Underdog, London (2018)

• Rubicon, IX Gallery / Abend Gallery, Online (2018)

• Summer Exhibition, The Underdog, London (2018)

• Artrooms Roma, Rome (2018)

• Chester Art Fair, Chester (2017)

• Palette, Abend Gallery, Denver (2017)

• In Full Bloom, McMillan Contemporary, London (2017)

• Buxton Spa Prize, Buxton (2017)

• Ellesmere College Exhibition, Shropshire (2017)

• Point of Origin, The Lodge Gallery, New York (2016)

• First Look, Buratti Fine Art, Perth (2015)

• The Other Art Fair, The Arnolfini, Bristol (2015)

• House of Fairy Tales, The Other Art Fair, London (2015)

• Summer Exhibition, Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath (2014)

• Black Swan Prize, Perth (2014)

• Cossack Art Awards, Roebourne (2012, 2013, 2014)

• National Open Art, Royal Academy, London (2013)

• Derwent Prize, Mall Galleries, London (2013)

• Cork Street Open, London (2013)

• Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour (2013)

• Mandjar Art Award, Perth (2011, 2012)

• Alice Bale Art Awards, Melbourne (2010, 2012)

• Darlington Arts Festival, Perth (2010, 2012)

• York Society Art Awards, Perth (2010, 2012)

• Waterhouse Prize, SA Museum, Adelaide (2010)