Kerry Darlington

Kerry was born in a coastal town of North Wales, her talent was fuelled by a love of beautiful old picture books ( Rackham, Dulac and Beardsley were favourites ) which developed into a degree in illustration in 1996.

Following University she worked in South America before returning to the UK to work as a designer and illustrator for an exclusive company, specializing in sculptured clay murals for private residences in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates and U.S.A

Kerry now works independently from her studio at home in North Wales, using all of these influences and her artistic flexibility to create pieces of art in a wide variety of subjects.

Her acrylic paintings are uniquely formed upon board or canvas first, using texture and gessos. The colour is then built upon in layers to create depth. Her abstract pieses were initially based upon satellite photographs of Earth which created the “Volcanic” Collection in 2005/2006. This has since diversified to include contemporary landscapes and figure – work, all carrying her unique style.

Kerry’s work has become increasingly sought after by collectors and in 2007 she was the finalist in the Best Up and Coming Published Artist category in the Fine Art Trade Guild Awards, as voted by sales in UK Galleries.