A n d r e w M u s g r a v e

Above : Seductress, oil on canvas, 111 x 167 cm

Musgrave is a contemporary abstract painter based in Melbourne, Australia. His contribution to this form is a unique sense of soulfulness, offering a subtle, ethereal expression to that which is deeply passionate and instinctual.

Stepping into a gallery space of Andrew Musgrave's paintings is like walking through a gateway to invisible landscapes. The viewer is invited to turn away from outer concerns and to allow their own imagination to be stirred. His work appeals to deep things within the self that can't quite be put into words. It's a bit like the moment of waking up from a dream, where story, people and places have slipped from our grasp into the mists. We can never see just what it is, yet we feel something strangely stirred inside.

'My work is about an unrelenting longing to form a meaningful connection to the unconscious- the ever illusive and mysterious world of the ‘Other’. My paintings capture moments in this process, where spirit and matter are brought into a soulful relationship, and what was once chaotic energy is transformed into a natural order.

Through the act of painting I enter a space of “not knowing”. In this space concepts, thoughts and ideas give way to a deeper truth. The painting acts as a container for energy from the unconscious to undergo a transformation, as an organic form begins to emerge from a place outside of my conscious mind.

Each painting represents my commitment to the process of ‘Lifting the Veil’ of my own illusions and discovering a deeper truth.'

Solo Exhibitions:

    2006                      'The World Within' Paddington Contemporary, Sydney

    2006                      'The Sacred Space' Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

    2005                      'The Face Of The Other', Pivotal Galleries, Richmond, Melbourne

    2004                      'Lifting the Veil', Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions:

2007 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

2006 "Outside the Box", Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

2006 Art Sydney 06, Paddington Contemporary, Sydney

2006 Maree Mizon Gallery, Woollarha, Sydney

2006 Paddington Contemporary Fine Art, Paddington, Sydney

2006 Art Melbourne 06, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2005 “Urbantide” Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne

2005 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

2005 Art Fair Sydney.

2005 Affordable Art Show, Melbourne.

2004 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne

2004 "Art at Burnley Harbour", Contemporary Art Society of Victoria

2004 Affordable Art Fair, Sydney.

2004 Eastgate & Holst Gallery, Melbourne

2003 Eastgate & Holst Gallery, Melbourne

2003 Richmond Galleries, Melbourne

2002 Richmond Galleries, Melbourne

2001 Telstra Building, Melbourne

2000 St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne

Prizes / Awards:

2006 ANL Maritime Art Prize, Finalist

2006 Willoughby Art Prize 2006, Finalist

2005 City of Darebin Acquisitive Prize 2005, Finalist

Education:

2007 Advanced Diploma in Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne

1992 Bachelor of Law, Deakin University, Melbourne (final year deferred)

1989 Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University

Publications:

     2006                    'Presence and Absence: The Paintings of Andrew Musgrave',
                                Journal of the Sydney Society of Literature and Aesthetics, Dec 2006,
                                Dr Nick Trakakis, Department of Philosophy, Monash University,
                                Australia & Centre for Philosophy of Religion, Univeristy of Notre Dame, USA

     2006                    'Silent Transfigurations', Dr Nick Trakakis, Southwood Press

2006 Compumedics International Calender

2005 Compumedics International Calender

Andrew Musgrave Artworks