Kirstin Guenther is an artist who searches for

esoteric beauty and meaning in everyday life.

Growing up in Canberra, Australia in the 1970’s, Kirstin has always been fascinated with the beauty of the natural world. She grew up enjoying the simplicity of spending time in the environment, exploring the connection between living things, their structures and the underlying mystery of life.

Educated initially at Australian National University achieving a BA Visual Arts (hons) specialising in Textiles and Glass, her graduation work culminated in the creation of immersive installation space. She later completed a Masters in secondary teaching. For several years Kirstin used her artistic ability to create screen printed textiles for homewares. She has worked as an educator in regional and National Galleries, in adult education and as an art teacher to students with disabilities. During these career moves she has continuously engaged in an artistic life and practice. 

Kirstin’s art practice is motivated by expressing the beauty and connections between humanity and equality, psychology and spirituality, science and nature and how these ideas intersect. 

As is common with many women artists, Kirstin is finding more time to dedicate to her art practice as her children grow to independence. In this time of re-emergence Kirstin’s work is focusing intellectually and visually on the connection between the building blocks of the natural world, space and time, luminosity and shadow, transparency and opacity…what we see and what is hidden. She works in multiple mediums including fabric, paper, ink, oil pastel and markers in two and three dimensions.

‘There is so much that remains mysterious in our world,

in ourselves and how we see our place within and without.’

Kirstin lives and works in Canberra with her husband, two children, two dogs, three cats, hive of bees and scented gardens. 

She works at her art practice in her sanctuary and home studio and as an art teacher to students with disabilities.