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Despa Hondros

Despa in her studio

Despa Hondros

Australia • 1966

Her drawings and paintings are in collections globally including Agnes Gund Collection, New York. She has also been shortlisted in a number of major Australian art prizes

Nationality

Australian

Categories

Painters, Illustrators

Artistic movements

Illustration

Themes

Abstract, Landscape, Seascape

Biography

Living and working in Melbourne, Australia

AWARDSANDPRIZES:

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

EXHIBITIONS

2025 ValeStArtists Group Show, Storehouse Gallery, St Kilda, Victoria
2024 Gallery Group, ThomGallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2023 Circling Infinity, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2020 TheSalon, AndGallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2019 DrawingStrength, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Victoria
2018 TheOtherArtFair, Melbourne, NSW
2017 TheOtherArtFair, Sydney,NSW
2017 TheOtherArtFair, Melbourne,Victoria
2016 Drawings, Newworksonpaper,45Downstairs,Melbourne, Victoria
2016 ValeStStudioArtists, Brightspace, Melbourne, Victoria
2015 HutchinsArtPrize, Long Gallery, Hobart ,Tasmania
2014 TheWaterhouseNaturalHistory Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2013 Exploration 13, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2013 Adelaide PerryPrize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 NationalWorksonPaper,Mornington Regional Gallery, Victoria
2011 330,Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2011 DrawingIN,Clement MeadmoreGallery,Port Melbourne, Victoria
2011 ValeStStudioArtists, Town Hall Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, Victoria
2011 Director's Choice, Carbon Black Gallery, Prahran, Victoria
2010 330,Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 TheWaterhouseNaturalHistory Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2010 WilliamstownContemporary Art Award, SubstationGallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 Blackandwhite(shades of grey), Pigment Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2009 Chapman&BaileyArtAward,Chapman&BaileyGallery, Melbourne
2007 Posidonia, Works onPaper, SPANGalleries, Melbourne, Victoria

Collections:

City of Port Phillip Acquisitions, Melbourne
Agnes GundFoundation Collection New York, USA
Private and corporate collections in Holland, Sweden, Japan, USA, UK and Australia
Online representation: Artsper, Paris, Franc

Explore all artworks (33)

Fine Art Drawings, Rain on Window, Despa Hondros

Rain on Window

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$1,422

Fine Art Drawings, Glittering Sea, Despa Hondros

Glittering Sea

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,369

Painting, Broken Head Byron Bay, Despa Hondros

Broken Head Byron Bay

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,777

Painting, Bray's Beach Byron Bay, Despa Hondros

Bray's Beach Byron Bay

Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,777

Fine Art Drawings, Memory of Creek, Despa Hondros

Memory of Creek

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,185

Painting, Coastal Flora, Despa Hondros

Coastal Flora

Painting . 46 x 36 x 4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,540

Painting, It's this way, Despa Hondros

It's this way

Painting . 35.5 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 14 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,422

Fine Art Drawings, Grandiflora Gardenia Star, Despa Hondros

Grandiflora Gardenia Star

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$1,066

Painting, Little Roaring Beach, Despa Hondros

Little Roaring Beach

Painting . 71 x 56 x 2 cm Painting . 28 x 22 x 0.8 inch

$1,540

Painting, Hidden, Despa Hondros

Hidden

Painting . 76 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,488

Painting, Memories of Murwillumbah, Despa Hondros

Memories of Murwillumbah

Painting . 96 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 37.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$2,251

Fine Art Drawings, At Low Tide, Despa Hondros

At Low Tide

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$2,843

Painting, Memories of Byron Bay, Despa Hondros

Memories of Byron Bay

Painting . 41 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$2,132

Fine Art Drawings, Path to Beach, Despa Hondros

Path to Beach

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$1,185

Fine Art Drawings, Sea Sponge 3, Despa Hondros

Sea Sponge 3

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$1,185

Fine Art Drawings, Hope, Despa Hondros

Hope

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$1,422

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (Green), Despa Hondros

Untitled (Green)

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$948

Fine Art Drawings, Raining Over 100,000 Circles, Despa Hondros

Raining Over 100,000 Circles

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$2,369

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Painting, After Sunset, Despa Hondros

After Sunset

Painting . 25 x 52 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$592

Painting, Cosy Corner, Despa Hondros

Cosy Corner

Painting . 25 x 52 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$592

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Despa Hondros

Untitled

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$2,369

Painting, Turmoil, Despa Hondros

Turmoil

Painting . 25 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 14 x 0.8 inch

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (Pink and Orange), Despa Hondros

Untitled (Pink and Orange)

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$1,066

Fine Art Drawings, Sea Sponge 2, Despa Hondros

Sea Sponge 2

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch

$948

Fine Art Drawings, Pink. Intense., Despa Hondros

Pink. Intense.

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 77 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$1,895

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (Flower), Despa Hondros

Untitled (Flower)

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 11 x 0 inch

$711

Fine Art Drawings, Blue on Black, Despa Hondros

Blue on Black

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$474

Fine Art Drawings, Pink on Black, Despa Hondros

Pink on Black

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$474

Fine Art Drawings, Green on Black, Despa Hondros

Green on Black

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$474

Painting, Tree and Wattle, Despa Hondros

Tree and Wattle

Painting . 56 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 15 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, River Reflection, Despa Hondros

River Reflection

Painting . 91 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

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