brendan lakin paint(er) design(er) artist

Qualifications

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
RMIT

Work History

Currently working as a freelance artist in my studio in Redfern, Sydney. My new work is based on recent travels to China, Germany and Croatia. The work deals with the Communist histories of these three places. It will be shown in an exhibition in 2009. Please stay tuned.

My current work also includes many commissions for oil paintings and designs (See Recent Work), as well as murals and painted finishes (See Commercial Work).

I have also secured an Artist in Residency in Tokyo, March - May 2009.

Career highlights

Sydney Harbour Paint Company, Los Angeles
Colour Technician

The Mean Fiddler Hotel, Sydney, Australia
Senior Decorator
Painting the 21 rooms of The Mean Fiddler Irish Bar

Freelance Background Animation Artist
Clients included: The Australian Children's Television Foundation, Freerange Animation Studio (Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's 'Great Moments In Science' series), Kraft Cheese, Bundaberg Rum.

Porters Original Paints, Sydney
Colour Technician
Facilitator - 'Brush-Ups' Course in the application and specifications of all Porters Original Paints products.

Funky 3d, Sydney
Scenic Artist
Clients include: Mambo, Sydney International Airport, and Sydney Town Hall.

The Colour Course
Coordinator
A six-hour intensive course designed to educate adult students in the use of colour in their home or commercial space.

RMIT, Union Arts
Theatre Coordinator

Raucous Children's Theatre Company, Melbourne
Artistic Director

Exhibitions

2009

“The Wall” – Solo exhibition of paintings and drawings
The Studio, Sydney

Publishers’ Cup Cricket Art Prize
Touring Sydney, Melbourne, Bowral & Mackay
Finalist

Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
Queens Park (A Love Story)
Finalist

2008

FAR-fetched Art Show
By invitation only
Sydney

 

2007

Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
Souvenirs
Exhibition of paintings

2006

Waverley Art Prize, Sydney
Finalist, Painting Category

2003

Liverpool Art Prize, Sydney
Finalist

Oxford Art Prize 1, Sydney
Finalist

Oxford Art Prize 2, Sydney
Finalist

Age Communications, Sydney
Inside/Outside
Exhibition of paintings

2002

LIDI, Sydney
Arch
Solo exhibition of paintings

1992

Universal Theatre, Melbourne
Earthed Appliances
Exhibition of paintings

1989

RMIT Union Gallery
Exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints

1987

RMIT Union Gallery
Group Exhibition

1986

Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
Group Exhibition