EXTREMES AND INSTABILITIES
Janette Kerr likes a good storm - especially if it involves huge breaking, crashing waves. A painter deeply embedded in place, working at the interface between land, sea, and historical experience, she’s been called the ‘best painter of the sea in these islands’ (Brian Fallon, Chief Critic of the Irish Times).
‘..the energy in Kerr’s work reflects the power of nature itself, particularly with regard to her wayward scrawling, cutting, and dragging into her painted surface….’, (Ian McKay, State of Sea catalogue, Art North Projects 2020)
Attaljos(daybreak) oil on gesso panel 8"x8"
NEWS
Thank you to all of you who came to my OPEN STUDIOS in Somerset Exhibitions in September. I had come wonderful conversations with you. I have sent out an email to those who left their email address - if you haven’t received this it’s because I couldn’t read your handwriting! Please do get in touch if you’d like to be added to my newsletter list.
Exhibitions and galleries
New paintings on show at Clifton Contemporary Gallery, Clifton, Bristol: March - October, 2025. https://www.cliftoncontemporaryart.co.uk/janette-kerr
I have four paintings in the 172nd Annual Exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy of Art, Clifton, Bristol. Exhibition dates: 6 September - 28 December 2025
Forthcoming
I have had a painting accepted by the Bath Society of Artists 120th Annual Exhibition. Exhibition dates: Saturday 18th October 2025 - Saturday 10th January 2026. Venue: Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath BA2 4AT. (See www.victoriagal.org.uk for opening times and ticket prices).
I’ve also had a large drawing accepted by Visual Arts Scotland’s Biennial Exhibition 2025 - The Thread That Pulls Exhibition Dates: 6th December 2025 - 2nd January 2026 (Excluding 25th & 26th December)
Venue: Royal Scottish Academy Building Upper Galleries, National Galleries Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh 10am - 5pm (12pm - 5pm on Bank Holidays)
Work also held by
Kilmorack Gallery, By Beauy, Inverness-shire. https://www.kilmorackgallery.co.uk/janette-kerr-paintings/
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh https://www.openeyegallery.co.uk/artists/54-janette-kerr/overview/
The Shetland Gallery, Yell, Shetland. https://www.shetlandgallery.com/janette-kerr