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Mervyn HannanBorn Australia: 1954
Mervyn Hannan was born in Melbourne, 1954. He grew up among artists’ and writers at the Montsalvat Artists’ Colony in Eltham, Victoria. A natural artist, Mervyn has travelled much of his adult life making art. From 1977 – 1982 he travelled across Europe, Asia, Africa and the United Stated absorbing the arts, music and cultures of new places. In 1977 – 1982 he worked at the Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival on stage with some of the worlds leading Jazz musicians. Much of his sculptural work has an ephemeral dimension. Works have been made in bush or unexpected locations and left to return to their natural environment. His work includes obscure placement of stones juxtaposed with found bush debris and often, with the inclusion of a made object found on the location to give an ‘out of context’ dimension to the work. Many of the works have not been recorded, due to the nature of ephemeral pieces. His visual arts works are made using multi-media processes from traditional paint on canvas, drawing, carving construction and clay modelling. A founding member of the band, ‘Ice-Breakers’, he plays the drum and percussion instruments. His work is held in private collection internationally and throughout ustralia and remnants of ephemeral pieces can be found in unexpected locations throughout the world.
2007 Gateway Galleries representation 2006 Desert Sharing, Montsalvat, Eltham 2004 Nillumbik Shire Council – foyer 2004 International Show – Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 2004 Open Studio – Nillumbik Shire 2003 Invitation Nillumbik Ephemeral 2003 Open Studio – Nillumbik Shire 2001 Bridge Gallery Hebel Stone 2001 Federation National Post-card show 2000 Bulleen Art & Garden - Sculpture 2000 Open Studio – Nillumbik Shire 1999 Open Studio sculpture & Painting 1998 Liza Taylor Sculpture Gallery - Mt. Macedon 1998 Open Studio – Nillumbik Shire 1998 Open Studio –Nillumbik 1997 Shed – Horsham Regional Gallery 1996 Open Studio –Nillumbik Shire 1965 Eltham Art Prize 1963 Herald Sun Art Show Newspaper Articles2004 Nillumbik News – Bacchus 2003 Diamond Valley News – 2001 Diamond Valley News 2000 Nillumbik News 2000 The Age – Open Studio 1997 Diamond Valley News 1995 Wimmera Times – The Shed Ephemeral & Sculpture Installations & Commissions 2003 Bacchus, vine twining – Kings Winery Kangaroo Ground Victoria 1996 Shoalhaven River, Stick Installation - Bundanon, NSW 1990 - 94 Cottage Blinman, Flinders Ranges 1996 Murray River Bank construction, 1983 – 84 and sculpture – Belize 1971 – 72 Stone Carvings, Montsalvat Artist In Residence 2005 - invitation to artist-in-residence abaord Kapitan Klebnikov 1989 – 1994 Parachilna, SA
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