About
Kyle Hughes-Odgers is an Australian artist. His working approach encompasses a range of mediums. Primarily muted warm acrylics on wood, canvas and large scale street work.
Focusing on ideas of nostalgia and story telling through figurative, pattern and abstract imagery. His work is inspired by ideas of communication, chaos and memory.
He has exhibited throughout Australia as well as internationally in Los Angeles, New York and Paris. His street art and installations have been seen across the globe since 2005. His work has previously featured in publications such as Street Art New York (Prestel 2010), Kingbrown, and Empty magazine. In 2010 he completed a solo exhibition at Turner Galleries and a 45m commission for the Murdoch university art collection in Western Australia.
contact -
kylehughesodgers@gmail.com
Represented by Turner Galleries Western Australia.
photo credit Ross Clugston
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ART PRACTICE.
Solo Exhibitions
2010
You Just Have Your Eyes Closed – Turner Gallery - Perth, Australia
2009
Wood and Nails - Distracted Gallery - Perth, Australia
So Many Broken Umbrellas - Gorker Gallery - Melbourne, Australia
2008
Let’s Start a Fire - Keith and Lottie Gallery - Perth, Australia
2006
Kill the Beast - Keith and Lottie Gallery - Perth, Australia
You Can Take My Money But You Will Never Get My Arms - Distracted Gallery - Perth, Australia
2005
Who is Twiggy Thip? - Little Creatures Brewery - Fremantle, Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Scope Miami – C.Emerson Fine Art, Booth B37 - Miami, Florida
Outpost Project – Cockatoo Island, Sydney Australia
Go Go Gocco - Outre gallery – Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, Australia
Grassy Lot Show - Ludlow Street. L.E.S – New York City
Street Art Saved My Life:39 New York Stories- C.A.V.E gallery – Venice, Los Angeles
Vignette – C.Emerson Fine Art, St Petersburg, Florida
Sergeant Paper - Sergeant Paper Art Store - Paris, France
2010
Microcosm - Lofi Exhibition Space - Sydney NSW
Last Chance Studio Tour - No Vacancy Fed Square - Melbourne VIC,
Oh Really - Sydney NSW
Minus Canvas 4 - Old Warehouse Westend - Brisbane QLD
KingBrown 6 - Butchershop Gallery - Fremantle WA
Street Art New York Benefit - Factory Fresh Gallery - Brooklyn NYC
Albany Art Prize - Finalist – Vancouver Arts Centre - Albany WA
Mixed Business - Ambush Gallery - Sydney NSW
2009
Small Fry - Nine Lives - Brisbane QLD
Hard Cover No Jacket - Oh Really Gallery - Sydney NSW
40 Thieves 2 - Gorker Gallery - Melbourne VIC
Overgrowth 2 - Last Chance Studio - Perth WA
Condor Tower Carpark - Condor Tower - Perth WA
Unwrapped 09 - United Galleries- Perth WA
New Eyes Open - Ambush Gallery - Sydney NSW
Make Friend - Norfolk Basement - Fremantle WA
Untitled - Issue Galerie - Paris France
Street Crush - Alphabeta Gallery - Brooklyn NYC
2008
Blackspot - Wasteland Gallery - Perth WA
Candycult - Breadbox Gallery - Perth WA
Silver - PICA - Perth WA
Sidewayz - MTV Gallery - Sydney NSW
Where Mighty Giants Dwell - Retrospect Gallery - Sydney NSW
The Forty Thieves - Gorker Gallery - Melbourne VIC
The Potential of Space - Little Creatures Brewery - Fremantle WA
Kids Today - MTV Gallery - Sydney NSW
Broken Hands - Per Square Metre Gallery - Melbourne VIC
2007
Overgrowth - FKA Gallery - Perth WA
Kingbrown - Alphabet City The Toy Shop - Perth WA
12×12 - Ambush Gallery - Sydney NSW
Urban Art Agenda - Victoria Harbour - Melbourne VIC
2006
Semi-Permanent - Breadbox Gallery - Perth WA
Kingbrown 1 - Launch Breadbox - Perth WA
2005
The Salvation Show - The Old Pallas Hotel - Perth WA
Selected commissions
Tiger Translate Sydney,DMG architects, Murdoch University ECL Courtyard, Forty Hands Singapore, Zhivago,
Perth International Art Festival , St Jerome’s Laneway, Big Day Out, Belvedere 1x.
Foundation Housing , Juicebox Creative, Bar 399, Western Power building
Selected Features
Insite Magazine, Juxtapoz online, Skywest inflight magazine, Brooklyn Street art, Vandalog
Street Art New York , The West Australian , Cracker Your Wardrobe Korea, Artist’s Chronicle,
Push, Cut and Paste DVD Magazine, The Wire Magazine, Xpress Fashion,
Frankie, Acclaim, The Vine, The Age, Sunday Times, Relative magazine
Empty magazine, We are the image makers, Ekosystem, Kingbrown magazine, Woodentoy magazine,
Selected Films
2011
Rooftop NYC - process, brooklyn street installation.
5 pointz NYC - process, collaboration with the Yok.
Paint and Ladders - private commission process. filmed and edited by Chad Peacock
2010
Help is on the Way - Murdoch university public art commission. filmed and edited by Chad Peacock
You just have your eyes closed - Turner Galleries solo exhibition. filmed and edited by Chad Peacock
Microcosm - Sydney exhibition with Beastman, Max Berry and Phibs. filmed and edited by Matt Fezz
Collections
Murdoch University
City of Perth
Art Angels Turner galleries
Royal Perth Hospital
