Adam Lester

Adam Lester was born and raised in Melbourne, and has been based in Brisbane now for a few years. One could see him as a traditional hunter/gatherer, except it is visual preys this artist goes after. Lester's travels to Europe, Asia and North America, paired with family life and the constant playfulness of children have expanded his visual asemblages.

His works merge the mundane with the weird and wonderful and result in being humorous but often prickly and free the viewers to find meanings in unexpected places.

Solo Exhibitions
2010
I Don't Wanna Grow Up, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2009
Harbourworks, Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
2008
Barely Losing, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
Let's Get Lost, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Archetypes for a Brave New World, Michael Reid Gallery, Murrundi, NSW
2006                       
Anywhere, Anywhere, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2005                       
Arts Factory Gallery, Brisbane
2003                       
Arts Factory Gallery, Brisbane                       

 Group Exhibitions
2008
Works on Paper, Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
Director's Choice, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide  
2007                       
Christmas Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Southern Man, Griffith Regional Gallery, Griffith
Three's Company, Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney
Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2006
Christmas Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Paper, Victoria Street Warehouse, Brisbane
2005                       
Christmas Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
The Drawing Show, Charles Ginn Gallery, Brisbane
2004                        
Yet Again, Arts Factory Gallery, Brisbane
Wesley Hospital, semi-permanent exhibition, Brisbane
2003                       
A Place to Belong, Arts Factory Gallery, Brisbane
Five, Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane
2002                       
Hatched, National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, perth
2001                       
Southern Cross University Graduate Show, Lismore
Stuck Up, The Tub Gallery, Byron Bay
2000                       
In Four Seasons, Roxy Gallery, Kyogle
1997                       
Agias Procopihos, Naxos, Greece
Kali Techni, Bar Baigani, Naxos Greece

Awards

2005                       
Queensland Art Workers Alliance Art Prize – Finalist, Brisbane
Churchie Art Prize, Finalist – Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane
2004                       
Churchie Art Prize, Finalist – Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane
2002                       
Bentley Art Prize, First Prize, Bentley
Southern Cross Art Prize, Highly Commended – Southern Cross University, Lismore
2001    
Reconciliation Art Prize, Highly Commended – Southern Cross University, Lismore