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Mark Hanham

Biography

Australian Expressionist Artist

I did not simply choose to be an Artist. It probably started when I was a child, born and bred in Paddington surrounded by galleries and people who are truly passionate about design and the Arts in every form. As far back as I can remember I have been on a journey of visual experiences and my work has been fundamentally, the outward expressions of an inward search. The function of Art is to me the regeneration of perception – blended with what I have “distilled” from past influences.

The use of abstract line and form brings quite a different range of problems to be solved.  However one has to start somewhere if you wish to learn anything and then comes a series of imaginative developments involving color and texture and more lines until I am satisfied that I have captured “a moment in time”. I have tried to take a more literal approach to abstract expressionism since completing my Masters Degree in 2004. A more figurative way of working so that you can see what the image is, without seeing it all. This allows the viewer to imbue their individual sense into the work. It invites them to get involved. A lot of my work is about street and cityscapes, it’s about the chaos of a city – the rush, the isolation and the alienation.

As written by Mark Hanham

Education

• 2004    Master of Art, College of Fine Arts, Paddington
• The University of New South Wales / Major – Painting / Drawing, Extra Curricular – Life Drawing and Sculpture
• 2001    Bachelor of Fine Art, National Art School, Darlinghurst Major – Painting / Drawing Extra Curricular – Life Drawing and Sculpture
• 1998    Graphic Design Certificate Bradfield College, North Sydney

Solo Shows

• 2008   European Selection, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington
• 2008   Studio Den Haag, The Netherlands
• 2007   First Impressions, Studio Herrljunga, Sweden
• 2007   Reflections III, Global Gallery, Paddington
• 2006   Reflections II, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington with Marlene Antico Fine Arts
• 2006   Petit Pois, The Gig Gallery, Glebe
• 2005   Reflections, Global Gallery, Paddington
• 2005   Labor Club, Surry Hills
• 2004   Graphic Arts Club, Mascot
• 2004   Labor Club, Surry Hills
• 2003   Labor Club, Surry Hills

Group Shows

• 2008   Southhead Gallery, Woollahra
• 2007   Diverse Places, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington with Marlene Antico Fine Arts
• 2007   Andrew Crawford Gallery, Paddington
• 2007   United Gallery, Darlinghurst
• 2006   Marlene Antico Fine Arts, Paddington
• 2006   Richard Martin Gallery, Woollahra.
• 2006   Albury Cellars Gallery, Paddington
• 2006   Balmain Art & Craft Show
• 2006   Affordable Art Show, Fox Studios Sydney
• 2006   Bruyeres Gray, Bowral
• 2006   Global Gallery, Paddington
• 2006   People & Panorama, Marlene Antico Fine Arts
• 2005   Scape, Global Gallery, Paddington
• 2005   Under Water, Barry Stern Group Exhibition
• 2005   Marlene Antico Fine Arts
• 2004   Finalist Paddington Art prize, Marlene Antico Fine Arts
• 2004   Winner – People’s Choice Award 2004
• 2004   UNICEF Tsunami Exhibition, Shaffer Gallery, Melbourne
• 2004   Seeing is Believing, Global Gallery, Paddington
• 2003   Finalist Sulman Art Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
• 2003   Kings Cross Art Competition, The Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst.
• 2003   Winner Peoples Choice Award 2003
• 2002   Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award, Lane Cove
• 2002   Kings Cross Art Competition The Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst
• 2002   Winner People’s Choice Award 2002
• 2001   About Face, National Art School, Stairwell Gallery
• 2000   Bondi Art Prize, The Pavilion Bondi Beach

Publications

• 2009   Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Art Catalogue
• 2008   Wentworth Courier, 16 April, 2008
• 2006   Look magazine, NSW Art Gallery publication
• 2006   Cover Artist and Profile for 2006 Balmain Art & Craft show
• 2006   Pedestrian DVD-magazine, Artist Profile
• 2005   Art Almanac, September 2005
• 2005   “Making Mark”, Art Documentary by Sascha Ettinger-Epstein (Prize winning documentary, AFTR School, Sydney.)
• 2004   Art Almanac, October 2004
• 2004   Wentworth Courier, 13 October, 2004
• 2004   NBN Channel 9, Port Macquarie News, 1st March
• 2004   TCN Channel 9, A Current Affair, Sydney
• 2004   Artist in Residence
• 2003   Gardeners Road Primary School, Mascot
• 2003   Mascot Public School, Mascot
• 2003   JJ Cahill Memorial High School, Sydney
• 2003   Teaching Experience
• 2002   Life Drawing, The Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst

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