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Artists Bio

 

Originally from Brisbane Australia, Daniel moved to Melbourne in January 2006 to study Diploma of Visual Arts illustration at North Melbourne technical college and to further his artistic career. On his arrival he did a mentorship in bronze sculpture with the artist Peter Andrianarkis of the Fitzroy gallery.  So far he has hosted ten solo exhibitions and exhibited widely in group shows in Australia, at Climate gallery in New York and twice in China.  His artwork is a part of numerous national and international private art collections. Daniel has supported his art and life by doing pavement art in Melbourne CBD and pursuing his arts practice full time. He has been travelling and painting in Europe since September 2008 and during this time he has exhibited in Spain and Germany. Now he is living and creating new work in London.

 

 

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Born:                          12th of May1982 in Brisbane Australia

 

 

Education:

 

2007               Diploma visual arts illustration North Melbourne Institute of TAFE

                          

2006               Mentorship with Peter Andrianarkis in bronze sculpture Fitzroy gallery Melbourne                     

 

1999               Graduated of year 12 Kelvin Grove State High School Brisbane

 

 

Awards:

 

2008               Highly commended and peoples choice award in the Williamstown contemporary art prize Melbourne                                                 

                         

2006               Finalist in the Brett Whiteley traveling art scholarship National gallery of NSW Sydney

 

2005               Best series of traffic signal boxes painted Brisbane                   

Young at art competition Brisbane

 

2001               Traffic stoppers award, Brisbane city council public art project  

 

1998               Excellence in youth art, Kelvin Grove State High School Brisbane

 

 

Solo Exhibitions:

 

2009               Impressions of Spain, Café bar Hispano, Cuenca Spain

 

2008               Interior paintings, Mario’s café Melbourne

 

2007               Around Town, Fitzroy Gallery Melbourne

 

2006               Recent paintings from Melbourne, Cylinder boutique Brisbane

                        From life, Brunswick St Gallery Fitzroy Melbourne

                        The morning and other life occurrences, Fitzroy gallery Melbourne

 

2005               Fat boy’s café, Fortitude valley Brisbane              

 

2004               The elements, Judith Wright Center

 

2002               Gallery café 84

 

2001               The green olive, restaurant Newfarm Brisbane

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

 

2009               The zeit of drawing, Climate gallery New York

Plastic platform inclusion, Turn gallery Berlin Germany

Reflections on Australia, Zhenqzhou China

 

2008               Williamstown contemporary art prize, Melbourne

                        Eyes and ears, Open studio Northcote Melbourne

 

2007               Illustra exhibition of contemporary illustration, Chapel off Chapel

                        Select seven, cylinder boutique Brisbane

                        Tattersal’s contemporary art show, Williamstown Melbourne

 

2006               The Australian pavilion, the international art fair Guangzhou China

                        Landed, Gasworks gallery Melbourne

                        Nud-Art, History museum of AIUD Romania

                        Postcard, Toyota community spirit gallery, Port Melbourne

 

2005               The Ones art group exhibit, CBD gallery Brisbane

                        The many forms, the Arts factory gallery South Brisbane

 

2004               New Farm Power house mental health week, Brisbane

                        The love link, Metro arts Brisbane

 

2003               New Farm Power house, Brisbane                

                        Stephen’s gallery, Brisbane city hall

                        The basement, Metro Arts Brisbane

 

2002               Graydon Galleries, New Farm Brisbane

                        Jacaranda art Co-op, New Farm Power house Brisbane                                          

                        Provocative passions at the Pink palace, Brisbane

 

2001               Homeless art, New Farm Power house Brisbane

 

1998               Excellence in youth art, Brisbane boy’s grammar High school

 

Public Art:

 

2001-2008     The painting of over 100 traffic light boxes for the Brisbane city council. Click here to view them.

 

 

 

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