KIRSTY NEILSON
ABOUT:
Kirsty Neilson was born in Sydney, Australia in 1987. The Sound of Silence was her first solo exhibition at Jerico Contemporary 2018. Her recent prizes include, Finalist, The Archibald Prize (2018), Finalist, The Portia Geach Memorial Prize (2017), Finalist, The Archibald Prize (2016), Winner, The Mosman Art Prize Viewers Choice Award (2014). The artist currently lives and works in Australia.
In her previous exhibition The Sound of Silence, Neilson explored her life as a pianist and relationship to what she describes as the 'mystery of music, the emotion of a minor chord, how melodies sing and how it transports you to another time and world.'