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The Yahara
Derek Hambly Biography
Born in 1945 in Melbourne, Australia, artist Derek Hambly graduated in 1967 from Caulfield College in Melbourne, currently known as Monash University.
In 1967, Derek Hambly was the first artist in residence to draw and paint the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. He was commissioned by architect, Sir Roy Grounds, to record the exciting phase of construction of this interesting and important building.
Derek's historic drawings and paintings are in the gallery's archival files and remain as significant documents of a key moment in Melbourne's cultural history.
In 1969 Derek mounted his first solo exhibition at Gallery 99 in Melbourne. As a professional artist in Australia, he became known in high art circles as one of the most powerful young abstract painters in Australia.€
In 1999, America beckoned. Derek answered with a solo exhibition at The University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. A rapid-fire succession of shows throughout the east coast and Midwest followed some of Derek’s recent exhibitions include solo shows at Steve Martin Galleries of Miami and New Orleans. Other shows during this period include Gruen Galleries of Chicago and Caelum Gallery in New York City.
Many publications, including Madison Magazine, have featured Derek. Kevin Lynch of The Capital Times wrote in 2002 that the Australian-born painter wields his talent and unabated energy as one of the most impressive abstract artists to hit the United States in years.€
Derek Hambly Studios is located in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and Derek is currently represented by Gruen Galleries of Chicago, Steve Martin Galleries of Miami and New Orleans, Boston Art of Boston, Erdman Corporate Fine Art Group of Madison, Wisconsin, Pollock Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, SohoMyriad of Atlanta Georgia, Linden Gallery, of Ellison Bay, Wisconsin and the Yunnan Provence in China, and the David Barnett Gallery in Milwaukee, WI.