Lake Hindmarsh Dreaming Photograph

Aldona Kmieć is a Polish-born Australian photographic artist. Graduating from the London Metropolitan University with a Higher National Diploma in Photography in 2008, Aldona settled in Australia in 2009. Working mainly in portrait, landscape and documentary photography, Aldona has also worked on site-specific installations and street art projects. Her work has been featured on The Block Show (2019), The Design Files magazine and Better Homes & Gardens TV (2015) featuring a street art project called We R You aka Ballarat Faces. Aldona has been the recipient of a number of grants and prizes, including Under the Floorboards art residency award with Uniting Care, finalist Bowness Photography Prize, multiple finalist/winner of Ballarat Art Foundation’s Eureka Art Awards, winner Centre for Contemporary Photography Leica Salon prize, and a three-time finalist of the Maggie Diaz Photography Prize. Her works are held in the public collection of the State Library of Victoria, Museum of Democracy at Eureka in Ballarat, Ballarat Arts Foundation and private collections. Working with clients who collect art is an exhilarating experience and also a great privilege. Art can reveal so much about a person, it has the power to transform a space into something deeply personal and completely unique. Blending technique and imagination, Aldona's knack for capturing the character and ambience of a place is what makes her artworks so unique and distinctive. For full artist information or to subscribe to my Artist newsletter, please visit Aldona's website. Thanks for looking! 'a good photograph is one that makes you feel' Collections State Library of Victoria, Ballarat Arts Foundation, Museum of Democracy at Eureka, and private collections. Education 2008 Higher National Diploma in Photography | London Metropolitan University ◾ If you love your new artwork, please show your support by leaving a review or by tagging @bluethumbart on Instagram