Kerry Fenton-Johns

Kerry attended Sumner Primary School in the mid seventies. Her foremost recollection is of a school trip when she drew Shag Rock and was able to put her vision onto paper.

Some years after, having entered the work force, she returned to Hagley Community College part-time to study Art.

A huge inspiration to Kerry over the years has been her friendship with well known artist Kees Bruin. She painted from time to time for family and friends until in 2002 she decided to pursue a full time career as an artist.

Her passion for painting comes from a desire to look at the beauty in nature. Kerry's works are known throughout Dunedin and she often enters local exhibitions and auctions with great success. In November 2007, she was proudly awarded the Telecom White Pages Scholarship - one of her works will appear on the Otago regional phone book cover for 2009.