Andrew Kelly
Born and work in Sydney (Australia)
While I am passionate about composition and technique, nostalgia and childhood memory are strong themes in my work. My aim in combining these areas of interest is to create (as Jeffrey Smart might say) "beautiful pictures", that connect with the viewer via either subject or mood. In addition to Jeffrey Smart I have long admired and studied the works of Georgio de Chirico, Edward Hopper, and local artists Roland Wakelin, Rick Amor, and Reg Mombassa. I subscribe to the view that the best landscape painting occurs when one knows the subject well - Australian colour palettes and motifs feature heavily in my work. Progress means that the role of the urban landscape artist is also that of a documentarian - many of the architectural subjects I have painted have since been demolished or remodelled beyond what my work recognises.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
This Must be the Place
Maunsell Wickes, Paddington NSW, 2023
Road to Nowhere
The Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral NSW, 2022
Town and Country
ARO Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, 2020
The Razor’s Edge
blank_space gallery, Surry Hills NSW, 2017
Almost with You
Charles Hewitt Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, 2011
Short Memory
Charles Hewitt Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, 2010
Far Away in Time
blank_space gallery, Surry Hills NSW, 2009
Back Beach in the Summer
blank_space gallery, Surry Hills NSW, 2008
GROUP SHOWS
Summer and Farewell Shows
Charles Hewitt Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, 2012
Charlie Sheard Studio School – Graduation Show
Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern NSW –2008
Summer Show
Rushcutters Bay Gallery (NSW), 2007
EDUCATION
1997-2003 National Art School – Short Course Programs
2004-2005 Julian Ashton Art School (Part Time)
2006-2008 Charlie Sheard Studio School