Exhibition giving voice and physical space to women will be on display at Nip and Growler in King’s Lynn

An exhibition showcasing an artist's paintings that explores portraiture and the female experience will run into the new year for the public to see.

The paintings of Kate Kelly include a combination of her large-scale oil illustrations alongside her ‘egg tempera’ paintings which will be put on display at her exhibition ‘Quiet Moments’ at the Nip and Growler on High Street in Lynn from November 13 until January 7.

The artwork spans between the end of her fine art painting degree at Brighton and after her Masters at the University of the Arts in London to her current pieces.

Kelly’s painting practice is collaborative. Rooted in intersectional feminism and biographical experiences, her work gives voice and physical space to women.

Exploring the female experience through visual and audio representation, integrating subjects' identities using patterns, tattoos and jewellery.

Using photography and drawing as prompts to capture staged and natural moments, Kelly’s paintings embody subjective embodiment, emphasizing individuals over objects.

This exhibition is reflective of the quiet moments shared between Kelly and her subjects.

She is keen for the viewer to see the journey of the painting and the movement of the lines underneath, leaving some areas 'unfinished' while others are more laboured, creating a space for imagining new feminist possibilities to continue.

Do you have a story? Email: molly.nicholas@iliffemeida.co.uk