Kirsty McIntyre

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Life Lines
Exhibition ~ Grainger Gallery
Opening Sept 17 2026

Birding has taught me to pay attention.

Spending time observing Australian birds has changed the way I see the world. I have come to realise that they live rich, wild lives parallel to our own, unfolding in plain sight. While we are absorbed in our daily routines, they are building nests, finding partners, raising young, defending territories and feeding their families; sadly even experiencing their own pandemics.

Lifelines grew from these observations. Each painting is rooted in the careful study of Australian birds, native flowers, and the landscapes they inhabit; a living presence that sustains these lives through shelter, food and continuity across generations.

This awareness has also brought a deeper sensitivity to what is at stake. The more familiar these birds become, the more acutely I feel the loss of habitat and the quiet disappearance of species from places where they once belonged.

Lifelines reflects on the connectedness of all living things. By attending more closely to the natural world, we may begin to recognise that we are not separate from nature, but part of a broader narrative.




Solo exhibitions;
April 2024; Grainger gallery ACT; “Hope is the thing with feathers”
March 2023; Satch and co gallery, Holbrook NSW “Birds of a feather”
August 2022; The Moree Gallery, NSW; "A Table Shared"
Group Exhibition History (also see prize finalist exhibitions below);
March 2024; The Moree Gallery “Birds of a feather”
September 2023; Grainger gallery, ACT; “Spring Jardin-Falling Flowers”
August 2023; Melbourne affordable art fair with Bluethumb online art gallery
June 2023, Sydney affordable art fair with Martine gallery
July 2023; Weswal gallery, NSW “Bloom”
October 2022; Grainger gallery, ACT;  "Together Alone" joint exhibition with artist, Jane
Aliendi
February 2022; Grainger gallery, ACT; "A Painted Table"
July 2021; Weswal gallery, NSW; "Bloom"
May 2021; The Moree Gallery, NSW; "An Easel by the Door"
February 2019; Victorian artists society, Melbourne; “Four plus one”