Andrew Alexander Hmelnitsky (b. 1967 - )
Australian painter, sculptor, ceramicist
Born in Sydney, 1967
One Man Shows
2012 Up Coming Show: Arts Northern Rivers Gallery, Alstonville
2012 Art Melbourne, Melbourne
2011 Art Melbourne, Melbourne
2010 Art Melbourne, Melbourne
2010 Art Sydney, Sydney
2009 The Untamed Shrew, Brick and Spring Gallery, Sydney
2009 Art Sydney, The Left Hand Drive Turned Right, Sydney
2009 Art Melbourne, Melbourne
2009 Recent Paintings,Spring Street Gallery, Sydney
2008 Left Hand Drive ,Spring Street Gallery, Sydney
2008 Recent Paintings,Robyn Bauer Gallery,Brisbane
2007 Recent paintings, Bligh St. Gallery; Sydney
Black and white, Bricklane Gallery, Sydney
2006 Squigglybits and Wigglydoos, PH@BB Gallery, Sydney
2006 Recent work, Bricklane Gallery, Sydney
2005 Recent Paintings, Damien Minton Gallery
2004 Sydney Landscapes, Sydney Portraits, Peer Lane Gallery, Sydney
Landscapes and Portraits, Bondi Social Gallery, Sydney
2003 Portraits, Off Centre Gallery, Bondi Beach
2002 Commissions and Studio exhibitions, Bondi, Sydney
2001 Recent Paintings, Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle
2000 Recent Paintings, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Recent Paintings, Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne
1999 The Useless Wall Object, Wadi Gallery, Sydney
1998 5 Exhibitions, Blue Fig Gallery, Northern NSW The Blue Fig, Wadi Gallery, Sydney
1997 Recent Paintings and Drawings, Olsen Carr Gallery, Sydney
1996 Recent Paintings. Air Space, Redfern
1993 Recent Paintings, Artistry Gallery, Sydney
1992 Abstract Paintings, 10 Taylor Street Gallery, Sydney
Still Life Painting Floriades, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
Group Shows
2012 Up coming Show: Thai Pai - November
2012 Up coming Show: Seattle Art Fair - November
2012 Up coming Show: London - November
2012 Up coming Show: Hamberg - November
2012 Up coming Show: Art Toronto- October
2012 Up coming Show: Mexico City Art Fair - October
2012 Up coming Show: New York - October
2012 Up coming Show: Amsterdam - October
2012 Up coming Show: Stockholme - October
2012 Up coming Show: Korean Art Fair - September
2012 Up coming Show: The Shanghai Arty Fair - September
2012 Up coming Show: The Hamptons - July
2009 �Reflections of Australia� in Zhengzhou, China
Australian and NewZealand business premises AUNEW - Beijing
It�s Not About You, Spring Street Gallery, Sydney
2008 Christmas Show, Spring Street Gallery , Sydney
2008 Gallery Artists, Spring Street Gallery, Sydney
2008 �Gallery Artists� Cape Gallery,Byron Bay
2007 �Hip Pop� United Galleries,Sydney
2007 Cape Gallery, Byron Bay
�Black and White� United Galleries, Sydney
Art Melbourne
Art Sydney
Frances Kevil Gallery, Sydney
Artsource Gallery, Sydney
2006 Gallery artists, Robyn Bauer Studio Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane
Gallery artists, Cape Gallery, Byron Bay
Free Speech, PH@BB Gallery, Sydney
2005 Archibald, Salon des Refuses, observatory Hill, Sydney
Cadrys Memorial Art Prize, Fox Studios, Sydney
Gallery Artist, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney
Art Sydney, Fox Studios
Melbourne Art Fair
2004 Paddington Art Prize Finalist, Marlene Antico Gallery, Sydney
Francis Keevil Presents 4 Artists, Shapiro Gallery, Sydney
Group Show, Barry Stern Gallery, Paddington
Affordable Art Fair, Sydney
Winter Showing, Off Centre, Sydney
2003 Gallery Artists, Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle
Gallery Artists, Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Group Show, Hill on Hardgrave, Sydney
2002 Gallery Artists, Collins Street Gallery Melbourne
Gallery Artists, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Gallery Artists, Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle
2001 Christmas Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Group Showing, Volvo Gallery, Sydney
Gallery Artists, Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle
2000 Gallery Artists, Robin Gibson Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1999 Winter Interlude, Chiara Goyo Galleries, Melbourne
Ansett Golden wings Lounge, J Goodes Graphic Art Gallery
CPM Acquisitive Prize, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
1998 Oedipus of Burringbar, Blue Fig Gallery, Northern NSW
1997 Devoured by Paint, Olsen Carr Gallery, Sydney
Opera Australia, design a wine bottle label
Masters and Apprentices, Katoomba Galleries
Christmas Exhibition, Olsen Carr
1996 Recent Work by Gallery Artists, Olsen Carr Gallery
1995 The Artists of Bondi Beach, Bondi Icebergs, Sydney
1994 Oil Paintings, Wadi Gallery, Sydney
Abstract Watercolours, A.R.D.T., Leichhardt, Sydney
Still Life Exhibition, Barry Stern Gallery
1993 Breath, Abstract watercolours and miniature oils, Air Space, Redfern
Still Life, Gallery on Booth, Sydney
1992 10 Taylor St Artists, Group Show, Sydney
Abstract Art, 10 Taylor St Sydney
1991 Group Show, The Gunnery, Waterloo
1990 Group Show, The Gunnery, Waterloo
1985 Art in the Park, Royal Botanical Gardens
Education and Employment
2010 Gallery Director Brick and Spring Gallery, Sydney
2009 Gallery Director Brick and Spring Gallery, Sydney
2008 Gallery Director Spring Street Gallery , Sydney
2008 Gallery Director Bligh St Gallery, Sydney
2007 Gallery Director, Brick Lane Gallery, Sydney
2006 Gallery Director, Gallery PH@BB
2002 Studied egg tempera painting
1998-2000 Studied 15th and 16th century painting techniques
1997 Gallery Assistant Olsen Carr Gallery, Sydney
Since 1992 Art interiors design
1992 Ceramics teacher
1988 Ceramics technician, City Art Institute
1989-1991 Antique restoration
1986-1991 Bachelor of arts, City Art Institute, Sydney
1985-1986 Studied art in Spain with Ross Davies
1984 Gymea tech, attended various life drawing and ceramics classes
1980-1986 Travelled in Europe
Set Design
1991 Artouro oui, Shopfront Theatre, Sydney
1990 In Camera, Shopfront Theatre, Sydney
Commissions
2005 Bondi Icebergs, 75th Anniversary. Tiled mural. Restaurants Interiors
Libertine, Kellett St, Kings Cross, Sydney
Bondi Social, Bondi, Sydney
Wok On In, Sydney and Noosa
Sports Bar, Bondi, Sydney
Beechwood, Bondi, Sydney
Liberty Lunch, Bondi, Sydney