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= Kym Hart =

Kym Hart (born in 1963 in Broken Hill, Australia) is an Australian artist best known for his painting. He is the son of Pro Hart MBE, one of the most famous Australian artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He relocated from Broken Hill to Adelaide in 1983 and then moved several times between the Art communities in Adelaide, Mildura and Broken Hill until he started to live on Mount Tamborine in Queensland in 2000.

Learning from the Father
Growing up in an artistic family, Kym Hart was exposed to art from a young age and began painting seriously in his late teens.

According to an interview he gave to the Tamborine Daily Star in 2010, his father, Pro Hart was his primary mentor who taught him the technical skills and techniques of painting.

He also credited the vast family art collection as a major influence, as it included works from Renoir, Picasso, the Heidelberg School and many European masters like Monet. Parts of the Art collection is still accessible inside the Pro Hart Art Gallery in Broken Hill.

Bold and Vibrant
Hart's paintings are characterized by bold colours, expressive brushwork, and dynamic compositions. His works reference the colours and the shapes and forms of the Australian Outback landscape and nature. Similar motives are often depicted in either abstract or surreal style.

He frequently experiments with different techniques and materials to create unique textures and visual effects in his paintings (link to photo of Silverado painting).

Supporting Charities and the Community
Kym Hart is known for his generous support of individuals, local communities and charities by donating and often creating paintings that are put up for auction by the benefactors, like Australian Olympian Riley Day, LAST SEEN: An Exhibition And Performance To Save Sight , The Silkrag Project , Sydney 2000 Paralympics and hundreds of others over the last 40 years.

Exhibitions and Galleries
Hart's work has been exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout Australia and overseas. His solo exhibitions include "Kym Hart: A Life in Colour" at the GCUH, "Kym Hart" at the Bluechip Gallery , "Outback" at Charleston's Fine Art , "Colour" at Coolabah Art