“Rehgan
De Mather's paintings replicate the traces of industry, and the cryptograms
of graffiti, on walls of contemporary spaces. They flash with comic book
exclamations, bleed with paint scrawled behind alleyways, and are seared
by an essence of New York grit.
Rehgan's prolific output of work, for such a young artist, seems to be
riding on a distinctly serious but fun attitude. His work is exciting
because it is raw and has a genuine interest in the noises and signs that
clutter urban spaces.”
-David O'Halloran, Curator, Glen Eira City Gallery
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS
2007 I’d Like to Dance With You Cowwarr Art Space – Cowwar
2007 Overload Groundfloor Gallery - Sydney
2006 Pretty When You Lie Artworks Gallery – Southport
2006 Graphic Exploits and other Gratuities blank_space - Sydney
2005 Contemporary Leftovers Latrobe Regional Gallery - Morwell
2005 Boxing Clever Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
2005 Words, Music and Mayhem Jackman Gallery - St Kilda
2004 Ignite Jackman Gallery - St Kilda
2003 Nocturnal Selections Stella Dimadis Galleries - Melbourne
2003 Travelling without Moving Gippsland Art Gallery - Sale
2003 Art Boy vs. Bar Boy Switchback Gallery - Churchill
2002 Moderns Gods Glen Eira City Gallery - Caulfield
2001 Fine Focus: Recent Work Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2007 Going to Town Blindside Gallery – Melbourne
2007 Teasers Groundfloor Gallery - Sydney
2006 New Energies Meeniyan Art Gallery - Meeniyan
2006 West Gippsland Art Centre - Warragul
2006 Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
2006 ARC Gallery – Yinnar
2005 Summer Takeaway Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
2004 Works on Paper Jackman Gallery – St. Kilda
2004 Not for the Dinner Table Stella Dimadis Galleries - Melbourne
2003 Blue Jackman Gallery – St. Kilda
2003 Urban Life Jackman Gallery - St. Kilda
2002 From the Stable Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
2001 Textual Gippsland Art Gallery - Sale
2001 Work: Cut, Paste, Paint, Create, Burn Faculty Gallery - Caulfield
2000 Exploring the self Gippsland Art Gallery – Sale
2000 Nicholson St. Gallery - Bairnsdale
2000 First Site Gallery - Melbourne
2000 Gippsland Centre for Art and Design
2000 Faculty Gallery – Caulfield
2000 Switchback Gallery - Churchill
2000 Beyond Zone 1 Cowwarr Art Space - Cowwarr
2000 It’s a Big, Big World Faculty Gallery - Caulfield
AWARDS
2007 Finalist, City of Whyalla Art Prize
2007 Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2007 Finalist, Prometheus Art Award
2006 Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize
2006 Finalist, Arc Yinnar Drawing Prize
2004 Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2002 Finalist, 32nd Alice Springs Art Prize
2002 Finalist, John Leslie Art Prize
2000 Semi - Finalist - Arts Award, Young Australian of the Year Awards
2000 Regional Arts Development Grant, Arts Victoria
2000 Aurora Australis Award, Spiritual Art and the Imagination
COLLECTIONS
Sale College, Cowwarr Art Space, Cowwarr, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale
Private Collections, Australia & Singapore
Rehgan is also represented by Cowwarr Art
Space (VIC) and Groundfloor Gallery (NSW)
I'D LIKE TO DANCE WITH YOU
195cm x 85cm
acrylic, spray enamel, charcoal, letra-set and collage on paper mounted
on canvas
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
30cm x 30cm
acrylic and collage on canvas
RESSURRECTION AS A CHANGE IN DIRECTION
140cm x 140cm
acrlyic & mixed
media on canvas
LOOK WHERE ALL THIS TALKING GOT US BABY
195 cm x 115cm
acrylic, spray enamel and collage on canvas
BIG BANG PRODUCT
41cm x 51cm
oil on canvas
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