Hilary Senhanli Biography

Australian-born, contemporary artist, Hilary Senhanli has a very distinctive figurative style.

Trained at Melbourne University (Victorian Collage of the Arts, 1992), with a major in Drawing.

Selected Exhibitions

2009

• The Steps Gallery, Carlton, and Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, finalist in the 5th International Drawing Biennale October/November 2009.

• Solo exhibition, Level 8, Karstens Gallery, September 2009

• Canterbury Art Show, group exhibition, May 2009

• Selected for the "Secrets" edition, www.area-zinc.com, Feb 2009

2008

• Pieces added to a Corporate collection in Melbourne, November 2008

• The Lyceum Club, private solo exhibition, Melbourne, September 2008

• Brunswick Street Gallery, finalist, works on paper prize, May 2008

• Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla and The Steps Gallery, Carlton, finalist in the 4th International Drawing Biennale December/January 2007/8

2007

• Finalist for the "Drawing Together" National art prize, celebrating Aboriginal Reconciliation. Exhibited at the National Archives of Australia, Canberra, July 2007

• Art Melbourne, "Off the wall" Independent Artist Showcase, April 2007

• Second Prize, Kingston Arts Centre, "Artz Blitz" Competition, March 2007

2006

• The Collectors Exhibition 2006, The Steps Gallery, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia

• Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla and The Steps Gallery, Carlton, finalist in the 3th International Drawing Biennale December/January 2005/6

2004

• Private Solo Exhibition, Tervuren, Belgium.

• Splash of Color, a group exhibition at Art Perspectives International, Brussels, Belgium.

2003

• Diversity, a group exhibition at Art Perspectives International, Brussels, Belgium.

2002

• Dreamscapes, a group exhibition at Art Perspectives International, Tervuren, Belgium.

1993

• St. Martins Theatre, a group exhibition, Melbourne, Australia.

• Argyle Studios, Melbourne, Australia.

1992

• Graduation exhibition of Victorian Collage of Arts, Melbourne, Australia.

• Finalist in the LLoyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Sydney, Australia.

1986

• Graphic Arts, Oculos Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.

Artist's Statement

"I experiment with different media on paper with the aim of viewing ordinary things in a new light. I develop compositions from observations of people and society. The quality of the conception of gesture forms the basis of my work."

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