The sensitive print artworks of Kerryn Amery are currently featured in the Benalla Art Gallery shop, in an exhibition titled Mostly Black and White. A resident artist at Wangaratta's Art Gallery on Ovens, Kerryn is a printmaker and drawer who studied drawing and painting at Riverina TAFE and has completed a number of printmaking and art workshops in Victoria and Greece. She is also a member of the Creators Artspace in Wodonga, and a valued volunteer at the Benalla Art Gallery. Mostly Black and White explores elements of Kerryn’s world, particularly focusing on the flowers and wildlife in her garden and the local bushland. About 13 years ago, Kerryn enrolled in an introductory printmaking course at the Australian Print Workshop in Fitzroy. It was a revelation, and she still remembers the thrill of her first print. Kerryn believes that at the heart of every print is drawing and that it is key to her practice. She fills pocket-sized sketchbooks with drawings of everyday things and her travels and many of these are then translated into ideas for possible prints. Kerryn creates her prints using wood, lino, acetate or copper and utilises a range of media for her drawings including pen, pencil, charcoal and watercolours. Benalla Art Gallery director Eric Nash said the exhibition is a beautiful capture of our local flora and fauna, brought to life in a range of print media. "Kerryn has an exquisite talent for drawing, which is clearly evident in these works, particularly the fine line work of flower petal textures and bird plumage," he said. Kerryn Amery: Mostly Black and White can be seen at the Benalla gallery until 31 August.
![BOLD CONTRAST: The exhibition in the Benalla Art Gallery shop includes works such as Kerryn AMERY, Garden flowers [detail] 2025, linocut on paper.](https://images.wangarattachronicle.com.au/view/acePublic/alias/contentid/1mrevlq1vkdmk25d70i/0/gezdvrzfofyvb14wkq5a.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840)
