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Born in Dorset, England 1960
Arrived in Perth, Western Australia 1966
Crispin Akerman is a visual artist living and working in Bunbury. He has recently moved back to Western Australia after 3 years in the Blue Mountains in NSW.
He works mostly in oil on linen producing contemporary still life paintings. Crispin studied at Julian Ashton for 6 months and then completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts at Canberra Institute of the Arts. Before becoming a visual artist, he played guitar with the Eurogliders.
He has been a full time exhibiting artist since 1996. His work is held in several collections both commercial and private.
Artist Statement
Objects are part of what we are. Through use and familiarity the other becomes part of us. Fruit and books signify nourishment and abundance. Bowls, jars and jugs suggest daily ritual – a constancy or abidance which is in contrast with the impermanence of the objects themselves – nature most.
The form of the work draws on decorative and architectural devices such as the frieze and the column, and on geometric and spatial devices such as the tier. The idea of balance that is implied in these forms inevitably carries with it the idea of imbalance and chaos. There is a sense of movement implied in the stillness. This dynamic contains the contemplative potential of the work, the suggestion of the kinetic in the static, the metaphysical promise that is present in the very words, still life.
Crispin Akerman, October 2011
Education
1988 Julian Ashton, Sydney
1992 Canberra Institute of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2009 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2008 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Michael Reid, Murrurundi
2007 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2006 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
2005 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2004 Gallery 460, Sydney
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2003 Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2002 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Gallery 460, Sydney
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
2001 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
2000 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Gallery 460, Sydney
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
1999 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne
1998 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Gallery 460, Sydney
Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne
1996 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1994 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Group Shows
2011 Home Grown, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Lust, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2010 Stanthorpe Art Festival, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Small Works Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2009 Sketched, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2008 Christmas Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Small Works Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Greenhill Galleries Opening Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2007 Small Works, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2006 Gallery 460, Sydney
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
Small Works, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2005 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2004 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
Fresh Paint, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Perth International Art Fair, Perth 2003
Changing Surfaces, Shepparton Art Gallery 2002
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2001-2002 The Hungry Mans Exhibition, NSW Regional Galleries
2001 Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
2000 7th Contemporary Art Show, Melbourne
Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
1998 6th Contemporary Art Show, Melbourne
1997 Musicians and Musical Instruments, Gallery 460, Sydney
1996 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1994 Every Day, Spiral Arm, Canberra
Picture Writing, Jardine Street Gallery, Canberra
Selected Awards & Collections
Town of Bassendean Open Acquisitive Award, Maitland Art Award, ACT Cultural Council Grant, St John of God Hospital Murdoch, Canberra Eye Hospital, BHP Billiton, New Parliament House, Australian National University, Artbank, many private collections throughout Australia and overseas
Arrived in Perth, Western Australia 1966
Crispin Akerman is a visual artist living and working in Bunbury. He has recently moved back to Western Australia after 3 years in the Blue Mountains in NSW.
He works mostly in oil on linen producing contemporary still life paintings. Crispin studied at Julian Ashton for 6 months and then completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts at Canberra Institute of the Arts. Before becoming a visual artist, he played guitar with the Eurogliders.
He has been a full time exhibiting artist since 1996. His work is held in several collections both commercial and private.
Artist Statement
Objects are part of what we are. Through use and familiarity the other becomes part of us. Fruit and books signify nourishment and abundance. Bowls, jars and jugs suggest daily ritual – a constancy or abidance which is in contrast with the impermanence of the objects themselves – nature most.
The form of the work draws on decorative and architectural devices such as the frieze and the column, and on geometric and spatial devices such as the tier. The idea of balance that is implied in these forms inevitably carries with it the idea of imbalance and chaos. There is a sense of movement implied in the stillness. This dynamic contains the contemplative potential of the work, the suggestion of the kinetic in the static, the metaphysical promise that is present in the very words, still life.
Crispin Akerman, October 2011
Education
1988 Julian Ashton, Sydney
1992 Canberra Institute of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2009 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2008 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Michael Reid, Murrurundi
2007 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2006 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
2005 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2004 Gallery 460, Sydney
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2003 Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2002 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Gallery 460, Sydney
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
2001 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
2000 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Gallery 460, Sydney
Gunyulgup Galleries, Yallingup
1999 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne
1998 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Gallery 460, Sydney
Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne
1996 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1994 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Group Shows
2011 Home Grown, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Lust, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2010 Stanthorpe Art Festival, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Small Works Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2009 Sketched, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2008 Christmas Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Small Works Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Greenhill Galleries Opening Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2007 Small Works, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2006 Gallery 460, Sydney
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
Small Works, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2005 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Squared, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2004 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
Fresh Paint, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Perth International Art Fair, Perth 2003
Changing Surfaces, Shepparton Art Gallery 2002
Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne
2001-2002 The Hungry Mans Exhibition, NSW Regional Galleries
2001 Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
2000 7th Contemporary Art Show, Melbourne
Nicola Townsend, Tokyo, Japan
1998 6th Contemporary Art Show, Melbourne
1997 Musicians and Musical Instruments, Gallery 460, Sydney
1996 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1994 Every Day, Spiral Arm, Canberra
Picture Writing, Jardine Street Gallery, Canberra
Selected Awards & Collections
Town of Bassendean Open Acquisitive Award, Maitland Art Award, ACT Cultural Council Grant, St John of God Hospital Murdoch, Canberra Eye Hospital, BHP Billiton, New Parliament House, Australian National University, Artbank, many private collections throughout Australia and overseas