A Brief History 
Kristen Lethem’s artwork focuses on landscape and exploring patterns within the environment, formed as a result of the interplay between topography, vegetation and by extension shadow and light.

Education

2011 - 2015
Masters by coursework – painting, COFA, UNSW

2000
Short courses – painting, Heatherly School of Fine Art, London

1982 - 1986
BA Visual Communication and Design, Sydney College of the Arts
University of Sydney / University of Technology, Sydney

Exhibitions and Prizes

2017
‘Little Things’ Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney - Finalist

2016
Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist
Lethbridge Art Prize, Brisbane – Finalist
Mosman Art Prize – Finalist
‘Little Things’ Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery – Finalist
Balmain Art Show
Lethbridge Gallery – Artist Showcase exhibition

2015
Muswellbrook Art Prize – Finalist
Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist
Gresford Agricultural Show – Winner
Singleton Art Prize
Mosman Art Prize - Finalist

2014
Hunters Hill Art Prize – finalist
Waverly Art Prize – Winner
Mosman Art Prize – Finalist
Norvill Art Prize – Finalist

Solo and Group Exhibitions

2017
‘Patterned Land’, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney
‘Blue Land’, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane

2013
The Contrasting Mark’, Frances Keevil Gallery
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Lindfield Art Show, Sydney
‘Fowlers Gap Exhibition’, Cofa Space , UNSWAD
Gresford Agricultural Show – Champion
Queenwood Art Show, Sydney
Balmain Art Show, Sydney
St Thomas’s Art Show, Sydney
‘Gallery Artists Exhibition’, Frances Keevil Gallery

2012
Norvill Art Prize – Finalist
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Lindfield Art Show, Sydney
Riverview Art Show, Sydney
Balmain Art Show, Sydney
St Thomas Art Show, Sydney
‘Gallery Artists Exhibition’ Frances Keevil Gallery

2011
Paddington Art Prize, Finalist
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Lindfield Art Show, Sydney
Riverview Art Show, Sydney
Queenwood Art Show, Sydney
Balmain Art Show, Sydney
‘Christmas Exhibition’ Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney

2010
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Gresford Agricultural Show
Riverview Art Show, Sydney
‘Wanderings’, Breathing Colours Gallery
Gallery 307, Sydney
Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
St Thomas Art Show, Sydney
Balmain Art Show, Sydney
‘A Little Bit of Summer’, Breathing Colours Gallery
‘Christmas Exhibition’, Frances Keevil Gallery

2009
Paddington Art Prize, Finalist
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
‘View Exhibits’, Riverview Art Show, Sydney
‘Viewpoints’, Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney
Allynbrook Art Show, Upper Hunter
Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney

2008
Paddington Art Prize, Finalist
SOLO EXHIBITION
‘Real and Surreal’, Frances Keevil Gallery
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
‘View Exhibits’, Riverview Art Show, Sydney
‘Vision 5’, Queenwood Art Show, Sydney
Balmain Art Show, Sydney

2007
Paddington Art Prize, Finalist
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
Riverview Art Show, Sydney
Glenstreet Gallery, Sydney
Artsource Gallery, Sydney

Awards and Prizes

2016
Finalist - Hunters Hill Art Prize
Finalist – Lethbridge Art Prize
Finalist – Mosman Art Prize
Finalist – Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche Gallery

2015
Finalist - Hunters Hill Art Prize
Finalist – Muswellbrook Art Prize
Winner – Gresford Agricultural Show
Finalist – Mosman Art Prize

2014
Finalist – Hunters Hill Art Prize
Winner – Open Prize, Waverly Art Prize
Finalist – Mosman Art Prize

2013
Grand Champion, Gresford Agricultural Show

2012 Finalist – Norvill Art Prize

2011 Finalist - Paddington Art Prize

2010 Grand Champion, Gresford Agricultural Show

2009 Finalist – Paddington Art Prize

2008 Finalist – Paddington Art Prize

2007 Finalist – Paddington Art Prize

2005 Grand Champion, Gresford Agricultural Show

Collections

Waverly Council
Private collections, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hunter Valley, UK

Publications

Australian House and Garden, January 2016
Australian House and Garden, February 2014
Gresford News, September 2014
Arts Zine, September / October 2014

Commission Enquiry