Douglas Kirsop

"The timeless, vast and spiritual nature of this land has a power which has not been felt anywhere else."
- Douglas Kirsop

Douglas Kirsop is a Western Australian artist renowned for his evocative landscape paintings, which explore the vast and rugged beauty of Australia's coastlines and remote wilderness regions. During his four-decade career, Kirsop has developed a signature style merging realism with a sensitive, atmospheric approach to light and space. Often focusing on maritime themes, his work includes detailed depictions of boats, islands, and shifting seascapes, capturing the natural world's serenity and intensity. Through his use of subtle tonal shifts and meticulous brushwork, Kirsop invites viewers to experience contemplative and almost meditative encounters with place.

Kirsop has exhibited widely across Australia, including regular solo shows at Linton & Kay Galleries in Perth and Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery in Sydney. His paintings are held in private and institutional collections, and he has completed high-profile commissions such as a suite of works for the luxury superyacht White Rabbit Golf. In 2016, he extended his reach internationally with an exhibition in Singapore. Whether working from the dramatic coastlines of the Kimberley region or revisiting familiar locations such as Rottnest Island, Kirsop continues to build a compelling visual archive of Australia's maritime identity and natural grandeur.

About the Artist

- Born 1952 in England lives and works in Yallingup
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
- 2023
  Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
  Black Stump Gallery, Broome, WA
- 2022
  Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
- 2021
  Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
- 2012
  Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth, WA
- 2007
  Monsoon Gallery, Broome, WA
- 2006
  Delshan Gallery, Armadale, VIC
- 2005
  Monsoon Gallery, Broome, WA
- 2004
  Stafford Studios, Perth, WA
  Delshan Gallery, Armadale, VIC
- 2003
  Monsoon Gallery, Broome, WA
- 2002
  Evans and Tate Visitor’s Center Opening, WA
- 2000
  Stafford Studios, Perth, WA
  Monsoon Gallery, Broome, WA
- 1999
  Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
- 1997
  Stafford Studios, Perth, WA
- 1996
  Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup, WA
- 1995
  Stafford Studios, Perth, WA
  Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
  Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- 1994
  Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup, WA
- 1993
  Stafford Studios, Perth, WA
- 1991
  Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
  Arts Darwin Gallery, Darwin, NT
- 1990
  Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  Goodridge Gallery, Perth, WA
- 1988
  Goodridge Gallery, Perth, WA
- 1987
  “Pilbara Light” Exhibition, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, WA
- 1986
  Goodridge Gallery, Perth, WA
  Ric’s Gallery, Dalkeith, Perth, WA
- 1985
  Tresilian Community Centre, Perth, WA
Awards
- 2006
  Cossack Art Award – Pilbara Landscape Category
  Joint Winner Vasse Primary School Art Prize
- 2000
  People’s Choice, Cossack Art Prize
  Finalist for Mandorla Art Prize
- 1995
  Finalist for Mandorla Art Prize
- 1993
  Wild West Hyundai Art Prize, Gillian Aitken Award
- 1991
  Katanning Art Prize, Water based Medium
- 1987
  Subiaco Rotary Art Club Prize
- 1986
  Subiaco Rotary Art Club Prize
- 1985
  Williams Watercolour Prize
Collections
- The Holmes a Court Collection
- Rumanian Government
- Dominion Gold Mines
- The Weld Club
- Westpac
- Wesfarmers
- Kerry Stokes Reserve Bank
- E.U. Delegation Office, Canberra
- Millbrook Winery, Jarrahdale, WA
- Hamersley Iron
- Monastery Gallery Collection
- Alinta Gas
- New Norcia, WA
- Evans & Tate Wines
- Pilbara Iron
- Kalgoorlie College Art Dept. Collection
- North Star Cruises
- Hale School Collection, Perth WA
- Venus Metals
- Cape Bouvard
- Iona Catholic School, Mosman Park
- Private collections in Europe, USA, Israel, Australia, UK
- Corporate Collections in Japan, USA, Australia, China