Andrew Hopkins
group show
Art of ABSTRACTION
21 June – 19 July 2025
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Andrew Hopkins
Hand Striations
61×61cm acrylic on canvas
$1,800
My paintings explore the balance between control and unpredictability. Using simple visual elements—grids, stripes, and monochrome tones—I create works that sit between precision and imperfection. Each piece begins with a structured plan, but the process often introduces unexpected marks: a bleed of paint, rough edge, or a trace of dust or texture. I don’t hide these moments—they become part of the work, reflecting the passage of time and the presence of the hand.
Rather than offering clear resolutions, these paintings invite slow, careful looking. Subtle shifts in lines, surface irregularities, and traces of previous layers draw the viewer in. The limited colour palette, just black and white, helps focus attention on these quieter details.
For me, painting is a process of layering and patience. These works are not about perfection, but about holding space for ambiguity, materiality, and quiet persistence. They suggest that even within abstraction, the human touch—and all its unpredictability—remains essential.
Andrew Hopkins is a Sydney based artist who completed his BFA at the National Art School Sydney in 2009. He was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship in 2016 and 2017, and a finalist in the William Fletcher Biennial Travelling Fellowship Residency at the British School at Rome in 2013. His works are held in numerous private & corporate collections including Allens Sydney
Andrew Hopkins
Inevitability
77×77cm acrylic on canvas
$2,200
Andrew Hopkins
Static Born of Repetition
102×102cm acrylic on canvas
$3,000
Andrew Hopkins
Sui Generis
102×102cm acrylic on canvas
$3,000
Andrew Hopkins
Drifloon
92×77cm acrylic on canvas
$2,500
Andrew Hopkins
Ink Through the Grain of Itself
61×61cm acrylic on canvas
$1,800
One can see the artist challenging himself
from one picture to the next
John McDonald
Sydney Morning Herald & The Age
10 October 2020
Andrew Hopkins
Born 1987 Sydney
lives & works in Sydney
Education
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Unknown Caller
2021 Replica Robin Gibson Gallery
2020 Flutter Robin Gibson Gallery
2018 City Garden Robin Gibson Gallery
2017 Flashes Robin Gibson Gallery”:/exhibitions/andrew-hopkins-2017
2015 Swimming in Vertigo Robin Gibson Gallery
2013 Flying Dream Robin Gibson Gallery
2012 Regeneration Robin Gibson Gallery
2008 Andy’s Show East Sydney Doctors, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
since 2010 Group Exhibitions at Robin Gibson Gallery including New Talent | Recent Graduates in 2010
2011 Group show Butchers Shop Gallery, Mudgee NSW
2010 Emerald Couture Fashion Show Catwalk Design (weavings) National Art School, Sydney
2009 Degree Show National Art School, Sydney
2008 Naked East Sydney Doctors, Sydney
2008 In care for Christmas East Sydney Doctors, Sydney
2008 Heroine East Sydney Doctors, Sydney
2008 Let the blood run free East Sydney Doctors, Sydney
Awards/Prizes/Residencies
2017 Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship Finalist Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
2016 Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship Finalist Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
2013 Finalist for the William Fletcher Biennial Traveling Fellowship Residency at the British School at Rome
2010 Awarded Lennox Street Studio Residency (6 months) Newtown at the completion of final year of BFA
2009 Robin Gibson Gallery Award
Collections
Allens
