Despa Hondros
Australia • 1966
Presentation
Awards and prizes:
2020. Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia
2015 Finalist, Hutchins Art Prize, Hobart, TAS
2014 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia
2013 Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2013, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 Finalist, National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery,Victoria
2010 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australia
2010 Finalist, Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Victoria
2008 Finalist, Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Victoria
1988 Finalist, Matilda Bay Art Prize Australia Today, Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Drawings, New works on paper, 45Downstairs, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Posidonia, Works on Paper, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
1992 Urban Etc, Latest works, Ardross Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
1991 Perth Now, Paintings and drawings, Gallery 257, Perth, Western Australia
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 DrawingStrength, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Victoria
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Sydney, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Vale St Studio Artists, Brightspace, Melbourne, Victoria
2015 Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart ,Tasmania
2014 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2013 Exploration 13, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2013 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 National Works on Paper, Mornington Regional Gallery, Victoria
2011 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Drawing IN, Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Vale St Studio Artists, Town Hall Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, Victoria
2011 Director's Choice, Carbon Black Gallery, Prahran, Victoria
2010 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2010 Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Substation Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 Black and white (shades of grey), Pigment Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2009 Chapman & Bailey Art Award, Chapman & Bailey Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2008 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
1997 Gasworks Drawing Exhibition, Rose Hotel, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Collections: Port Phillip City Council Collection, Melbourne; Agnes Gund Foundation Collection, New York, USA
Private and corporate collections in Holland, Sweden, Japan, USA, UK and Australia.
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Who is the artist?
Awards and prizes:
2020. Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia
2015 Finalist, Hutchins Art Prize, Hobart, TAS
2014 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia
2013 Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2013, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 Finalist, National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery,Victoria
2010 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australia
2010 Finalist, Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Victoria
2008 Finalist, Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Victoria
1988 Finalist, Matilda Bay Art Prize Australia Today, Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Drawings, New works on paper, 45Downstairs, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Posidonia, Works on Paper, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
1992 Urban Etc, Latest works, Ardross Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
1991 Perth Now, Paintings and drawings, Gallery 257, Perth, Western Australia
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 DrawingStrength, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Victoria
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Sydney, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Vale St Studio Artists, Brightspace, Melbourne, Victoria
2015 Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart ,Tasmania
2014 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2013 Exploration 13, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2013 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 National Works on Paper, Mornington Regional Gallery, Victoria
2011 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Drawing IN, Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Vale St Studio Artists, Town Hall Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, Victoria
2011 Director's Choice, Carbon Black Gallery, Prahran, Victoria
2010 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2010 Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Substation Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 Black and white (shades of grey), Pigment Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2009 Chapman & Bailey Art Award, Chapman & Bailey Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2008 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
1997 Gasworks Drawing Exhibition, Rose Hotel, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Collections: Port Phillip City Council Collection, Melbourne; Agnes Gund Foundation Collection, New York, USA
Private and corporate collections in Holland, Sweden, Japan, USA, UK and Australia.
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What is Despa Hondros’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Mandala patterns
When was Despa Hondros born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1966