
Krystal Bradford
Krystal Bradford is a contemporary artist based in Brisbane, known for her expressive, large-scale abstract paintings that explore themes of memory, place, and belonging. Her multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, mixed media, and textiles, underpinned by a deep sensitivity to materiality and a curiosity for form and gesture.
Working from her purpose-built home studio, Bradford balances her art practice with teaching and raising three young children. This intersection of creativity, care, and daily life informs the emotional undercurrents of her work—visible in recurring motifs such as fractured lines, distant islands, and shifting terrains that act as metaphors for the human experience. Her intuitive process embraces both spontaneity and structure, blending gestural mark-making with formal experimentation.
A graduate in Visual Art (Fine Art) with postgraduate studies in Secondary Education, Bradford began her career with early recognition through the Institute of Modern Art’s Freshcut program, and exhibitions at QPAC’s The Box and Artisan’s Window space. In recent years, her practice has expanded through participation in the Brisbane Affordable Art Fair, numerous group exhibitions, private commissions, and ongoing creative collaborations.
Bradford’s work navigates the space between beauty and unease, stillness and movement—offering visual maps that invite viewers into the layered landscape of connection, tension, and belonging.
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