About
kyle Torney
fine art
St Arnaud based artist from Australia, works sold thru New York art galleries
Kyle Torney, is a muralist and oil painter who has been building a name for himself in the street art scene, and works currently being sold thru New York Art Galleries. Painting his Renaissance-inspired works on walls around Australian towns, telling local stories with intricate detail. Kyle Torney is an Australian artist born and raised in the small country town of St Arnaud. Despite being surrounded by the vast Australian bushland Kyle Torney prefers to focus his attention on people and telling their story through “narrative portraiture”. Torney is a self taught artist heavily influenced by Davinci, Carravagio and John Singer Sergant. Recently Kyle completed 2 forty foot silo murals in his home town depicting locals during the gold rush period.
Mr Torney was Kara Kara ward’s citizen of the year, Central and South West wards. Mr Torney, a fifth-generation St Arnaud resident, is credited for putting his home-town ‘on the map’ through his painted murals depicting the town’s rich history. He has artworks locally, including in a pop-up park wall in Halls Gap, and abroad, in New York. (Credit: The Weekly Advertiser – Newspaper)
