2026 Kennedy Prize Catalogue

09 | Beauty in the Mend | gemelle madigan | $14000 | A quiet process building layer upon layer using oils, acrylics and silver leaf

Khalil Gibran said that “out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”.
We all suffer in life. Death, broken hearts, betrayal, climate, ill health. The thin white rectangles represent this suffering , they are cuts. We display our recovery with courage & honesty.There is Beauty in the Mend