Kirsty Marshall is an emerging artist based in Byron Bay NSW, on Bunjalung country, Australia. The subject matter of her work is informed by personal histories and the nature of reflection. Through acts of walking, photographing and experiencing place, she notices certain natural and constructed elements around her. While she is drawn to the fleeting beauty of the surrounding environment, the presence of architectural forms provides both a compositional and a personal anchor that offers balance, grounding, and a sense of authenticity that feels essential to include. Kirsty uses photography as an immediate way of capturing a moment, sensation or scene—it is a way of identifying compositions and hidden narratives. Because these moments stem from her lived experience, they often hold a light, personal nostalgia. The paintings offer a glimpse into her everyday life:  living in and visiting different parts of Australia, noticing its landscapes, buildings, textures, and shifting skies. Whether it is a fence line, an old building, or a patch of evening light, She preserves these moments through both figurative and abstract lenses.

While her practice is grounded in painting, she also works with sculpture and installation, using building materials to reimagine architectural forms. Kirsty works with oil paint, plaster, silicone, found objects and book covers to express the contrast between softness and structure, memory and place. She feels an affinity to the work of Peter Doig, Andrew Cranston, Clarice Beckett and Pierre Bonnard. She is drawn to quiet, almost whimsical storytelling — narratives through which memory blurs into atmosphere. Her intention is to preserve personal stories that are sometimes ambiguous and at other times vivid. Each piece is a gentle invitation for the viewer to notice the quiet beauty of everyday moments and to reflect upon their own surroundings and memories.