Kendall

Biography

Kendall Perkins-Brakels has a long list of sell-out exhibitions and a unique style that has become highly collectable with a technicoloured trail that leads all the way back to her home in Buderim on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

Kendall's art is represented in public and private collections world wide and has represented Australia in key Asian markets. In India, Kendall was invited to paint live on location for an Australian showcase called "The Downunder Feast" with live painting performances across New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. In January 2005 Kendall was Australia's official artist in residence at "The Australia Day" showcase in Seoul, South Korea and in March of the same year, she had a sell-out exhibition in Singapore as an artist in residence in the "Best of Australia" showcase. Kendall was also given the official title of "Australia's Goodwill Ambassador" to Seoul, an honour bestowed on her by the Australian High Commission. Her art has also toured Toronto, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and exhibited and painted "live" for Tourism Australia, Tourism Queensland, Austrade and The Office of the Australian Consulate General.

A progressive and aggressive artist that has exploded onto the Australian art scene in a blaze of colour and character, her works feature a diverse range of images from her vibrant signature flowers to major and complex cityscapes capturing chaos and control. The Hon Matt Foley MP Minister for the Arts (2003) said of Kendall - I am sure many would be familiar with Ms Kendall Perkins-Brakels work, it is as distinctive as it is colourful and ranges from beach and cityscapes to vibrant flower designs. Kendall brings a sense of irreverence and fun to her works that appeal to a wide audience. Her art and business approach sit at the intersection of the culture and leisure industries and she is succeeding on her own terms. Kendall is an entrepreneurial woman. She has exhibited extensively, and, through hard work, business acumen and a wonderful product, has successfully carved out a niche for herself in the contemporary art market.

Striking viewers at first glance, her heavily-textured oils are a heady explosion celebrating the very essence of life. Employing a fast and furious technique, her works brim with colour, resulting in works that both exude and prompt emotion. Kendall's energetic works throb with the vibrancy of Queensland and express a vivacious, highly-individualistc style. Inspired by the natural and urban beauty that surrounds her, her works feature Australian motifs of marine living, native flora and fauna that instantly resonate with Australians and draw in other keen collectors.

When asked why people seem to love her artworks Kendall replies:
" I think my works have a "feel good factor" and people buy then because they make them feel happy and alive!! I absolutely love and am passionate about what I do, I'm always changing and evolvolving. I have always prided myself in being an INNOVATOR not an imitator, I create a quality product at a reasonable price that is always appreciating in value. I like to keep my work diverse so that there is always something for everyone . I NEVER set out to be Rembrandt and I never take myself too seriously!!"

Kendall is a full-time, professional artist with a refreshing attitude, with the confidence of a modern woman that makes no compromise on her artistic outlook. Constantly evolving her works, collectors await each new series as Kendall has always prided herself as "an innovator not an imitator" always throwing caution to the wind as she creates each new body of work. Visit a Kendall exhibition and you’ll find out what all the excitement is about.


EXHIBITIONS

Portia Geach Memorial Award - (Womens Archibald). 1996 - Finalist
Bald Archy National Portrait Prize - (Portraits of a comical or satiric nature). 1995.
Toowoomba Grammar School - 1996 Feature Artist.
AAMI Flower Show (Toowoomba) - 1996 Artist in residence.
Toowoomba Regional Gallery - 1997 invited Feature Artist.
St. Hilda’s Southport 1997 - Artist in Situ.
Masters and Prominent Artists Exhibition 1997 - Guest Artist.
Brisbane City Hall - 1998 Solo Exhibition.
Wintersun Art Festival 1998 invited Feature Artist- Gold Coast.
Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation & Leo Muller Audi Exhibition 1998.
Fun in the Sun Solo Exhibition 1999- My Gallery Gold Coast.
Central Brunswick Emerging Artists Exposed Exhibition, Brisbane 1999, Feature
Artist, Winner - Centrepiece Award, Winner – Peoples Choice.
The Upstairs Gallery Exhibition, Feature Artist 1999 at the official opening.
DEWARDS Fine Art Gallery, Brisbane 2000 Joint Bi-Exhibition.
The Marinated Art Show Exhibition, Lighthouse Gallery Noosa 2000.
Kaleidoscope Exhibition, Horizons Fine Art Gallery Tweed Heads 2000
Guest Artist, Nudgee College Art Festival 2001.
Gift of Life Art Exhibition, in aid of the Princess Alexandria Hospital Foundation.
Southern Hotel 2001, Solo Feature Artist.
Solo Exhibition, DEWARDS Fine Art Gallery 2001.
Expressions Gallery Solo Exhibition 2001.
My Gallery Gold Coast Solo Exhibition 2002.
Flamboyant Flirtation Solo Exhibition Lighthouse Gallery Noosa 2002
QLD Cancer Fund Stop & Smell the Roses Exhibition 2002
Gift of Life II Solo Exhibition Hang Ups Gallery Brisbane 2003
Wild Flowers for Christopher Moree Fine Art NSW 2003
The Mariners Art Exhibition, Kawana Waters, Sunshine Coast 2003
Drop Dead Gorgeous, Gallery Newtown Ipswich 2003
Dont Forget Your Sunnies, Maroochydore 2003
Kendall Art, My Gallery, Gold Coast 2003
Christmas With Kendall, MyArt Gallery Toowoomba 2003
Casting for Life, Kawana Waters, Sunshine Coast 2004
Art for Asia, Museum of Brisbane 2005
Artist in Residence, Australia Showcase Seoul Korea 2005
Artist in Residence, Best of Australia Showcase, Raffles Plaza Singapore 2005
Artist in Residence, The Down-under Fest, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore India 2005
Artist in Residence, Dong Fang Exhibition Centre Guangzhou China 2006
Artist in Residence, Millennia Walk Singapore 2006.
Artist in Residence, Time Square Hong Kong 2007.

Represented in hundreds of corporate and private collections in Japan, Singapore, Canada, New Guinea, South Africa, Europe and Australia with works featured at these and many other distinguished Resorts, Business Houses, Corporate Offices and Homes, some include: -

The South African residence of The 9th Earl Of Spencer.(Earl Spencer)
The British Consul to Queensland.
The Oyster Cove Resort Qld.
Castlemaine Perkins Corporate Headquarters.
EMI Records Sydney.
Mildara Blass Wines Qld.
Australian Cultural Exchange Association Tokyo Japan.
The Sydney residence of Mike Munro National Television Presenter.
Richard De Chazal, Courtier & Fashion Designer Brisbane.
St Vincent’s Hospital Toowoomba.
Clive Berghoffer Developments & Constructions.
Brunswick Central Fortitude Valley Brisbane.
Toowoomba City Council.
The Sand Hotel Cleveland.
The East West Cafe New Farm.
AAMI Toowoomba.
Bayview Towers Yeppoon
McNab Constructions Queensland.

With this success in the art world Kendall keeps her feet on the ground by continually helping out charitable organisations such as the Smith Family, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Royal Women’s Hospital Brisbane, Queensland Cancer Fund, Leukaemia Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Royal Children Hospital, Cerebral Palsy League, Abused Child Trust, Queensland Arts In Health, Salvation Army, St Vincent’s Hospital, Toowoomba Base Hospital, St Vincent De Paul Society, to name just a few. Kendall believes that being able to paint is a gift, a gift that should be shared.