Kristin Hardiman

Kristin Hardiman is one of Australia’s leading portrait and equine artists and is an Exhibiting Member of the Portrait Artists Australia.  Her awards include:

• Finalist Clifton Art Prize 2016
• Finalist Gallipoli Memorial Prize 2016, 2015, 2013
• Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Prize 2014
• Winner International Inglis Equine Art Prize 2011

She holds a Diploma Fine Arts and Education from the Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (now The University of NSW Art and Design) and has been working as a professional artist and teacher for nearly 30 years.

Kristin is also an Assessor and senior tutor.

Kristin holds a tertiary Diploma in Fine Arts and Education from Alexander Mackie CAE and has been working as a professional artist and teacher for nearly 30 years. She is also an exhibiting member of the Portrait Artist Australia.

Her work is varied and not limited by medium.
The media used includes pencil, both lead and coloured, pen and ink, charcoal, oils, gouache and watercolours. Work also includes 3D portraits in papier-mache and acrylic paint.

Kristin has taught full and part time with the Department of Education for over 15 years

She regularly had students in art express and achieving Band 6 results. In 2012 one of her students was first in the painting section in the HSC.