Richard Lewer
Date of birth
1971
Place of birth
Nationality
Biography
SOMETHING ABOUT RICHARD LEWER
1971, Richard Lewer was born in the, city of Hamilton, in the lush farming Waikato region. It’s the city that has made its mark in his mind ever since, despite having lived in Melbourne, Australia, for the last decade. Richard Lewer’s accessible works enable us to identify commonly shared fears and experiences that is the fabric of life. His style conveys the sensitivity of a psychologist, the furtive observation of a deviant voyeur, wrapped up with the purity of a nine year Catholic old boy.
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Since engaging in the Australian - international art arena, his reputation as an important artist has grown after gaining national acclaim as a selected finalist in the coveted Basil Sellers Art Prize in Australia in for three years running.
In 2008, Lewer was selected as the McCahon artist in residence as well as being the recipient of the 2008 Wallace Art Award here in New Zealand.
Lewer’s works are represented in the National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne, Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand, Monash University Collection – Melbourne, the James Wallace Collection (NZ) and numerous national and international private collections.
Leafa Wilson
Curator of Art
2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 You Can’t Win ‘Em All. Solo Show. OREXART, Auckland
I must learn to like Myself. One Man Survey Show, Waikato Museum, Hamilton Feb/Aug
Basil Sellers Art Prize Finalist, Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair / OREXART Solo presentation.
2009 Auckland Art Fair ‘Confessions’. Orex Gallery, Confessions, Prayer Book Drawings
Nobody likes a show-off. Monash Museum of Art, Solo survey show curated Max Delaney
Solo show, Hugo Mitchell Gallery Adelaide
Basil Sellers Art Prize Finalist
2008 Wallace Awards, Supreme Winner,
McCahon Residency, Titirangi.
Orexart Solo show 14 Stations and Titirangi Weather and Waitakere Crimes
Ian Potter Museum of Art, Basil Sellers Art Prize, Melbourne
64zero3, Group Drawing Exhibition, Christchurch
Fremantle Arts Centre, Bon Scott Project, Fremantle
Block Projects Solo Exhibition, True Stories – Australian Crime, Melbourne
Orexart Solo Exhibition, As I stepped out into the bright sunlight, Auckland
Sophie Gannon Gallery Group Exhibition, Crime Lines, Melbourne
King Street Gallery Group Exhibition, Other Worlds, drawing & mixed media from New Zealand artists curated by
Glen Barkley, Sydney
Damian Minton Gallery Group Exhibition, Sydney
National Art School (NAS) Gallery Solo Exhibition, It’s starts as an idle thought and grows into an obsession, Wall
and AO-sized Drawings, Sydney
Conical Inc Upstairs Group Exhibition, Bracket Creep – A Projected Committee, Melbourne
VCA Gallery, Zonal Marx Group Drawing Exhibition, Wall Drawing - Don’t Look at Me…, Melbourne
Westspace Group Exhibition, Reunion - A4 Art 2006, Melbourne
Te Tuhi Public Art Gallery, Keep your friends close…, Wall Drawing, Auckland
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Get Well, Auckland
Canberra Contemporary Art Centre Group Exhibition, Someone shows something to someone, Canberra
Ian Potter Museum of Art Group Exhibition, Game on! Sport and contemporary art, Melbourne
Boutwell Draper Gallery Group Exhibition, Who Care’s, Sydney
Sarjeant Gallery Group Exhibition, Commodity and Delight - Views of Home, Wanganui
Ocular Lab Exhibition Group Exhibition, Untitled Situation, Melbourne
Physics Room Group Exhibition, Final Product, Christchurch
Mark Hutchins Gallery Solo Exhibition, It Used to be So Good, Wellington
Enjoy Project Space Solo Exhibition, In Between, Wellington
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Impending Doom, Auckland
The Physics Room Group Exhibition, Rear Window, Christchurch
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Hits and Memories, Auckland
Adam Art Gallery Group Exhibition, Practice, Wellington
Govett Brewster Public Art Gallery Group Exhibition, Break, New Plymouth
Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
Melbourne International Art Fair, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
Group Exhibition, Messy Boys, ASA Gallery, Auckland
Curator & Artist, Adrift – Nomadic New Zealand Art, Group Exhibition, Conical Gallery, Melbourne
Curator & Director, The Promoter Drawing Exhibition, Auckland
Solo Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
Solo Exhibition, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Group Show, Renard Wardell Gallery, Melbourne
International Art Fair, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
Solo Exhibition, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Solo Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
1971, Richard Lewer was born in the, city of Hamilton, in the lush farming Waikato region. It’s the city that has made its mark in his mind ever since, despite having lived in Melbourne, Australia, for the last decade. Richard Lewer’s accessible works enable us to identify commonly shared fears and experiences that is the fabric of life. His style conveys the sensitivity of a psychologist, the furtive observation of a deviant voyeur, wrapped up with the purity of a nine year Catholic old boy.
.
Since engaging in the Australian - international art arena, his reputation as an important artist has grown after gaining national acclaim as a selected finalist in the coveted Basil Sellers Art Prize in Australia in for three years running.
In 2008, Lewer was selected as the McCahon artist in residence as well as being the recipient of the 2008 Wallace Art Award here in New Zealand.
Lewer’s works are represented in the National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne, Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand, Monash University Collection – Melbourne, the James Wallace Collection (NZ) and numerous national and international private collections.
Leafa Wilson
Curator of Art
2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 You Can’t Win ‘Em All. Solo Show. OREXART, Auckland
I must learn to like Myself. One Man Survey Show, Waikato Museum, Hamilton Feb/Aug
Basil Sellers Art Prize Finalist, Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair / OREXART Solo presentation.
2009 Auckland Art Fair ‘Confessions’. Orex Gallery, Confessions, Prayer Book Drawings
Nobody likes a show-off. Monash Museum of Art, Solo survey show curated Max Delaney
Solo show, Hugo Mitchell Gallery Adelaide
Basil Sellers Art Prize Finalist
2008 Wallace Awards, Supreme Winner,
McCahon Residency, Titirangi.
Orexart Solo show 14 Stations and Titirangi Weather and Waitakere Crimes
Ian Potter Museum of Art, Basil Sellers Art Prize, Melbourne
64zero3, Group Drawing Exhibition, Christchurch
Fremantle Arts Centre, Bon Scott Project, Fremantle
Block Projects Solo Exhibition, True Stories – Australian Crime, Melbourne
Orexart Solo Exhibition, As I stepped out into the bright sunlight, Auckland
Sophie Gannon Gallery Group Exhibition, Crime Lines, Melbourne
King Street Gallery Group Exhibition, Other Worlds, drawing & mixed media from New Zealand artists curated by
Glen Barkley, Sydney
Damian Minton Gallery Group Exhibition, Sydney
National Art School (NAS) Gallery Solo Exhibition, It’s starts as an idle thought and grows into an obsession, Wall
and AO-sized Drawings, Sydney
Conical Inc Upstairs Group Exhibition, Bracket Creep – A Projected Committee, Melbourne
VCA Gallery, Zonal Marx Group Drawing Exhibition, Wall Drawing - Don’t Look at Me…, Melbourne
Westspace Group Exhibition, Reunion - A4 Art 2006, Melbourne
Te Tuhi Public Art Gallery, Keep your friends close…, Wall Drawing, Auckland
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Get Well, Auckland
Canberra Contemporary Art Centre Group Exhibition, Someone shows something to someone, Canberra
Ian Potter Museum of Art Group Exhibition, Game on! Sport and contemporary art, Melbourne
Boutwell Draper Gallery Group Exhibition, Who Care’s, Sydney
Sarjeant Gallery Group Exhibition, Commodity and Delight - Views of Home, Wanganui
Ocular Lab Exhibition Group Exhibition, Untitled Situation, Melbourne
Physics Room Group Exhibition, Final Product, Christchurch
Mark Hutchins Gallery Solo Exhibition, It Used to be So Good, Wellington
Enjoy Project Space Solo Exhibition, In Between, Wellington
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Impending Doom, Auckland
The Physics Room Group Exhibition, Rear Window, Christchurch
Orex Gallery Solo Exhibition, Hits and Memories, Auckland
Adam Art Gallery Group Exhibition, Practice, Wellington
Govett Brewster Public Art Gallery Group Exhibition, Break, New Plymouth
Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
Melbourne International Art Fair, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
Group Exhibition, Messy Boys, ASA Gallery, Auckland
Curator & Artist, Adrift – Nomadic New Zealand Art, Group Exhibition, Conical Gallery, Melbourne
Curator & Director, The Promoter Drawing Exhibition, Auckland
Solo Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
Solo Exhibition, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Group Show, Renard Wardell Gallery, Melbourne
International Art Fair, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
Solo Exhibition, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Solo Exhibition, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland
