Karryn is a queer, visual artist based in Melbourne Australia working in textiles, sculpture, assemblage and performance. Her art explores themes of materiality, the body, vulnerability and loss, often integrating feminist methodologies of feeling and listening.
She has collaborated extensively with other artists, exhibiting at various Melbourne galleries including Kings Artist Run, Sandbox Studios Box Gallery, Assembly Point, and Australian Catholic University Gallery. Her artwork has also been featured in selected group exhibitions in both Melbourne and Sydney and solo shows in Melbourne and regional NSW. Karryn has been a finalist in art prizes including the 6th Biennial Petite Miniature Textile Exhibition at Wangaratta Gallery, The Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude at Manning Regional Gallery, Emerging Artist Craft Award with Craft NSW, Queer Art Prize Australia, and the Moreland Summer Show at Counihan Gallery.
Karryn holds a Master of Fine Art from RMIT University, a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Humanities and Sociology from La Trobe University. She has worked in Adult Community Education for 20+ years and has taught art history and theory in the Diploma of Visual Arts.
She has collaborated extensively with other artists, exhibiting at various Melbourne galleries including Kings Artist Run, Sandbox Studios Box Gallery, Assembly Point, and Australian Catholic University Gallery. Her artwork has also been featured in selected group exhibitions in both Melbourne and Sydney and solo shows in Melbourne and regional NSW. Karryn has been a finalist in art prizes including the 6th Biennial Petite Miniature Textile Exhibition at Wangaratta Gallery, The Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude at Manning Regional Gallery, Emerging Artist Craft Award with Craft NSW, Queer Art Prize Australia, and the Moreland Summer Show at Counihan Gallery.
Karryn holds a Master of Fine Art from RMIT University, a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Humanities and Sociology from La Trobe University. She has worked in Adult Community Education for 20+ years and has taught art history and theory in the Diploma of Visual Arts.
You can contact Karryn via email on [email protected] or via the contact form below
Craft-based skills are central to her practice and these were taught to Karryn by her mother Marion Waters and her grandmothers Eileen Argus and Mary Dalton.
Karryn Argus
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Marion Waters
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Eileen Argus
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Mary Dalton
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