Fairlie Kingston

b. 1954

Celebrated artist Fairlie Kingston was born in Sydney and is well renowned for her ceramic relief tiles and sculptures of lighthouses and coastal scenes from around the Eastern suburbs and Sydney Harbour. Kingston uses clay to create models of pre-war iconic public buildings in three dimensions, as well as landscapes and urban scenes on clay tiles in two dimensions with an emphasis on strong line and flat, even colour.

Kingston has been exhibiting with Australian Galleries since 1993 and her works have been exhibited in several regional art galleries and internationally in New York. In 2011, the exhibition ‘Peter and Fairlie Kingston: A Shared Childhood’ was held at Maitland Regional Art Gallery where Fairlie showed alongside her brother and respected artist, Peter Kingston. Her work is in the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum; Manly Art Gallery and Museum; Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW; and Newcastle Regional Art Gallery.

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Fairlie Kingston – in ‘Manly by Ferry’ at Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Fairlie Kingston  Collaroy  2010  ceramic relief  19.5 x 28 cm. MAG&M Collection, acquired 2017. Works by Fairlie Kingston and Peter …

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Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and Ayako Saito – Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival

Image above: Orest Keywan  That Line 2023  steel  168 x 271 x 190cm   Congratulations to Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and …

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Andrew Antoniou – Finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award 2024

Image above: Andrew Antoniou Weird & Wonderful  2024 charcoal on paper 82 x 88 cm Congratulations to Andrew Antoniou who …

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