Darren Siwes b. 1968

  • Artist (Photographer)
Adelaide based photographer Darren Siwes' work is represented in the collections of many public institutions including the Art Gallery's of South Australia, Art Gallery's of Western Australia and Queensland Art Gallery. Siwes was included in 'Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia' (2008) at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Darren Siwes was born in 1968 and is an Adelaide based photographer. He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from the University of South Australia (1996) as well as a Graduate Diploma of Education (1997) from the same university. In 2002 he was awarded the Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship and he went on to obtain a Masters of Fine Art from the Institute of London: Chelsea School of Art in London, UK.

He is, as described on the Turner Gallery website as becoming “well known for his nocturnal images of ethereal figures standing in recognisable locations around Adelaide, the UK and now Perth.”

In 2007 Siwes was the recipient of the Redlands Westpac Art Prize. His work is held in many public collections including the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the Queensland Art Gallery.

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2009
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2011

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