Kirsty Madigan is an Australian visual artist and narrative painter based in regional Victoria. Her practice explores the relationship between humans, animals and the environments we share, with a particular interest in habitat, belonging and the ways wildlife adapts to landscapes increasingly shaped by human activity.
Through imaginative narratives and unexpected juxtapositions, Kirsty creates worlds in which the boundaries between human and non-human spaces begin to shift. Wildlife appears within domestic and urban environments, familiar relationships are gently reversed, and questions of ownership, coexistence and environmental change emerge through imagery that is often whimsical, beautiful and quietly strange.
Working primarily in oils and acrylics, Kirsty combines representational painting with storytelling, using detailed depictions of flora, fauna and familiar environments to ground the improbable in the real world. Her background in visual art and creative writing informs the narrative character of her practice, while photography and music also influence her approach to composition, atmosphere and rhythm.
Education
Honours (1st Class) Creative Writing – Federation University Australia 2021 – 2021
Bachelor of Arts (Writing) – Federation University Australia 2018 – 2020
Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing – Federation University Australia 2016 – 2017
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Photography and Painting) – Charles Sturt University 1996-1998
REPRESENTATION
Art on Albert Gallery Creswick
Awards/ Career Highlights
1st Class Honours for Creative Writing studies
Highly Commended Rotary Art Show Daylesford
Solo Exhibition Launch Daylesford 2025 (Painting)
‘The Cello Connection’ 6 piece cello ensemble 2025
Kirsty Madigan 
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