About
Kayla Bacon is an emerging artist living in a small beach town called Raglan, New Zealand. Influenced by the light-hearted and funky qualities of 1970s wallpaper design, her work looks towards social change and action by reflecting on the past.
Deepening her inquiry into geometric abstraction, her work plays with colour and illusion. Combining digital and analogue practices, she creates 3D wall-hanging paintings that manipulate perception and produce senses of movement.
Represented By
Artist at Work Gallery — Raglan, NZ
HANRAD Bespoke Rugs — Hamilton, NZ
The Mandarin Tree — Gordonton, NZ
Solo Exhibitions
2025 — Funky Geometries: The Retro Revolution of Kayla Bacon — HANRAD Bespoke Rugs, Hamilton NZ
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Go Small Exhibition — Framing House, Hamilton NZ
2025 — Rug Launch — HANRAD, Hamilton NZ
2024 — Go Small Exhibition — Framing House, Hamilton NZ
2024 — Summer Showcase — Artist at Work Gallery, Raglan NZ
2023 — Multifarious — HANRAD Gallery, Hamilton NZ
2023 — Creative Showcase — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
2023 — Toi Haraki — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
2022 — Polychrome — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
2022 — Creative Showcase — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
2022 — Contemporary Art Showcase — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
2021 — Whanaungatanga — Gallery X, Hamilton NZ
Art Shows
2025 — Raglan Arts Weekend — Raglan, NZ
2025 — NZ Art Show — Wellington, NZ
2024 — The Hatch — Raglan Arts Weekend, NZ
2023 — The Hatch — Raglan Arts Weekend, NZ
Awards
2024 — Portfolio Art Hire Award — Wintec / Te Pūkenga
2023 — Excellence in Painting — Wintec / Te Pūkenga
Education
Bachelor of Contemporary Art, 2023
School of Media Arts — Wintec / Te Pūkenga
