Recent & Upcoming

Upcoming exhibitions

Jill Kempson waiting: 'Watch Me Bloom’ Oil on Linen 100 x 112 cms

Jill is excited about presenting a new body of flowers paintings in her upcoming Solo Exhibition ‘The Language of Flowers’ at the Lennox St Gallery, Richmond – Melbourne

Commencing on 26th May – 20th June, 2026. The Launch / Opening drinks Saturday 2-4 pm 30th May, 2026.

For more information, and if you’d like to be on the invitation list, please go to https://lennoxst.gallery/

“Ultimately, this series is a meditation on the sensuous experience of seeing: the physical and optical energy of the blooms, the charged space they occupy on the canvas, and the ways they draw the viewer into an act of looking that is intimate, immersive, and attentive. The paintings reclaim the floral still life as a site of perceptual and sensual engagement, demonstrating that a classical idiom can continue to surprise, excite, and resonate in contemporary Australian art.”

Andrew McIlroy – Arts Writer and Visual Artist

: Towards the Light – Oil on Linen 150 x 120 cms 2026

: In the Darkness is the Light – Oil on Linen 150 x 120 cms 2026

: The Language of Flowers – Oil on Linen 112 x100 cms 2025

: Violet Blooms – Oil on Linen 112 x 100 cms 2025

‘Sinuous’ exhibition at Lennox St. Gallery, Victoria

In February 2024 I was fortunate to exhibit at Lennox St. Gallery, Richmond Victoria. In a group show titled ‘Sinuous’ with acclaimed artists Dagma Cyrulla, Andrew McIlroy and Marcus Willis – Lennox St. Gallery, Richmond.

Lennox St. Gallery is committed to exhibiting contemporary Australian and International art by established, mid-career, and emerging artists.

Since its inception in March 2001, over its twenty-year history, the gallery has hosted solo exhibitions by some of the most prominent Australian artists, including John Olsen, Tim Storrier, Robert Jacks, Yvonne Audette, Michael Johnson, and Chris Canning, as well as international artists, including Damien Hirst, HODA, HUSH, and Anthony White.

Through a program of regular cultural events, artist’s talks, and guided exhibition tours, Lennox St. Gallery continues providing education opportunities in a variety of areas in art and the art market for the gallery’s clients and general public alike.

Operating in an increasingly global environment, Lennox St. Gallery is constantly evolving. Within the last decade, the gallery has welcomed a number of artists working in a variety of styles across a number of disciplines, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, graphics, photography, and installation-based work.

: In Full Bloom – Oil on Linen 112 x 100 cms 2023

: Still Life with Roses 2022 Oil on Linen 100 x 112cms

: Still Life with Dalhias and Windflowers 2023 Oil on Linen 150 x 120cms

: Floral Reverie – 100 x 112 cms oil on Linen 2023

Documentary

‘

Life in Colour’ featuring Jill Kempson

A documentary short by Olivia Jones and Samantha Fremont – October 2024

Top 100 Artists 2023 and 2024

feel honoured to be included in The Australian Guide to the Top 100 Artists, Who’s Hot and Collectable in Contemporary Art.

Jill at Work

Jill is currently working from her beautiful light filled studio at the Nicholas Building.

The Nicholas Building was home to businesses associated with the Flinders Lane garment trade, commercial artists, medical practitioners and architects, in the city of Melbourne, Australia. It is located at the intersection of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane in the heart of the city. It was designed by architect Harry Norris and built for Alfred Nicholas. The building was completed in 1926 and the architecture style was influenced by the ‘Chicago Style‘ of architecture.[1] The Nicholas Building includes shops, restaurants, artist studios, jewellers and the like.[2]