Andrew Leslie

Contact
Ph: 61 0417 990643

born 1956 Australia
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia

Education
1986 BA(Fine Art) Monash University Melbourne
1978 BSc University of Melbourne

Employment
2004-6 Part time Lecturer Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
2002-2005 Australian Centre for Concrete Art
1996-2002 Co-ordinator Western Australia- India Exchange Program
2001-02 FAC Advisory Committee Member Perth WA
1999-2000 ARX (Artist Regional Exchange) Committee Member Perth WA
1998-9 Australia Council Artist / Architect Project, Perth W.A.
1991-2, 94- 02 Lecturer, WA School of Visual Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
1991- 00 Associate Member, School of Art Research Unit, Curtin University Perth. W.A.
1990 Artist in Residence, National Gallery of Malaysia K.L., Malaysia
1989-92 Lecturer, School of Visual Arts, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, W .A

Solo Exhibitions
2005 Real Annandale Galleries Sydney
2005 SNO Gallery Sydney
2002 New Works Goddard de Fiddes Gallery Perth, Western Australia
2000 Concrete Goddard de Fiddes Gallery Perth, Western Australia
2000 Beyond the Grid Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia and S H McClelland Gallery, Melbourne.
1999 Beyond the Grid International Art Space, Kellerberrin Australia.(IASKA), and Bunbury 1999 Regional Galleries, Bunbury W.A.
1996 Structures Goddard de Fiddes Contemporary Art, Perth W.A.
1996 Spaces Origin Gallery New Delhi, India.
1994 Paintings Goddard de Fiddes Contemporary Art, Perth W.A.
1992 New Paintings de Fiddes and Goddard Fine Art Fremantle W.A.
1992 Three Spaces Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle W.A.
1992 In and Out , Festival of Perth, Addendum Gallery, W.A.

Selected Group Exhibition
2006 Und, Chiellerie Gallery, Amsterdam
2005 minimal approach concrete tendencies Tin Sheds Gallery University Sydney
2005 SNO Group Factory 11 Gallery Sydney
2004 Brian Hirst, Andrew Leslie, Young-Ha Park Annandale Galleries, Sydney
2004 Konkret Goddard de Fiddes Gallery Perth
2004 amp’d MOP Projects Sydney
2004 John Asinidis, Andrew Leslie, Yurek Wybraniec Sir Herman Black Gallery Sydney
2003 National Sculpture Prize National Gallery of Australia
2003 Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec Depot Gallery Sydney
2003 ARCO, Madrid
2003 Connection Visual II contemporary art from Western Australia Shanghai University Gallery, Shanghai, China
2003 Melbourne Art Fair 2002, Melbourne, Australia
2003 Material Colour Goddard de Fiddes Gallery Perth WA
2003 in abstract: form and essence in recent West Australian painting, Lawrence Wilson Gallery University of WA Perth
2003 Personal + Particular Lawrence Wilson Gallery University of WA Perth
2001 Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize PICA Perth WA
2001 Contemporary Art Invitation Award Joondalup Perth WA
2001 #8 Anniversary Exhibition Goddard de Fiddes Gallery Perth
2000 Contemporary Art Invitation Award Joondalup Perth WA
1999 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury. W.A.
1999 West Coast Geometric Abstraction Goddard de Fiddes Contemporary Art, Perth W.A.
1999 Melbourne Perth Stephen McCaughlan Gallery, Melbourne
1998 OCH #10 Moores Building Fremantle WA
1998 20 years of the Curtin Collection John Curtin Gallery Perth WA
1997 A Further Possibility Goddard de Fiddes Contemporary Art, Perth W.A.
1997 Abstraction Now Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria and touring nationally
1997 1996-98 Out of Australia Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) W.A.
1995 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery W.A.
1994 Heavier Than Air Perth Institute of Contemporary Art , Perth W.A.
1994 A New Possibility Goddard de Fiddes Contemporary Art Perth W.A.
1991 Il Sud Del Mondo l'altra art contemporanea Galleria Civica D'Arte Contemporanea " F. 1991 Pizzo " Commune Di Marsala ,and travelling to Palermo and Milan Italy .
1990 Malaysian Experience / Malaysian Image, National Art Gallery of Malaysia.

Collections
Artbank; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of Western Australia;
Bankwest Collection; Bunbury Regional Galleries; Curtin University Collection; Galleria Civica D'Arte Contemporanea Marsala Italy; Holmes a Court Collection; National Gallery of Malaysia;
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Collection; Western Mining Collection
Andrew Leslie is represented by Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth and Annandale Galleries, Sydney.

Awards and Commissions
2003 National Gallery of Australia Collection acquisition
2003 Major Project Grant (New Work) Visual Arts / Crafts Fund, Australia Council
2003 Freehills commission
2002 Midland Redevelopment Authority Perth WA
2001 Bankwest Contemporary Art Prize Acquisition PICA Perth WA
2001 Intrusion Major Sculpture Commission Edith Cowan University, Perth W.A.
2000 Pines Garden Cinema Sculpture Commission Edith Cowan University, WA
2000 Project Grant ArtsWA
2000 Fremantle City Council Fremantle WA
1999 Bunbury Biennale Acquisition, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury. W.A.
1997 Major Project Grant (New Work) Visual Arts / Crafts Fund, Australia Council
1996 Special Grant W.A. Department for the Arts
1995 Project Grant W.A. Department for the Arts

Selected Bibliography
Blond Simon Arts Saturday West Australian May 6 2004
Moore Margaret Artlink #24 vol 1 2004
Stringer J Catalogue essay Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec Depot Gallery Sydney 2003
Barret Leonard J Catalogue Essay In Abstract : form and essence UWA 2002
Weston N In the Picture West Australian, September 21 2002
Weston N In the Picture West Australian, May 25 2002
Weston N In the Picture West Australian, April 20 2002
Goddard J Catalogue Essay Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec
Goddard J Catalogue Essay 20 Units Arco Madrid January 2002
Goddard J Catalogue Essay New Works April 2002
Hislop H Brand new Forms Architecture Australia Vol 90 #4 July/Aug 2001
Goonewardene R Monument No 42 June/July 2001
English A Art Monthly Australia No 129 May 2000 p44
English A Art Monthly Australia No 139 May 2001
English A Art Monthly Australia No 158 Apr 2003 p43
Marcon M Catalogue Essay Concrete March GdeF 2000
Marcon M Eyeline no 40 spring 1999 p49-50
Bromfield D On Show West Australian, March 18th 2000
On Show West Australian, December 11 1999
Cook, Robert Art and Australia June 1999
Abstract is as abstract does, West Australian. Dec 9 1999
Stringer J. Catalogue Essay, Origin Gallery, New Delhi. 1996
Rooney, Robert The Australian, Friday 7th February 1997
Wolldendorp R & Stringer J Artists in Residence, Sandpiper Press 1995 140pp

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S mall Real 2005
acrylic on anodised aluminium
180 x 265 mm)