Kelly Hussey-Smith

Kelly Hussey-Smith lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. She is completing postgraduate study at the Queensland College of Art where she also teaches into the Photography program.

Kelly regularly exhibits work nationally and internationally. She has won numerous awards and grants for her work including the Churchie National Emerging Art Award, was selected for the Institute of Modern Art’s Fresh Cut show, and has been the (grateful) recipient of a number of scholarships and grants to support her practice. Kelly was the issue editor of the 2009 edition of the Australian PhotoJournalist, Picturing Human Rights, has worked closely with the Centre for Documentary Practice, and her photographic work has been published widely. She is currently working on a collaborative work with individuals who grew up in care in Australia and a photographic exploration of the mining boom in Central Queensland.

Artist CV

2013 - Central Queensland Project, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, AUS (forthcoming)

2013 - Occasionally, as the light changes at the end of the day, Webb Gallery, Brisbane, AUS, (forthc)

2012 - Caged, as part of the FotoFreo Festival, Perth, AUS

2011 - Caged, Obscura Gallery, Melbourne, AUS

2011 - Caged, Chobi Mela VI International Photography Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2010 - Operation Smile fundraising installation, Chifley Building, Sydney, AUS

2010 - Caged, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane, AUS

2010 - Fresh Cut 2010, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, AUS

Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 - Arrivals and Departures, HeadON Photo Festival, Syd, AUS (forthcoming)

2013 - Josephine Ulrich and Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery, AUS

2013 - Dialogue: Collaborations Between Six Contemporary Photo Media Artists from Australia, Australian    High Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2012 - Animal Kingdom, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, AUS

2012 - The Open Door: Selected works from the Daryl Hewson Collection, Redland Art Gallery, AUS

2012 - Hull, Divergence: Photographs from Elsewhere, Midland Atelier, Perth, AUS

2011 - The New Arcadia, Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore, AUS

2011 - Animals People, A Shared Environment, POP Gallery, Brisbane, AUS

2011 - Josephine Ulrich and Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery, AUS

2011 - Los Angeles Photo Art Fair 2012, Los Angeles, USA 

2010 - ACMP Projections, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, AUS

2010 - Pingyao International Photography Festival, China
2010 - The Moran Contemporary Photography Prize, Sydney, AUS
2010 - Foto8 Summer Show, Host Gallery, London, UK.
2010 - The Churchie National Emerging Art Award, Griffith Gallery, Brisbane, AUS

2013 - Finalist, (work aquired) Josephine Ulrich and Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery

2013 - Finalist, Earth Hour Creative Arts Awards, MCA, Sydney, AUS

2013 - Australian PhotoJournalist, AUS (forthcoming) 

2012 - Selected to present at Photography Post-Graduate Symposium, MCA, Sydney, AUS

2011 - Finalist, Josephine Ulrich and Win Schubert Photography Award, Gold Coast Art Gallery, AUS

2011 - Selected for QCP representation at Los Angeles Photo Art Fair 2012, Los Angeles, USA

2010 - Featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, Ten Rising Visionaries Make Their Mark, October 8 AUS

2010 - Winner (Caged Video Works) of the Churchie National Emerging Art Award, Brisbane, AUS

2010 - Finalist, Foto8 Summer Show, London, UK

2010 - Finalist, ACMP Projections, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, AUS

2010 - Caged, Featured on Vibewire web portal and print Anthology AUS

2008 - Awarded Most Outstanding Metropolitan Student Journalist, Queensland Media Awards 2008 AUS
2008 - Awarded a Commonwealth Government Equity Scholarship for BPhoto Hons, AUS

2008 - Awarded the Queensland Arts Council Photographer for a Year Scholarship, AUS

2006 - Awarded the APJ award for Outstanding Social Documentary Photography, AUS 

Gold Coast City Art Gallery

Griffith University Artworks

The Daryl Hewson Collection

2011 - PhD Candidate (confirmed), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

2009 - Bachelor of Photography with Honours I, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University