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Rhys Lee |
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Untitled Portrait, 2009, oil on linen, 46 x 36cm, Market value: $5000 |
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Rhys Lee studied Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane and now lives and works in Melbourne.
Rhys has held regular solo exhibitions since 2000 including Works on Paper, Apartment 2c, 152 Ludlow Street, New York (2008); Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne (2000 - 2007); Snake, Tim Olsen Queen Street Gallery, Sydney (2007); Squad of Crack two, Volume Gallery, New York (2004); Squad of Crack, Melbourne Next Wave Festival (2004); Capitol Hill Rooting King, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne (2003); Untitled, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney (2001); Untitled, Loft Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland (2000) and It's Not About Them, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney (2000).
His work has also been included in numerous group exhibition including Neo Goth Back in Black, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane (2008); Contemporaneous: Australian Contemporary Painting 1, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, Victoria (2008); Swan Hill National Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria (2000) and The Hutchins Art Prize, Salamanca Place, Hobart (1999).
In 2005 Rhys was featured on the cover of Australian Art Collector (Issue 33) and he was also listed amongst their 50 Most Collectable Artists in 2006 and 2007. His work is held in a number of public and corporate collections including BHP Billiton, Art Bank, Bank of Switzerland and the University of Queensland Art Museum. |
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Education |
1994-97 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.
1993-94 Certificate in Visual Art and Design, Bundamba Institute of TAFE, Brisbane. |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions |
2008 New Paintings, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2008 Ripple People, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2008 Works on Paper, Apartment 2c, 152 Ludlow Street, New York
2007 Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2007 Snake, Tim Olsen Queen Street Gallery, Sydney
2006 Gaggedfix, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2005 Twinkles Twinkle, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2005 Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
2004 Salads & Forecasts, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2004 Squad of Crack two, Volume Gallery, New York
2004 Squad of Crack, Melbourne Next Wave Festival
2004 Melbourne Mountain peaks but not always, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2003 Capitol Hill Rooting King, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Try This In The Forest At Once, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2002 Thoop Bort, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2001 Dries Instantly, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2001 Untitled, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
2000 Untitled, Loft Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland
2000 It's Not About Them, Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
2000 Stealing By Finding, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
2008 Neo Goth Back in Black, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
2008 2 x 2 Group Exhibition, Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney
2008 Figure in a Landscape, Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney
2008 Contemporaneous: Australian Contemporary Painting 1, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, Victoria
2007 Group Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2005 Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
2001 Fresh Conference, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney
2001 Aviary, Patrizia Autore Gallery Melbourne
2000 Rubyayre Gallery, Sydney
2000 Swan Hill National Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria
1999 The Hutchins Art Prize, Salamanca Place, Hobart
1999 Power House Centre For The Arts, Brisbane |
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Collections |
BHP Billiton
Australia, USA, UK
Artbank
Sothebys
Bank of Switzerland
University of Queensland Art Museum |
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