Children's book titled 'Tikiri Goes To Kinder' with illustrated girl carrying a backpack, standing on a sidewalk with green trees and grass in the background.
Colorful ceramic bowls with various cartoon and artistic designs scattered on a wooden surface.
A portrait of Kenzopaints sitting on a red chair in front of a white wall with colorful abstract art of three faces.

Kennan Mendis

Hello! My name is Kennan Mendis. I am an emerging Melbourne/Naarm creative who works across painting, textiles and ceramics. I strive to create distinctive artworks that burst with colour and make people feel happy. 

If you’re interested, you can check out my Shop or support my Instagram.

You can also read more about me here and see my CV here.

Select Portfolio Works

Various works
Affordable Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building
(September 2024)

A colorful abstract painting on a canvas, featuring stylized human hands and eyes with bold outlines and flat colors, placed on a wooden surface.

‘Together’
Collective group show
Honey Bones Gallery
(July 2024)

A woman with black hair, wearing an orange sweater and carrying a striped bag, is taking a photo of colorful abstract and portrait paintings on white gallery walls.

‘My Green Self’
A Sense of Self group show
Abbotsford Convent
(June 2023)

Various works
Continuum group show
Melbourne Meat Markets
(December 2022)

Pop art-style illustration of two hands holding each other, one yellow and the other orange, on the top of a green background inside a green frame.
A woman is looking at colourful abstract art paintings and decorative plates at the Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne 2024.