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Contact Information:
Patrick Hromas
Springwood,
Australia
Member Since: Sep 2008

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Artist Media:
Collage (1)
Drawing Other (4)
Painting Ink (4)
Painting Oil (5)
Pastel (9)
Artist Statement:
For seven years he had wanted
to merge his occasional
dalliances with Photoshop to
better plan his paintings.
Patrick toyed with
photocollaged cards that he
gave to his close friends and
family. This interest was
brought to fruition in making
mock ups for his first Mis En
Scene painting, The ...

Further Information
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
Artist Reviews:
"From Horses to Myths"

A NEW exhibition for Hunters
Hill artist Patrick Hromas
finds inspiration in the
ancient and modern world.

The Piebald Horse, opening at
a Glebe Point Rd cafe gallery
on March 16, shows Hromas to
be an artist with a wide
canvas given his ability to
draw...

Further Information
Collections:
COLLECTIONS

2009-10 Louise Willis Art
Collection, Blue Mountains,
NSW, Australia

2008 The Battersby-Bromley
Art Collection,
East Lindfield,NSW,
Australia
Donation of a
painting: When You're Strange,
2004

2005 Australian Alpine Club,
Perisher Heutte Ltd.,
Church Point, NSW,
Australia
Donation of a drawing: The
Imprint of Ganymede, 1999

...

Further Information
Commissions:
COMMISSIONS

2006 - present Private
family and animal portrait
commissions for residents in
and surrounding Sydney, NSW,
Australia

2000 Private commissions of
drawings and watercolours for
Mr Singh, an Indian national

1996 Australian Capital
Territory, Campbell, ACT,
Australia
Private commission of an
equine portrait...

Further Information
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
Artist Reviews:
"From Horses to Myths"

A NEW exhibition for Hunters
Hill artist Patrick Hromas
finds inspiration in the
ancient and modern world.

The Piebald Horse, opening at
a Glebe Point Rd cafe gallery
on March 16, shows Hromas to
be an artist with a wide
canvas given his ability to
draw...

Further Information
Collections:
COLLECTIONS

2009-10 Louise Willis Art
Collection, Blue Mountains,
NSW, Australia

2008 The Battersby-Bromley
Art Collection,
East Lindfield,NSW,
Australia
Donation of a
painting: When You're Strange,
2004

2005 Australian Alpine Club,
Perisher Heutte Ltd.,
Church Point, NSW,
Australia
Donation of a drawing: The
Imprint of Ganymede, 1999

...

Further Information
Commissions:
COMMISSIONS

2006 - present Private
family and animal portrait
commissions for residents in
and surrounding Sydney, NSW,
Australia

2000 Private commissions of
drawings and watercolours for
Mr Singh, an Indian national

1996 Australian Capital
Territory, Campbell, ACT,
Australia
Private commission of an
equine portrait...

Further Information

Exhibitions for Patrick Hromas:



Patrick Hromas - Exhibiting Resume
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
8 Murray Avenue
Springwood NSW 2777
Telephone
02 4751 8279
Mobile
0415 206 910
Email
cerus@live.com.au
Websites
www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/h/hromas
www.fujicolor.com.au/Cerus
www.artfiles.com.au/patrickhromas
ABN
26 260 471 096

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
The Piebald Horse, Squiggle Graphix Gallery, Plus Coffee T-House,
Glebe, Sydney
2004
Film Still Series, Light of India Restaurant, Gladesville, Sydney
2001
Six White Horses, An ART PORT Event, First Draft Gallery,
Surry Hills, Sydney
1999
"The Mare of St Agatha" and "Voice Horse as Metis in Zeus"
The Artist’s Way Café, Glebe, Sydney
1998
Pawing the Plethora, Kulture Shop, Bronte, Sydney
1996
Child of Equus, Studio One Gallery, Canberra

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011
OIFCAA Wentworth Falls TAFE Library Exhibition, Wentworth Falls
TAFE, Wentworth Falls
2011
Bent Art, Art Prize Exhibition, Wentworth Falls School of Art, Wentworth
2011
Motley Works, Braemar Gallery, Springwood
2010
Beyond the surface of the page, Marian Newman Gallery, Crows Nest
2010
Springwood Art Show, Springwood High School, Falconbridge
2008
Equine Art Prize, Melbourne Royal Showground, Ascot Vale,
Melbourne (artwork accepted but not exhibited)
2008
APHID <5, Multidiscipline exhibition, St Peters, Sydney
2008
The Nude, Marianne Newman Gallery, Crows Nest, Sydney
2008
Castle Hill Show Art Exhibition, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill,
Sydney
2007
Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 501, Northbridge, Sydney
2007
Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Chatswood, Sydney
2007
APHID Party <3, Multidiscipline exhibition, Owner/Producer
UM Records residence, Bronte, Sydney
Patrick Hromas - Exhibiting Resume
2006
APHID Party, Multidiscipline exhibition, Owner/Producer
UM Records
residence, Bronte, Sydney
2006
Castle Hill Show Art Exhibition, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill,
Sydney
2005
Christmas Show, Rex Livingston Art Dealer, Surry Hills, Sydney
2005
Affordable Art at Christmas, Gallery Oscar, Pymble, Sydney
2005
Castle Hills Craft and Art Market, Castle Hill, Sydney
2005
45th Art Exhibition City of Ryde Art Society, North Ryde, Sydney
2005
20th Waverley Art Prize Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre, Bondi,
Sydney
2005
Real Refusés, TAP Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2004
Group Show, Gallery Oscar, Pymble, Sydney
2004
Walk the Street, Community Art Exhibition, Nu+Nan Fashion, Newtown,
Sydney
2003
Messages, An ART PORT Event, Bent Space, Camperdown, Sydney
2003
Rex-Livingston Contemporary Stall - Affordable Art Show,
Royal Exhibition Hall, Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney
2000
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Exhibition Council Chambers,
Lane Cove, Sydney
1999
Access All Areas NSW Touring Exhibition, Parramatta Town Hall,
Parramatta, Sydney
1998
Lloyd Rees Youth Art Exhibition, Council Chambers,
Lane Cove, Sydney
1998
SFNSW Art Show, Delmar Art Gallery, Sydney
1997
Autumn Group Show, TAP Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
1996
Return to the White Palace - Graduate Exhibition, Canberra School of Art
1996
Student Drawing Award Exhibition, CSA Gallery, Canberra
1996
Fragile Objects; Artists Books and Limited Editions,
National Library of Australia, Canberra
1993
Cyberspace, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
AWARDS
2006
Commended in the section of Linear Drawing: Dobel Study - Phar Lap,
Castle Hill and Hills District Agricultural Society Inc., Castle Hill
Showground, NSW
1999
1st Prize Poetry Section, Nowra Access All Areas NSW Touring
Exhibition, Parramatta Town Hall, Parramatta, NSW
1997
Commended for watercolour: Vision at Nîmes, SFNSW Art Show,
Delmar Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW

EDUCATION

2000 – Figure Drawing, Royal Art Society of NSW
1999 – Introduction to AutoCad, Ultimo TAFE
1996 – Bachelor of Art (Visual), Canberra School of Art, ANU
Major: Graphic Investigation, Sub Major: Painting, Sub Major: Art
Theory and History
1995 – Exchange student at Ecolé National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) ,
France where he also spent time in the town of Nîmes
1990 – Higher School Certificate, Australian International Independent School,
where he obtained a mark within the top ten percentile band for
2Unit Art in NSW

SELECTED EMPLOYMENT

2012
Panoply, OIFCAA Art Exhibition, Department of Fair Trade, Locations:
Parramatta, Blacktown and Penrith, NSW
Volunteer Curator
2008
Ariel Booksellers, Paddington, NSW
Sales Assistant
2006 -
APHID Art Exhibitions, Bronte and Newtown, NSW
2008
Curator
2003 -
Cromwell's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Pyrmont, NSW
2005
Part Time Arts Assistant
Assisting with the Cromwell's Art Prize - 2004 and 2005
A national art prize that toured to Melbourne and New York
1997
Prints and Drawings Department, AGNSW
Part Time Arts Assistant

COMMISSIONS

2006
Private family and animal portrait commissions
- Present
2005
Australian Alpine Club, Perisher Heutte Ltd.
Donation of a drawing: The Imprint of Ganymede 1999
2004
Macquarie University, Museum of Ancient Cultures
Donation of drawing: Mummified Head 2004

RECENT MEDIA PRESENTATION

December, 2011
Various group exhibitions, including the artist's works, as a current
member of OIFCAA, Springwood branch, in blog format.
http://http://www.oifcaa.blogspot.com.au/
October, 2011
Article: Enfant Naturale. Written by the artist. The Mountains
Blueberry. Sept/Oct 2011 edition.
http://www.themountainsblueberry.com.au/
February, 2010
Drawing: Athena’s magical arrow with Voice Horse and birth
scene. Photograph of artwork (in situ) features in the online article
INTERVIEW:IMPERIAL NESTING, in the design magazine yellowtrace
http://yellowtrace.com.au/blog/2010/03/12/interview-imperialnesting/
May, 2010
Poem: The Refraction of Equus published in the liner notes of
EQUUS Grand Vehicule a contemporary album by
Olivier Capparos & Lionel Marchetti, France
March, 2007
Seven poems from 1990 – 1993: The Child of Equus Published
in What the eye sees, hears the body – 2007, Lampe-Tempête;
an online French poetry revue magazine. Internet
Reference: http://www.lampe-tempete.fr/Equus.html
Sept. 16, 2006
Drawing: The Victory of Telchine over Poseidon.
Discussed in Q&A: Reclaiming Imagination:
Conference: For Mathew and Others recorded by ABC
Radio National at the College of Fine Art, UNSW,
Paddington, NSW
March 8, 2006
Review of The Piebald Horse solo exhibition: From horses to
myths, Stepping Out section, Northern District Times, Epping,
NSW
June 27, 2006
Mixed media work: Demographic. Auction Catalogue:
Australian and International Fine Art Cromwell's,
Cromwell's Auction Group, Pyrmont, NSW



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