About the artist
Kristan Oud is a second-generation artist, whose contemporary works focus on extracting the raw beauty of nature and expressing it in a way that uplifts the soul.
Since 2015 he has exhibited in more than 60 select exhibitions and 7 solo exhibitions before opening his own gallery in 2022.
In 2020 he became a Signatory Member of the Victorian Artists Society confirmed by its patron, the Governor of Victoria. He is one of the few artists in Australia to have received this award instituted by its founders Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin,
About the Gallery and exhibition
Since May 2022 Kristan Oud has documented the City of Melbourne on a nightly basis as it returns to life after experiencing the polar extremes of the most liveable city to the most locked down in the world.
Oud has now completed 365 drawings focusing on the architecture, art, hospitality, and sport that gives Melbourne its place as the cultural capital of Australia.
Keeping to the strict timetable of completing one drawing each night has been, in many ways, part of an artistic therapy to put the harsh environment and suffering, caused by COVID to the community, on a positive personal front for the wider community and visitors to appreciate and enjoy Melbourne.
In December 2023 - Oud traveled to New York and continued his artistic journey of discovering the city that never sleeps over 60 nights and days.
