Anthea Kemp has been exhibiting since 2015, showcasing her work in solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Regional Victoria, and Sydney. Additionally, her artwork has been included in group exhibitions across various locations, including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and regional Victoria. Noteworthy exhibition spaces include Stockroom Gallery, Dominik Mersch Gallery, LON Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Wangaratta Art Gallery, and Blindside ARI. Anthea has also been recognized as a finalist in the Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize (2016), the Atheneum Club Visual Research Award (2019), the Len Fox Award at Castlemaine Art Museums (2022 & 2025), and the Bayside Painting Prize (2025). In 2021, she was awarded the Macfarlane Fund Kyneton Residency and received the Theodore Urbach scholarship and prize through Shepparton Art Museum in 2025. Anthea's work can be found in the collection of the Wangaratta Art Gallery, as well as in numerous private collections.

"To introduce my painting, I respectfully acknowledge the First Peoples as the custodians of the land in which I work and live, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I would like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and put forward my support for Treaty. My painting is possible because of First Nations Peoples's ongoing care of country and the generosity of shared knowledge of country.

My practice is driven by my engagement with nature and conservation, translating the visual and ecological rhythms of form in the landscape into painting. Through this process, my understanding of conservation becomes intertwined with my creative practice, guiding the development of my painting. I explore the intersection between representation and abstraction through motif, gesture, and form, allowing compositions to emerge intuitively.

Working in oil paint, I respond to my ongoing research and field studies, distilling elements of plants and native wildlife into painting composition. The process is one of balance—between mark and gesture, color and form—where decisions unfold organically, reflecting both the structure and fluidity of the natural world. Each painting is an exploration, a dialogue between observation and memory, material and intuition. It is through ongoing exploration and learning of conservation efforts that I explore ways to respond through painting and, in extension, share awareness of the vital work organisations are doing to conserve and regenerate country."

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