Being

Creative visual thinking is fundamental to us all as human beings as we strive to understand our sense of self and the world. Chartwell seeks to deepen understanding about the importance of art and creative thinking for our future and our wellbeing.

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Chartwell supports artists as they make and think. Making is an active and connected process, involving the interaction of intention, intuition and intellect with the mediums of the world. Chartwell is making too - making a difference through philanthropy and enabling access to creative activities and research.

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Brent Harris

Brent Harris was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1956, in 1981 he moved to Australia, and he currently lives and works in Melbourne. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Victorian College of the Arts, and a Diploma of Art and Design from Footscray College of TAFE, Melbourne. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions throughout Australia and New Zealand, including recent shows at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Robert Heald Gallery, Wellington, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney. He has been the recipient of numerous grants and residencies, including a 2008 Residency in Rome, awarded by the Australia Council, a 2004 Residency in Singapore, awarded by the Tyler Print Institute, and a1999 Residency at Nagasawa Art Park, Japan. His work is represented in public and private collections across Australia and New Zealand, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Christchurch Art Gallery; as well as the Department of prints and Drawings at the British Museum, London.

To The Forest (No.7 Small)

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Brent Harris