Belynda Henry facts for kids

Belynda Henry is a famous Australian artist. She is known for her beautiful landscape paintings. She has been a finalist many times for important art awards like the Wynne and Archibald prizes. Belynda is also a member of the Australian Watercolour Society. This means she is very skilled at painting with watercolors! Belynda has been creating art since 1994. She is one of Australia's top landscape painters today.

Exploring Belynda Henry's Art

In 2020, Belynda Henry had a special art show. It was called 'to paint is to love'. This show took place at the Australian Galleries in Sydney. For this exhibition, Belynda wanted people to feel like they were right there in her studio.

She included sounds of birds singing from around her studio. There was also a cool sculpture made by floral artist Tracey Deep. Vogue magazine said it was a "sensory and immersive experience". This means it used your senses to make you feel like you were part of the art. It helped visitors understand where Belynda gets her ideas and how she works.

Major Art Shows and Exhibitions

Belynda Henry has had many art shows where she displays her work by herself. These are called solo exhibitions. They help people see her newest paintings and how her style changes over time. Here are some of her recent and important solo shows:

• 2020 ‘to paint is to love’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
• 2020 ‘The Space Between’, Olsen Gruin, New York
• 2019 ‘Waterfalls and Waterholes’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
• 2019 ‘Reflections’, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
• 2018 ‘Landscape Lines’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
• 2017 ‘Wanderer’, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
• 2016 ‘Distance’, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
• 2016 ‘Living colour’, Olsen Irwin Works on Paper, Small Paintings and Sculpture, Sydney

Belynda has been showing her art for a long time. Her first solo exhibition was in 1994. It was called ‘Playing in the Secret Garden’. This shows how dedicated she is to her art.