Andrew Grassi Kelaher Biography
'I'm an artist, always have been. I love creating artworks that excite me and make me want to spend countless hours working on them until it's exactly what I've been imagining. I live on the Central Coast of NSW. In summer I surf and paint works inspired by the things that capture my attention. Those things could be random trees, a landscape or scene that reminds me of one of my favourite artists and even something completely unrelated. These sparks gets me into the creative headspace. I then use any and all styles, influences and materials that achieve whatever it turns out I'm trying to do. Usually landscapes, occasionally abstracts and the odd portrait thrown in here and there.
In winter I go down to Thredbo and Perisher and go skiing and boarding and build snow sculptures around the resorts. If you ride at these resorts you may have sat on my Epic chair at Guthega or ridden through an alien spaceship or a perfect barrelling snow wave at the banked slalom in Thredbo. I'm also greatly inspired by the landscape around the snowy mountains and the Monaro plains. Many works on canvas have their origins in my mind as I drive through this area of Australia.'Selected Exhibiting History
2019 Affordable Art Fair Singapore with TJG gallery Sydney2019 "Group show" TJG gallery Sydney2018 "Two person Exhibition" TJG gallery Sydney2017 Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize Exhibiton (Finaist)2016 Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize Exhibiton2015 "5 x 15" Aarwun Gallery Canberra2014 “Spectolumen” DesignEx Sydney Glebe Island2013 Group Show Aarwun Gallery Canberra2013 ‘Paintings’ Manyung Gallery Melbourne2013 ‘Landscapes’ Redsea Gallery Brisbane2012 ‘Landscape paintings’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery NSW2012 ‘Sydney Art Fair’ Darling Harbour NSW2012 ‘Xmas Exhibition’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery NSW2011 ‘Elements of Australia’ Redsea Gallery Brisbane QLD2011 ‘Landscapes’ Aarwun Gallery Canberra2011 ‘Drawing Connections’ Sienna Art Institute, Sienna Italy2010 ‘Landscapes’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2009 ‘Grassi Paintings’ Aarwun Gallery Canberra2009 ‘Nilsson Family Fund charity auction’ Sotheby’s Melbourne2009 ‘Clouds Coast and Country’ Delshan Gallery2008 ‘Brisbane Art Fair’ with TVH Gallery2008 ‘Sydney Art Fair’ with TVH Gallery2007 ‘Andrew GRASSI Kelaher’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2006 ‘Lazy Days Afternoon Haze’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2005 ‘Sydney Art Fair’ Fox Studios with Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2005 ‘Sweet Summertime’ Delshan Gallery Melbourne2004 ‘Cruising the Coast – Wandering the Waterways’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2004 ‘Melbourne Art Fair’ with Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2003 ‘Sydney Art Fair’ with Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2003 ‘Group Exhibition’ Manyung Gallery, VIC2003 ‘Summer, Surf and Sailing’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery2003 ‘Solo Exhibition at the AMP Centre’ Circular Quay2001 ‘Checking Out the Scenery’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery
Selected Television
2016 "Today Show" Channel 92015 "One Hit Wonder" Channel 92014 “One hit wonder” Channel 92013 ‘Today Show’ Channel 92013 Toyota One Hit Wonder Channel 92013 Live cross and interview Channel 102012 Live weather cross, Channel 102012 Toyota One Hit Wonder Channel 92011 V8 Super Cars Bathurst 1000 Launch Ghannel 72011 Toyota One Hit Wonder2010 ‘Sportsline Sky News’ Live cross from Thredbo ski resort2010 ‘Weather Channel’ commercial2009 ‘Sports Tonight’ Channel Ten Rip Curl Freeride series2008 Sculpture and artist featured in a commercial opening Warren Miller Ski Movie2007 Fuel TV2006 ‘Today Show’ Live from the Newport Arms Hotel Channel 92005 MTV Music Television2005 Boost Mobile Million Dollar Draw Live on The Today Show Channel 92005 ‘Footy Show’ Sydney Channel 92005 ‘Today Show’ Live from Perisher Blue Channel 92005 Wild Winter Weekend Channel 92005 ‘Today Show’ Live from Newport Arms Hotel Channel 92005 ‘Hot Source TV’ Channel 9, interview2005 ‘Cactus Garden TV’ Ten Network, interview2004 ‘Footy Show’ Sydney Channel 92003 TV1 Commercial, Artist building snow sculpture in fast-forward2003 Fox Sport Channel, Sculpture used in live broadcast2003 ‘Today Show’ Channel 9, interview2003 ‘Today Show’ Channel 9, charity snow sculpture2003 ‘Footy Show’ Sydney Channel 92002 ‘The Weather Channel’ Foxtel, interview2002 ‘Perisher Blue’ features on commercial ‘Footy Show’ Sydney Channel 92001 ‘Perisher Blue’ features on commercial2001 ‘Footy Show’ Sydney Channel 92000 ‘Today Show’ Channel 92000 ‘Big Breakfast Show’ Channel 9, interview2000 Channel 7 News and weather, Olympic snow sculpture and live broadcast ‘Hi-5’ snow video
Radio
2014 ABC 702, Interview2004 Northern Beaches FM 90.3, interview2003 2HD Newcastle, interview2003 2SM Sydney, interview2003 Snowy Mountains 2XL, interview2001 FM 96.9 Newcastle, interview
Awards
2016 Gosford Regional Art Prize - Finalist2015 Gosford Regional Art Prize - Finalist2014 Gosford Regional Art Prize - Finalist2013 Gosford Regional Art Prize - Finalist2012 Gosford Regional Art Prize -- Finalist2011 Gosford Regional Art Prize -- Finalist2005 Canberra Art Prize - finalist2002 Year of the Mountains Art Prize – Winner – Contemporary section2000 Top of Australia Art Prize – Highly Commended2000 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award – Highly Commended
Selected Corporate Collections
Toyota AustraliaThredbo Ski resortFosters GroupCoronaGarnierCoca Cola AmatilSC Johnson Wax (Sponsor of the Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award)Australian National Retailers AssociationNew South Wales Chamber of CommercePerisherRKM consultantsBoost MobileLand RoverNestleMumm ChampagneVerve Clicquot Champagne
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