Linear Works
These drawings are inspired by movement, tension, space and focus
Linear Works
These drawings are inspired by movement, tension, space and focus
Despa Hondros
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia
Despa has traced a particular trajectory in drawing, working from a pared down repertoire of elemental forms – circles and lines – which she methodically repeats within the visual field. The viewer’s attention is drawn to these repeated forms, where one image can be made up of tens of thousands of marks representing an atom or particle of the subject. Effects of movement, depth of tone and contrast are created by the intensely detailed repetition of the marks, experienced at both retinal and psychological levels.
Awards and prizes:
2020 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia (Withdrawn)
2015 Finalist, Hutchins Art Prize, Hobart, TAS
2014 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, South Australia
2013 Finalist, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2013, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 Finalist, National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery,Victoria
2010 Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australia
2010 Finalist, Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Victoria
2008 Finalist, Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Victoria
1988 Finalist, Matilda Bay Art Prize Australia Today, Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 Circling Infinity, NoVacancy Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Drawings, New works on paper, 45Downstairs, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Posidonia, Works on Paper, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
1992 Urban Etc, Latest works, Ardross Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
1991 Perth Now, Paintings and drawings, Gallery 257, Perth, Western Australia
Selected group exhibitions:
2020 The Salon, And Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2019 DrawingStrength, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Victoria
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Sydney, NSW
2017 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne, Victoria
2016 Vale St Studio Artists, Brightspace, Melbourne, Victoria
2015 Hutchins Art Prize, Long Gallery, Hobart ,Tasmania
2014 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2013 Exploration 13, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2013 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, NSW
2012 National Works on Paper, Mornington Regional Gallery, Victoria
2011 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Drawing IN, Clement Meadmore Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria
2011 Vale St Studio Artists, Town Hall Gallery, St Kilda Town Hall, Victoria
2011 Director's Choice, Carbon Black Gallery, Prahran, Victoria
2010 330, Gallerysmith, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2010 Williamstown Contemporary Art Award, Substation Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2010 Black and white (shades of grey), Pigment Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2009 Chapman & Bailey Art Award, Chapman & Bailey Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Toorak Village Sculpture Award, Melbourne, Victoria
2008 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
2007 Post Card Show Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
1997 Gasworks Drawing Exhibition, Rose Hotel, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Collections:
Agnes Gund Foundation Collection, New York, USA
Port Phillip City Council, Melbourne, Victoria
Private and corporate collections in Holland, Sweden, Japan, USA, UK and Australia