Kelly Southee is a New Zealand–born, Australia–based artist exploring the emotional resonance of place through paintings of landscapes and architecture.

Drawing on her background in interior design, she captures buildings and urban spaces – often on the brink of change – to preserve their presence and evoke memory, identity, and attachment.

Her paintings showcase old buildings such as corner stores and Queenslander homes just before they are altered, relocated, or demolished.

Through this act of visual preservation, Kelly invites viewers to reflect on change and the quiet significance of what once was.