Kelly Rowe Art

Kelly Rowe Art Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painter in Auckland, New Zealand

A full few months ahead, beginning with two events close to home.First, the Baradene Art Show, 28–30 August, where I’ll ...
24/08/2026

A full few months ahead, beginning with two events close to home.

First, the Baradene Art Show, 28–30 August, where I’ll be showing a collection of new works exploring atmosphere, distance and the small architectural forms that hold our place within a landscape. You can view the art catalogue online now - https://www.baradeneartshow.co.nz

Baradene Art Show

Then on 4 September, Tidal Light will be auctioned in support of Murrays Bay Primary School, a painting made especially for the community my family and I are part of.

I’d love to see some familiar faces along the way.



“The way Through” and “Morning Air”
420 x 420 mm
Oil on canvas Framed
$1250 each

Available at the Baradene Art Show

“Held Horizon”
760 x 760 mm
Oil on canvas Framed
$2250

Available at the Baradene Art Show

“Coastal Light”
1000 x 1000 mm
Oil on canvas, unframed
$2650

Available at The Baradene Art Show (upcoming weekend)

“Tidal light”
420 x 420 mm
Raw oak framed

Available at The Murray’s bay Primary school silent auction.

Dm for more details or to discuss placing a bid.

The weeks before an exhibition are always a mix of finishing touches, framing decisions and living alongside the work a ...
03/08/2026

The weeks before an exhibition are always a mix of finishing touches, framing decisions and living alongside the work a little longer.

Looking forward to sharing these new paintings at the Baradene Art Show later this month.

Baradene Art Show

Gala opening night - 28th August
Free admission 29 - 30th August

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Working side by side in the studio. Not to arrive at the same image, but to test how atmosphere shapes recognition.
24/07/2026

Working side by side in the studio. Not to arrive at the same image, but to test how atmosphere shapes recognition.





I’m beginning to think that paintings recognise one another before I do.These recent works weren’t conceived as a series...
14/07/2026

I’m beginning to think that paintings recognise one another before I do.

These recent works weren’t conceived as a series, but they continue to gather around the same questions of light, shelter and distance.

For now, I’m following where they’re leading.

Recent studio work.

Gravity, painted quietly.These paintings keep returning to the same question: what gives a place its gravity? Sometimes ...
07/07/2026

Gravity, painted quietly.

These paintings keep returning to the same question: what gives a place its gravity?

Sometimes it’s not the architecture. Sometimes it’s the atmosphere that gathers around it.

For those who are new here…I’m Kelly Rowe, an Auckland artist whose work is shaped by a background in architecture.My pa...
07/07/2026

For those who are new here…

I’m Kelly Rowe, an Auckland artist whose work is shaped by a background in architecture.

My paintings sit somewhere between landscape and architecture, exploring atmosphere, memory and shelter through quiet, atmospheric compositions.

This year has brought some exciting opportunities, with work now showing at Parnell Gallery and Kanuka Gallery, and more announcements coming soon.

Over the coming months you’ll also find my work at the Baradene Art Show, the Mt Pleasant Art Expo and the Auckland Grammar Art House Tour.

Whether you’ve been following for years or have only recently found my work, thank you for being here. I’m looking forward to sharing what’s next.

If you’d like to see available works or learn more about a painting, feel free to send me a message.

Parnell Gallery

Baradene Art Show
Art House Tour

ArtCollector

I often think I paint landscape through an architectural lens.Not because the buildings are the subject, but because the...
06/07/2026

I often think I paint landscape through an architectural lens.

Not because the buildings are the subject, but because they shape the way we read the landscape.

A roofline establishes a horizon.
A wall defines a threshold.
A small structure gives scale to an otherwise immeasurable expanse.

As my work has evolved, the architecture has become quieter. Smaller. Less descriptive.

Perhaps the building isn’t the destination, it’s the point from which we begin to understand the landscape.

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When you look at these architectural paintings, what do you notice first: the landscape, or the architecture?

Winter changes everything.Oil dries slower.Colours stay open longer.The studio becomes quieter.My paintings usually do t...
04/07/2026

Winter changes everything.

Oil dries slower.

Colours stay open longer.

The studio becomes quieter.

My paintings usually do too.

I don’t set out to paint winter. But every year it quietly finds its way into the work, in softer horizons, muted light, and a little more distance.

Thank you to Carole Shepheard, the Waikato Society of arts and Artspost team for bringing together such a thoughtful Gli...
02/07/2026

Thank you to Carole Shepheard, the Waikato Society of arts and Artspost team for bringing together such a thoughtful Glimpse of Abstraction exhibition, and to the collector who connected with this work.

Grateful for every painting that finds its place beyond the studio. 🤍

Big thanks as well to Emma Davie Aiaraisa - Abstract Artist for the close up photo of my work at the exhibition. 🙏

Open CountryLately I’ve found myself slowing down on central New Zealand back roads, noticing long horizons, shelterbelt...
26/06/2026

Open Country

Lately I’ve found myself slowing down on central New Zealand back roads, noticing long horizons, shelterbelts and the quiet geometry of farm buildings.

Open Country grew from those drives - not a particular place, but the feeling of openness, distance and stillness they leave behind.

A few new works will be heading somewhere new soon.

Open Country
Oil on canvas
780 × 780 mm (framed)

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