Graeme drendel biography of michael
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Graeme Drendel
Victorian born Graeme Drendel&#;s figurative works are meditations on the isolated individual, often within the stark Australian landscape. His subjects are figures of solitude and introspection, even when depicted in groups or clusters. Their expression and attire are suggestive of larger obscured narratives, left to the viewer to decipher. Drendel has held seventeen solo exhibitions with Australian Galleries since in both Melbourne and Sydney. His work has been included in several group exhibitions including the Alice Prize () and the Sulman Prize (). His work is held in the collections of Artbank, Newcastle Regional Gallery and the Bundannon Trust.
In this first detailed monograph of Graeme Drendel’s oeuvre Gavin Fry draws on the artist’s sketchbooks, diaries and unpublished photographs to explore the influences on his distinctive style. From recollections of his childhood in Ouyen, with the featureless skies of the Malle, through to the impact of Italian Renai
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Salon des Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery
Image above (left to right): Graeme Drendel Portrait of Rick oil on canvas 41 x 31 cm | Michelle Hiscock …
Salon des Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery
Image above: Mary Tonkin The shimmer of Spring&#;s mellowing, Kalorama oil on linen x cm. Photographed by …
Graeme Drendel, Terry Matassoni and Lewis Miller &#; Finalists in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize
Australian Galleries is pleased to announce that Graeme Drendel, Terry Matassoni and Lewis Miller have been selected as Finalists in …
Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and Ayako Saito &#; Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival
Image above: Orest Keywan That Line steel x x cm Congratulations to Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and …
Andrew Antoniou &#; Finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award
Image above: Andrew Antoniou Weird & Wonderful charcoal on paper 82 x 88 cm Congratulati
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Graeme Drendel is an Australian Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in Their work fryst vatten currently being shown at Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St). Numerous key galleries and museums such as Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St) have featured Graeme Drendel's work in the Drendel's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 39 USD to 13, USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since the record price for this artist at auction fryst vatten 13, USD for The Caretakers, sold at Menzies Art Brands, Sydney in Graeme Drendel has been featured in articles for Artist profil, The Guardian and Sydney Morning Herald. The most recent article is Look: Contemporary Australian Portraiture written for Art Almanac in November
Artist's alternative names: Graham Drendel