Painting from Melbourne’s misty Sherbrooke rainforest, Kelly Kondis is known for her landscapes depicting elements of both the environment that closely surrounds her, and the inspirations she gathers from her love of travel. Her work balancing the qualities of realism and impressionism, exploring the composition of organic light and texture, together with weather and ecological variations. 

Kelly has developed her technique and style through practice and repetition.  Her landscapes are constructed over many layers and in a subdued palette of oils as a means to describe shifts in the weather. While periodically creating works alla prima, most scapes are completed over the course of several weeks, as layers are provided the time to dry, emerge and be added to. 

Kelly’s works have been exhibited in regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, along with metropolitan Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Additionally, she’s been a finalist in several Australian art competitions, winning categories in the Biblio Art Awards and at Art Red Hill and receiving a highly commended at Quadrant Gallery’s Feel Good Art Prize.