Lew Brennan is an Australian Realism Artist who specialises mainly in rural themes using charcoal and oils. Lew regularly has exhibitions worldwide, and his work is held in significant private collections internationally.
"I was born an artist. That’s not to be arrogant, simply reflecting on my earliest memories with pencil in hand. All other enterprises in my life have been an aside to my art. My drawing and painting have been a continuum, committing to realism & working to master my own self taught techniques with my chosen mediums. I create for myself, working in charcoal & in oil paints. To me the art of drawing with a burned stick of wood onto paper is primal in its application & spiritual in its essence. My ultimate goal with each creation is to capture and transfer emotion. My subjects vary but rarely stray too far from respecting small town culture, remote spaces and the living things within them." - Lew Brennan
Lew has been represented by numerous galleries over the past 30 years which currently include Manyung Galleries Victoria Australia,, J K Gallery Thredbo NSW Australia and Arthouse Gallery Brisbane Australia, Avra Art Gallery New Jersey and Miami Florida, Cross Gate Gallery Kentucky, T H Brennan Fine Art Gallery Scottsdale Arizona.
Recent Exhibitions
2021 ‘The Spirit of Pomona’ Juniper Gallery, Pomona Qld
2020 ‘New Western Talent’ Exhibition. Western Gallery. Texas USA
2020 ’A Day in A Life’ Solo exhibition in partnership with Queensland Gallery Of Modern Art (GOMA)
2020 Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. QLD
2020 ‘The Last Picture Show’ Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney NSW
2019 ‘Eclectica’ Exhibition. Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. QLD
2019 ‘Towards New Ways’ Exhibition, Hyperrealist Magazine, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Arts Centre, Santa Monica, USA
2019 ‘EQUUS’ Exhibition. Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney NSW
2018 ‘Local Legends’ Exhibition. Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. People’s Choice Winner Cooroy QLD
2017 World Polo Championships, Sydney Art Exhibition
2017 ‘Equine and Canine’, Manyung Gallery VIC
2016 ‘Equestrian Exhibition’, Manyung Gallery VIC
2015 Noosa Marina Pop Up Exhibition, QLD
2014 Artspace 101 Gallery, Mooloolaba, QLD
Commendations & Awards
2022 Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Grafton Regional Gallery
2021 finalist ‘Lethbridge Landscape Prize’ Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2020 Finalist Lyn McCrea Drawing Prize, Noosa Regional Gallery
2020 Finalist and People’s Choice winner Du Rietz Art Award, Gympie Regional Gallery
2019 Finalist and People’s Choice Winner ‘Du Rietz’ Art Award. Gympie Regional Gallery. QLD
2018 ‘Lyn Mc Crea Drawing Prize’. Finalist and People’s Choice Winner. Noosa Regional Gallery QLD
2017 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award’. Finalist. Grafton Regional Gallery. Grafton NSW