This edition of the window has been curated by Kerry McInnis.  Born in Hawaii, later spending her childhood years in the Philippines and in Guatemala, Kerry is a full-time artist living in Bungendore, NSW.  

McInnis has had an esteemed career in the arts as both a fine arts conservator and artist. McInnis’ works have been acquired by public and private collections, including the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

McInnis graduated with degrees in fine art from Middlebury College, Vermont and the Sorbonne, Paris. McInnis later graduated with a Masters in fine art conservation from the University of Canberra in 1981. McInnis established a private company engaged in the conservation of works of art and has worked as a consulting conservator for over 40 years.

McInnis’ artist practice has focused on the dynamic relationship between outback waterways and the surrounding country.  She is fascinated with environmental transformation as arid creek beds become eroded floodways in an everchanging discussion between water and earth.  In her current body of work, the interplay between illumination and darkness.

McInnis’ landscapes and portraits have been included in the Archibald Prize, the Portia Geach Portrait Prize, the Salon Des Refuses, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, the Dobell Drawing Prize and the Ravenswood Prize for Women.