Adrienne Kerr
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Working from her studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, multi-media artist Adrienne Kerr brings a fresh perspective to the genre of still-life with her bold and vibrant paintings. Juxtaposing colour, texture and pattern with flowers and fabrics, each artwork is an amalgamation of artistic techniques, drawn from her diverse career as a fabric designer, illustrator, art lecturer and artist.
Using images to evoke a strong sense of place, Adrienne’s style of storytelling is rooted in nature, with flowers - plucked from her garden - and fruit a recurring subject in her work. Vases, in all shapes and sizes, also feature prominently, as vessels to hold floral arrangements and as decorative objects in their own right. Inspired by the stylised flowers of the American contemporary artist Robert Kushner, she is a skilled botanical illustrator and uses heavily pigmented golden acrylic paints and sparing brushstrokes to capture the essence of each bloom.
Whether depicting a vivid tablescape infused with the colours of Morocco or an abstract collage of elements that showcases her love of pattern, there is a beautiful warmth and familiarity to Adrienne’s art. Painting flowers people enjoy in their homes, such as lilies and hydrangeas, tulips and peonies, often set against elegant, gilded backgrounds, she adds layers of paint to the canvas before using simple, everyday objects like washing up sponges and scrapers to remove it, creating her signature textured finish.
Perhaps the most unique element of Adrienne’s art is her use of upcycled silk fabric. A successful fabric designer for many years, she has
Using images to evoke a strong sense of place, Adrienne’s style of storytelling is rooted in nature, with flowers - plucked from her garden - and fruit a recurring subject in her work. Vases, in all shapes and sizes, also feature prominently, as vessels to hold floral arrangements and as decorative objects in their own right. Inspired by the stylised flowers of the American contemporary artist Robert Kushner, she is a skilled botanical illustrator and uses heavily pigmented golden acrylic paints and sparing brushstrokes to capture the essence of each bloom.
Whether depicting a vivid tablescape infused with the colours of Morocco or an abstract collage of elements that showcases her love of pattern, there is a beautiful warmth and familiarity to Adrienne’s art. Painting flowers people enjoy in their homes, such as lilies and hydrangeas, tulips and peonies, often set against elegant, gilded backgrounds, she adds layers of paint to the canvas before using simple, everyday objects like washing up sponges and scrapers to remove it, creating her signature textured finish.
Perhaps the most unique element of Adrienne’s art is her use of upcycled silk fabric. A successful fabric designer for many years, she has
About Adrienne
An artist and part-time lecturer in Art & Design at Edinburgh College and Printed Textiles at Heriot Watt University, Adrienne’s professional life has taken her from her home in Scotland to London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York. Previously owner of a bespoke stationery store in Edinburgh, where she hand-painted designs for high-profile clients, Adrienne has also enjoyed a long and successful career as a fabric designer.
A Featured Textile Designer with Emily Ziz Style Studio in Australia, an international supplier of high-performance digitally printed products to the interior design and architecture industry, and Robin Sprong Wallpapers in South Africa, her designs have regularly featured in the clothing and interior collections of globally recognised brands.
With a BA HONS, Graphic Design & Visual Communication from Maidstone College of Art & Design and an MA in Fashion and Textiles from Heriot-Watt University in the Scottish Borders, Adrienne’s love of flowers has been a constant source of inspiration throughout her career. This lifelong interest in drawing plants led Adrienne to engage in the Diploma for Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, which she graduated from in 2022.
Adrienne is now seeking gallery representation and opportunities to exhibit her ongoing artwork. All artworks have been professionally tray framed using lime-washed wood frames for consistency across the collection.
She has taken part in the following exhibitions
Summer Exhibition at The Tolquhon Gallery Aberdeen 2024
Green Gallery Summer Exhibition, Buchlyvie 2024
An artist and part-time lecturer in Art & Design at Edinburgh College and Printed Textiles at Heriot Watt University, Adrienne’s professional life has taken her from her home in Scotland to London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York. Previously owner of a bespoke stationery store in Edinburgh, where she hand-painted designs for high-profile clients, Adrienne has also enjoyed a long and successful career as a fabric designer.
A Featured Textile Designer with Emily Ziz Style Studio in Australia, an international supplier of high-performance digitally printed products to the interior design and architecture industry, and Robin Sprong Wallpapers in South Africa, her designs have regularly featured in the clothing and interior collections of globally recognised brands.
With a BA HONS, Graphic Design & Visual Communication from Maidstone College of Art & Design and an MA in Fashion and Textiles from Heriot-Watt University in the Scottish Borders, Adrienne’s love of flowers has been a constant source of inspiration throughout her career. This lifelong interest in drawing plants led Adrienne to engage in the Diploma for Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, which she graduated from in 2022.
Adrienne is now seeking gallery representation and opportunities to exhibit her ongoing artwork. All artworks have been professionally tray framed using lime-washed wood frames for consistency across the collection.
She has taken part in the following exhibitions
Summer Exhibition at The Tolquhon Gallery Aberdeen 2024
Green Gallery Summer Exhibition, Buchlyvie 2024
- Adrienne Kerr
- Blue Vases Collage
- Collage
- Adrienne Kerr
- Russet Vases Collage
- Collage
- Adrienne Kerr
- Liberty Florals
- Mixed Media
- Adrienne Kerr
- Laurent Perrier Celebration
- Mixed Media
- Adrienne Kerr
- Chrysanthemum Ada Evans
- Mixed Media
- Adrienne Kerr
- Gilded Vessels
- Mixed Media
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