The Drawn Together Project | Kyle Hughes-Odgers
In a world of increasing speed and disconnection children need spaces of inspiration and delight to spark their curiosity. The Drawn Together Project gives families an opportunity to cultivate creativity, connection, and a deeper sense of belonging.
When children engage in slow, deliberate mark-making they practice attention, learn to regulate their emotions and discover the small joys of being more fully present. The project offers a rare invitation to step away from overwhelming digital noise into a collective experience that illustrates the impact of community.
Lilly Blue
AGWA’s Head of Learning and Creativity Research
Kyle Hughes-Odgers Perth Studio. Photo: Kara Peacock.
About the Artist
Born in Perth, Australia in 1981, Kyle Hughes-Odgers is a painter, illustrator, and public artist. His work explores the intersection of people, nature, and place through bold geometric forms and stylised figurative imagery.
Across murals, installations, and studio paintings, he creates visual narratives that invite viewers to connect with both the work and its story. His distinctive use of colour and scale transforms spaces, from large-scale public works to studio canvas for exhibition, creating immersive experiences that engage both the physical and emotional senses.
Hughes-Odgers’ practice is defined between studio work and public art, exploring how interventions of any scale can foster identity, memory, and belonging. Each canvas or installation contributes to a larger, evolving narrative. Whether on board, canvas, a 7km train line installation, a towering multi-storey mural, or a site-specific sculpture, his work often juxtaposes human figures with elements of the natural world, highlighting the rhythms, patterns, and stories inherent in the landscapes we inhabit. Central to his visual language is a commitment to narrative: his forms are playful yet purposeful, abstract yet familiar, designed to resonate across cultures and contexts. By blending public art, studio painting, and installation, Hughes-Odgers navigates the space between fine art and public art, creating works that are both accessible and visually compelling. Ultimately, his art reflects a belief in the power of shared visual experience to inspire reflection, connection, and dialogue in the spaces we live, work, and move through.
