REVITALISE YOUR WORLD WITH COLOUR
Kristine Ballard is a Sydney-based artist specialising in expressive paint and sumptuous colour.
When the days feel a little grey and broken, Ballard uses her unique painting style called ‘Fragmatism’, to rebuild a world where you can reclaim the colour back into your own life.
Ballard draws her inspiration from everday subjects and locations. With a focus on still life, interiors, and landscapes she transforms her encounters into joyful compositions that glow from within.
“There are forces around us all that will try and take the colour from your life and fragment your positivity. But that’s why it’s so important to paint these works. They are my stand for keeping the bright, the light in the world.’’
Kristine Ballard
Raised in a “land girt by sea,” Ballard infuses her landscapes and seascapes with the colour, light, and vitality of the environments she explores. Through the signature style she calls ‘Fragmatism’, she reimagines the terrain shaped by cliff hangers and softly dissolving horizons.
Welcome to the theatre of the interior. Where still life and interiors take centre stage. Where ordinary objects are transformed into dazzling actors of light and motion. Where the often-overlooked is given a second chance to shine, and intrigue and drama plays out under the spotlight.
‘A seat at the table’ Finalist in the Pymble Values Art Prize 2025.
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Ballard has exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, including in France, New York, Fiji, and Singapore. Her solo exhibitions — such as Curated Colour, Chasing Colour, and Latitude — her conversations in colour reflect an ongoing dialogue between internal and external places that hold ‘presence’.
Her practice has been enriched by numerous prestigious residencies and awards, including the NG Art Residency in France, the Nancy Fairfax Art Residency at the Tweed Regional Gallery, and a scholarship to The Art Students League in New York.
RECENT & UPCOMING EVENTS
ART RESIDENCY – TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY – JUNE 2026
FINALIST – HUNTERS HILL ART PRIZE 2026
FINALIST – WINGECARRIBEE PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE ART – BOWRAL ART GALLERY – 7 – 22 Mar 2026
FINALIST – INSIDE THIS BOX – CORNERSTORE GALLERY 27 Feb – 8 Mar 2026
FINALIST – PRESENCE ART SHOW – TYGER GALLERY 5 Dec – 10 Jan 2026
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
• PYMBLE VALUES ART PRIZE • SOHO ART PRIZE • GEORGES RIVER ART PRIZE • PROMENARTS, FRANCE • GREENWAY ART PRIZE • SURTEX FAIRS (NEW YORK & LONDON) • WAVERLEY ART SHOW • GOSFORD ART PRIZE • CALLEEN ART PRIZE • MUSWELLBROOK ART PRIZE • HAWKESBURY ART PRIZE • FISHER’S GHOST ART PRIZE • HEYSEN LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE • LIVERPOOL ART PRIZE • HORNSBY ART PRIZE • AFFORDABLE ART FAIRS (AUSTRALIA & SINGAPORE)
ART RESIDENCIES
• NG CREATIVE RESIDENCY – PROVENCE FRANCE • ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK – USA • CHATEAU ORQUEVAUX – FRANCE • SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE DI GRAFICA, VENICE – ITALY • POLICE POINT – VICTORIA • MONSALVAT – VICTORIA • TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY
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I can’t wait to help you reclaim more colour back into your life 🙂
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