MATHEW HOOKER

 

Born 1974, New Zealand. Currently lives and works between Sydney, Australia, France and Indonesia.


EDUCATION 

2024 Expressive drawing course. With Jody Graham.

2023 Hosted and participated in a four week French artists residency.

2023 Richard Claremont Shell Harbour Workshop. Composition, colour, expressive mark making.

2023 Worked as intern for NAS Margaret Olley Drawing Week

2022 BFA National Art School. Sydney.

2020 Contemporary landscape and colour course with Nicole Kelly. Artest. 

Pre 2020. Self-taught.


UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2024 Hooker is currently working on a series of works based on his experience cage diving with Great White sharks in South Australia…


 SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 2021 Wilsons Cafe and Art space, Sydney, Australia. 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PRIZES

2024 ‘nine’ Australian artists in France. Ambush Gallery.

2024 Finalist in Clyde & Co. Art Award.

2023 NEXUS Group exhibition, Sheffer Gallery.

2023. Recipient of the Clyde & Co Staff Choice Award for Sydney 2023.

2023 Finalist in Clyde & Co. Art Award.

2023 Margaret Olley Drawing Week, Raymor Hoff Project Space, National Art School, Sydney

2021 Margaret Olley Drawing Week, Raymor Hoff Project Space, National Art School, Sydney

2020 Coopernook, Taree, Australia.

2019 La Cantina, Contis Plage, France. 

2018-2019. La Trattoria, La Lette, France. 

2018 La Boutique, St. Julien, France.

2018. Finalist in ‘Reflections’ Lennox Art Collective Gallery  

 

COMMISSIONS

2022 Portrait for private collection. Australia.

2020 Seascape for private collection. Australia.

2018 & 2019. Site specific Murals in several private collections, France.