Brent Hallard
Brent Hallard, an abstract artist, curator, and writer hailing from Australia, delves into the realms of minimalist iconography and monochromatic expressions through his evocative works on paper and aluminium. His artistic journey navigates between meticulous, formal explorations of geometric shapes and whimsical, idiosyncratic creations, offering a dynamic interplay of precision and playfulness.
Themes of space and geometry serve as the cornerstone of Hallard's artistic narrative, as he skilfully manipulates images and object arrangements to challenge viewers' perceptions. Rooted in the rich tapestry of art history, his oeuvre builds upon the legacies of abstraction, minimalism, and the colour field movement, forging a contemporary dialogue with these enduring artistic tendencies.
Despite his exploration of formalism, Hallard's work retains a distinct human quality, infused with an air of openness and frivolity that hints at a liberation from conventional constraints. Currently based in Byron Bay, Australia, he continues to push the boundaries of artistic expression, captivating audiences with his thought-provoking creations.
Stream Acrylic on Honeycomb Aluminium 120 x 120cm $7500
Ember Acrylic on Honeycomb Aluminium 120 x 120cm $7500
Brent Hallard
Selected Exhibitions
2022
Summer edition, Studio Gallery Melbourne
Fortitude Gallery Studio Gallery, Grand Opening (group exhibition)
2021
Covidmetry (edition #3), XX1 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Covidmetry (edition #2), Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT, United States (online)
2020
Image_Object, curated by Paul Snell, Poinema Gallery, Tasmania
Grand Opening, curated by Kate Alstergren, Studio Gallery, Sydney
Less is More, Ideel Art, London
Covimetry, BWA Gallery, Ostrowiec Swiętokrzyski, Poland (curated by Mark Starel)
2019
Signage, (Artists in Cars) curated by Joanne Freeman, Paris
Spring Show, Studio Gallery, Melbourne
Colortalk, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Formal, curated by Paul Snell, Poinema Gallery, Tasmania
Penumbra, group show, Olsen Guin, New York
2018
Antumbra – A Summer Group Show, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Wave, curated, BSA Project Space, Northern Rivers
2 x 2, group show, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Slurp – A Gastronomy of Color, Solo show, Five Walls, Melbourne
2017
0ppler, curated by Mel Prest, Transmitter Gallery, Brooklyn
Mixed Tape, Palmer Art Projects, Sydney
Chromatopia, curated by Louis Blyton, Melbourne
100 years after De Stijl, Openlucht Museum De Lakenhal
Visual Discrepancy, curated for Crawford Gallery, Sydney (2 person)
Trans, curated by Kyle Jenkins, Raygun Projects, Toowoomba
Samenhang, with Jasper van der Graaf and the collection of Camiel Andriessen, Het Kunstgemaal, Netherlands
Dirty Filthy Painting, curated by Michael Cusak, BSA Project Space, Northern Rivers
Line and Space curated by Suzie Idiens, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
Colour and Form, Olsen Gallery, Sydney Contemporary 17, Sydney
The Shape of Things curated for Artpiece, Mullumbimbi
2016
Drawing Conversations, National Art School, East Sydney
Connect & Collect, SJICA, San Jose, CA
Lavender Strike, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney
The White Collection, Conny Dietzschold Gallery
Hydrography lll, LaKaserna Artspace, Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands (curated by Henriëtte van't Hoog and Iemke van Dijk)
Engaged Drawing, curated Beatrice Bea, Yifat Gat, Artothèque, Miramas
2015
Nolan Projects, organized by John Adair, Nolan Foundation, Wales, UK
Volume, curated by Mary Judge and Enrico Gomez, Schema Projects, New York
Formal Watercolor, Museum Waterland, Purmerend, Netherlands, curated by Piet Knook
Territory of Abstraction, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, curated by Christine Pfister
Paperazzi 4, Janet Kurnowski Gallery, New York
2014
un·bound·ed, bi-coastal and international show focusing on conceptual & reductive practices, Root Division, San Francisco
Doppler Shift, curated by Mary Birmingham, New Art Center, New Jersey
Abstract Realities, Jan Van de Ploeg, Brent Hallard, Richard Van der Aa University of Southern Queensland
Dressed in Pink, Raygun Art Projects, Southern Queensland
Hard-Edge Abstraction, curated by Kasarian Dane and Catherine Tedford, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York
Paperazzi 3, Janet Kurnowski Gallery, New York
2013
Sydney Non Objective Turns 100, SNO Contemporary Art Projects, Sydney, Australia
The Big small Graphic Art Show, Graphic Studio Daglicht Eindhoven
LIGHT SPACE PROJECTS 2013: Rituals of Exhibition II by The Talent Agency, H Gallery Chiang Mai, Thailand
DOPPLER, curated by Mel Prest, Parallel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Hydrography - Abstract in Watercolor, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands, curated by Iemke van Dijk and Henriëtte van 't Hoog.
Rituals of Exhibition curated by Gilbert Hsiao and Giles Ryder Don't Be Selfish, Phayao Thailand
Paperazzi 2 Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, New York
Right and Other Angles curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones at Soft-spot
Never Underestimate a Monochrome organized by Mariángeles Soto-Díaz through Abstraction at Work Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
2012
Index #3, publication and exhibition organized by Justin Andrews, Melbourne
Dripping Color Amazement, curated by Brent Hallard, Galerie oqbo, Berlin
Never Underestimate a Monochrome organized by Mariángeles Soto-Díaz through Abstraction at Work, sponsored by the University of Iowa Museum of Art
Doppler Stop, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Berlin and Zagreb Supermarket 2012 IS Projects/SNO/PARISconcret, Stockholm
Paparazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011
VOID289, UNVOID curated by Naoshi Okura KOBE Biennale, Japan
A Romance of Many Dimensions Brooklyn Artist's Gym, Brooklyn, NY
Saturation Point International Survey of Reductive Art, London
Gifting Abstraction Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, curated by Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, NY
Sugarmountain 2 Galerie van den Berge, curated by Clary Stolte, Goes, NL
Chase the Tear NIAD curated by Timothy Buckwalter, Richmond, CA
Recent Movements in Non-objective Art Reuten Galerie, NL
1st International Festival of Non-Objective Art Organized by Roland Orpük Pont de Claix, Grenoble, France
Plane Speaking McKenzie Fine Art, curated by Valerie McKenzie, NY
2010
Informal Relations Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA), curated by Scott Grow
Touch + Paris ParisCONCRET
Hydrography: Abstracts in Watercolor RC de Ruimte in IJmuiden, curated by Iemke van Dijk and Henriëtte van ’t Hoog
25 x 25 traveling Sydney Melbourne, New IS-Projects box, curated by Guido Winkler
Fuzzy Logic Thompson Gallery The Cambridge School of Weston, MA
2009
Editionen aus Deutschland den Niederlanden und der Schweiz - Gesellschaft für Kunst und Gestaltung, Bonn GKG Bonn
Trans: Form | Color Meridian Gallery, San Francisco
Personal Space three person show with Richard Roth and Henriette van 't Hoog
parisCONCRET, Paris
Kosmos Light and Space curated by Guido Winkler Is projects, Leiden, curated
I-S Box
Trans:formal Pharmaka, Los Angeles
Pour faire simple parisCONCRET, Paris
2008
T-show Polverara, Italy
The Space Between San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2007
Trans Weltraum, Marienplatz Munich
U-shape Minatomirai Yokohama
Solid Space storefront, Setagaya, Tokyo
New Wall Drawings Bus-Dori Projects, Tokyo
Museum Exhibitions
2017 Openlucht Museum De Lakenhal, 100 years after De Stijl, The Netherlands
2016 LaKaserna Artspace, Bad Nieuweschans, The Netherlands
2015 Museum Waterland, Purmerend, The Netherlands
2014 Visual Art Center, New Jersey, Doppler Shift
2013 De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands Hydrography
2012/13 University of Iowa Museum of Art & Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Never Underestimate a Monochrome
2010 Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Informal Relations
2008 San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, The Space Between
1990 S. H. Irvine National Trust, Fresh Art, curators: Felicity Fenner/Anne Loxley
1986 Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sulman Prize, Juried exhibition
Curatorial Work
2017 Visual Discrepancy, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
2014 Unbounded Root Division, San Francisco
2012 Dripping Color Amazement Galerie oqbo, Berlin
2011 A Romance of Many Dimensions, Brooklyn Artist's Gym, NY
2010 Touch + Paris, ParisCONCRET, Paris
2009 Trans: Form | Color Meridian Gallery, San Francisco
2009 Trans:formal Pharmaka, Los Angeles
2009 Touch, Bus-Dori Project Space, Tokyo
2008 Bus-Dori Suitcase, Bus-Dori Project Space, Tokyo
Education
1992 Master of Arts, University of New South Wales, COFA
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, COFA