Contribute to Kerry Liang's photo board

Published on 02 June 2026

Incoming Magnify Artist in Residence Kerry Liang is inviting the community to contribute photographs for a special collaboration project. 

As part of her residency commencing in July, Kerry will create a City of Kingston photo board featuring photographs of local scenes, submitted by local residents and visitors.  One selected image will inspire a new painting, while the complete photo board will be displayed in Kerry's studio during the Magnify Open Studio event in September.

"Whether you're a professional photographer or simply enjoy taking photos on your phone, I'd love to see your favourite landscape images of the City of Kingston," says Kerry. 

How to submit

Please email your photograph by 26 July 2026, including:

• name of photographer 
• title of image
• brief description (optional).

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Example submission

• Title: Mordialloc Pier
• Description: I love to have a stroll down the pier. The smell of the sea, the wind in my hair and remembering being a child, walking down the pier with my family and eating ice cream.

About the artist

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Artist Kerry Liang makes vibrant, colourful paintings based on her photographs of iconic places, people and moments in time. 

During Liang's residency, she will explore physical locations within the City of Kingston through her lens of childhood and personal memories. Translating her photography into a vividly coloured series of semi-abstract acrylic paintings, Liang will use kaleidoscopic patterns and shapes to express her emotional connection to the area.

Beyond locating place in her work, Liang imbues an emotional dimension and adjoining memory. She wants to delight the viewer with the kaleidoscope of colour, laid strategically in patterns, dots and line for impact. Liang explores colour theory and combination in her work, influenced by the Fauvist palette and the Impressionists’ use of pure colour to depict light, shadow, and atmosphere in nature.