Daniel Hollier, artist, was born in Canberra in 1979. Hollier studied at the National Art School, Sydney, completing a Bachelor of Fine Art (Hons) in 2009.

After graduating, Hollier exhibited in a number of artist-run-initiatives including Sydney Non-Objective (SNO) and MOP Projects, where he curated the group exhibition 'Lesser Abstraction’ in 2010. This exhibition featured the work of Justin Balmain, ADS Donaldson and David Serisier in addition to that of Hollier. In 2010, Hollier also held a solo exhibition at Liverpool Street Gallery entitled 'Between the Imaginary and the Real’ followed by 'Shape Shifter’ in 2012.

Hollier has featured in several group exhibitions, including 'SNO 50’, Sydney Non-Objective, Sydney (2009); 'Bucket’, Mop Projects, Sydney (2009); 'Big Thoughts’, Fraser Studio Residency Exhibition (2010); 'Welcome’, Fraser Studio Projects, Queen Street Studios, Sydney (2011); 'Origins’, William Wright Projects, Sydney (2011) and 'You Give Good Colour’, curated by Claudia Damichi at Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne (2012).

Hollier was the recipient of the Queen Street Studio Residency Award at Fraser Studio Projects in 2009 and the Clitheroe Foundation Scholarship in 2008. In addition, Hollier was the recipient of the Storrier Onslow Cité de Paris Residency (2010), which he undertook in early 2011, and was also a finalist in the Helen Lempriere Travelling Scholarship both in 2011 and in 2010 at Artspace, Sydney. In 2011, Hollier was awarded a New Work Grant by the Australia Council for the Arts.

His work is represented in the collection of Artbank as well as private collections in Australia, United Kingdom and Holland. Daniel Hollier lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

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liverpoolstreetgallery
Date written:
2012
Last updated:
2012