• Brett East works primarily in the mediums of Painting , Drawing and more recently in Photography and Computer generated images. He lives and works at his studio in Sydney Australia.
Studies
1990-92 Diploma of Fine Art, National Art School, ESTC.
1996-97 Bachelor of Fine Art, College of Fine Art, University of NSW.
Solo Exhibitions
1998 ‘Vice Versa’, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1996 ‘The Transfigured Night’ Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1994 ‘Recent Works’ Crawford Gallery, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2004
"Base Ten - new directions in painting" Side-on Gallery, Sydney, Australia
"On Paper" Side-on Gallery, Sydney, Australia
"Easter Show" Side-on Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2002
"Painting Now", Kaliman Gallery, Sydney, Australia
"National Works On Paper Prize" (Finalist), Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery, Mornington, Victoria
"The True History Of The Kelly Gang", First Draft Gallery, Sydney
2001
"Hazelhurst Art Award, Works on paper" (Finalist), Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
'Willourby Art Prize'Sydney (finalist)
'Full Fathom Five', RocketArt, Newcastle
'Triangle,'International Drawing Research Academy,Beijing Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China
`Group Show' ,Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2000
‘The Last Show Of The Millennium’ Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
‘Lines of Investigation’, International Drawing Research Academy, Glasgow School of Art, UK
‘The Fleurieu Prize for Australian Landscape’(Finalist) , Fleurieu Biennale, McLaren Vale, South Australia
‘Contemporary figuration - The Kings School Art Prize’(Finalist) ,The Kings School, Sydney
‘Millennium Mosman Art Prize’(Finalist), Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
‘Waverley Art Prize’, Waverley Arts Centre, Sydney
‘Lines of Investigation’, International Drawing Research Academy, COFA Gallery, University of N.S.W
‘The Art Of Drawing’, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
‘Take Five’, Rocketart , Newcastle
‘The First Show Of The Last Year Of The Millennium’, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1998
‘Waverley Art Prize’, Waverley Arts Centre, Sydney
‘New Painting’, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1997
‘Graduate Show’, College of Fine Art, University of NSW
‘Theresa Burns Charity Art Auction’, ASN Building, Sydney
‘Unfinished Business’, College of Fine Art Gallery, University of NSW
‘Willoughby Art Prize’ Willoughby Civic Centre, Chatswood
‘Gallery Artists- Past, Present, Future’, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1994
‘4th Australian Contemporary Art Fair’, Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
‘Walkcom Prize’, Manning Regional Gallery
‘Group Show’, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1993
‘Year Out’, National Art School, Sydney
‘Emerging Artists’, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
1992
‘Graduate Show’, National Art School, Sydney
‘Juniper Hall Exhibition’, Juniper Hall, Paddington
‘Selected Painting Exhibition’ National Art School, Sydney
Collections
National Art School, Sydney, Australia
College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Australia
Private collections in Australia and Overseas
Bibliography
Dr. Gott, Ted, Catalogue essay, National Works on Paper 2002, Mornington Penisula Regional Gallery (image included), July 2002
Low, Lenny Anne,'Size Does Matter',Sydney Morning Herald, 15th June 2002
Stow, Jill, ‘Five Of The Best’, Newcastle Herald, May 2000
‘Profiles’, Art Almanac, March 1998
McDonald, John, Sydney Morning Herald, August 1994 [..] >> Read More |