ANDREW BAINES
Surrealist artist
Born 1963 in Essex UK moved to Australia as a child.
Aged 18, attended SA School of Art, Adelaide University.
Aged 21, started own business Baines Graphics.
Aged 34, gave up commercial art to become a full-time artist.
A full-time artist since 1997, Andrew Baines exhibits his paintings internationally, in London, Scotland, California, Florida,
Montreal, Portugal, Switzerland, Hong Kong, with several sell-out exhibitions in Australia and Singapore.
In 2010, He was included in a European Encyclopedia of Surrealism, a finalist in over 20 art prizes, including three times in
the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. His paintings are in The Australian Embassy in Rome Italy, ANZ Bank Singapore
and News LTD. He is currently the only Australian in a European travelling exhibition entitled "International Surrealism Now"
Recently commissioned to paint a label for Wirra Wirra winery's Scrubby Rise label (over one million bottles have been
distributed internationally!)
Andrew has gained considerable international media coverage for his surreal installations/photo shoots, where He puts
suited volunteers, orchestras, live cows, Hills Hoists, politicians etc in the sea at dawn.
Volunteers have included Malcolm Turnbull, Amanda Vanstone, Colin Barnett, Alexander Downer, Natasha Stott Despoja,
Sir Eric & Lady Neal just to name a few...
Most recently he was featured on TV program USA Today for putting a herd of cows in the sea at Geelong!
He has also collaborated with many companies to bring his work to fruition, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, The WASO,
Hills Holdings, Wirra Wirra Winery, Anglicare, State Gallery of WA, Holstein Australia, StHildas Girls School Mosman WA,
FMC Foundation etc..
His most famous installation/photo shoot was a guerrilla protest that featured 12 suited people sitting on toilets reading
papers, on the water's edge at Henley, including Amanda Vanstone.
Andrew has recently collaborated with the United Nations organisation of Australia to create two installations. His latest
venture is a foray into short film making with “Escape of the Corporate Battery Hens”.
A full-time quasi-surrealist artist since 1997. Exhibits his paintings internationally, with several sell-out exhibitions in Australia
and Singapore.
In 2010, He was included in a European Encyclopedia of Surrealism, "Lexikon der Surrealisten" a finalist in over 20 art
prizes, including three times in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. His paintings are in The Australian Embassy in
Rome Italy, ANZ Bank Singapore and NewsLTD.
Recently commissioned to paint a label for Wirra Wirra's Scrubby Rise label (over one million bottles have been distributed
internationally!
Andrew has gained considerable international media coverage for his surreal installations/photo shoots, where He puts
suited volunteers, orchestras, live cows, clothes lines, politicians etc in the sea at dawn. Volunteers have included many well
known politicians & luminaries. Most recently he was featured on TV program USA Today.
He has also collaborated with many companies to bring his work to fruition including the United Nations, the West Australian
Symphony Orchestra, Hills Holdings, Wirra Wirra Winery, Anglicare, Holstein Australia, StHildas Girls School Mosman WA,
Flinders Medical Centre Foundation.
His most famous installation was a guerrilla protest, that featured 12 suited people sitting on toilets reading papers, on the
water's edge at Henley beach in South Australia, including Australian Ambassador to Italy Amanda Vanstone.
His latest venture is a foray into short film making with “Escape of the Corporate Battery Hens”
Andrew Baines (Surrealist artist) Selected one-person exhibitions
1998 Art Images Gallery SA
1999 Greenhill Galleries SA
2000 Greenhill Galleries SA
2001 Greenhill Galleries SA
Bay Discovery Gallery SA
2002 Greenhill Galleries SA
Pilbara Fine Art Gallery Karratha WA
2003 Greenhill Galleries SA
Framed the Darwin Gallery NT
2004 Greenhill Galleries SA
Jahroc Gallery Margaret River WA
Monsoon Gallery Broome WA
Galerie TOAAC Lausanne Switzerland
2005 Red Dot Gallery McLaren Vale SA
Rushcutters Bay Gallery NSW
2006 Lynne Wilton Gallery VIC
Greenhill Galleries SA
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery NSW
2007 BMG Art SA
Stafford Studios of Fine Art WA
2008 BMG Art SA
Harrison Galleries NSW
2009 BMG Art SA
Stafford Studios of Fine Art WA
2010 Red Sea Gallery Singapore
Harrison Galleries NSW
Gallows Gallery Mosman WA
2011 BMG Art SA
2012 Gallows Gallery Mosman WA
Richard Martin Gallery Sydney NSW
2013 BMG Art Adelaide
Paint Box fine art ACT
2014 Paint box fine art ACT
BMG Art Adelaide
Prizes/Awards
2004
Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize NSW
Finalist Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize SA
Finalist Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize for Landscape
Finalist Cromwell Art Prize NSW
Finalist Gray Mast Art prize SA – Highly Commended
2005
Finalist Spirit of the Outback QLD
Finalist Heysen Prize for Landscape SA
Finalist Adelaide Cathedral Art Prize SA – Best Observation of Human Behaviour
Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize NSW
Finalist Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize for Water SA
Finalist Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize SA
Finalist Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition SA
Artist in Residence – StHildas Anglican Girls School Mosman WAHeadline artist – StHildas Art Exhibition
2007
Finalist Waterhouse Natural history Art Prize SA
Finalist Whyalla Art Prize SA
2008
Finalist Corangamarah Art Prize VIC
Finalist Fleurieu Biennale Vistas Art Prize
2009
Finalist Whyalla Art Prize SA
Finalist Maritime Art Prize VIC
2011
Finalist Nora Heysen Art Prize for still life SA
2012
Finalist Mortimer art prize for Surrealism NSW
2013
Semi-finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Selected Group Exhibitions
2000 Accent Fine Art WA
Redhill Gallery QLD
Raglan Gallery NSW 2001 Redhill Gallery QLD
2002 Stafford Studios of Fine Art WA
Shayne Gallery Montreal Canada
2003 WA Art Fair with Stafford Studios
Aviva Fine Art Consultancy Vic
Susan Street Fine Art Gallery California USA
2004 Redhill Gallery QLD
Joanne Coia Gallery Florida USA
Dart Gallery Devon UK
2005 Framed the Darwin Gallery NT
Blackheath Gallery London UK
Gallery Diamante California USA
Shayne Gallery Montreal Canada
Melbourne Affordable Art Fair -without Pier Gallery
2006 Artery Gallery StAndrews Scotland
Blackheath Gallery London UK
Sydney Art Fair – TVH Gallery
Headline Artist- StHildas Art Exhibition WA
2007 Melbourne Art Fair-Greenwood Gallery
Maree Mizon Gallery NSW
Artery Gallery StAndrews Scotland
Greenwood Gallery VIC
2008 Artery Gallery StAndrews Scotland
Pivotal Gallery VIC
Sydney Art Fair-Harrison Galleries
2009 Red Sea Gallery Singapore
Karin Weber Gallery Hong Kong
Artery Gallery StAndrews Scotland
Gallows Gallery WA
Jenny Pihan Fine Art Melbourne VIC
2011 Axia Modern Melbourne VIC
Harrison Galleries Sydney NSW
Singapore Affordable Art Fair with Red Sea Gallery
2013 International Surrealism Now Lisbon Portugal
HK Affordable Art Fair with Red Sea Gallery
Blackheath Gallery London UK
Commissions
. Cover for Life Saving in S.A
. Wine label painting for Wirra Wirra Vineyard
(McLaren Vale SA)
. CD cover painting for ABC Classics
. Cover for “I met god in Bermuda”
. Included in European Encyclopedia of Surrealism
Lexikon der surrealisten
Collections
Adelaide University – Roseworthy College SA
Advertiser Newspapers SA
National Dairies
SA Dept. for Emergency Services SA
Smorgan Collection VIC
StHildas Anglican Girl’s School Mosman WA StAloysius College Adelaide SA
Nichi Engineering Malaysia
Australian Embassy Rome Italy
ANZ Bank Singapore
Wirra Wirra Winery SA
Surreal installations
Since 2005, Andrew has created over a two dozen surreal Installations on Australian beaches via collaborations with Hills
Hoists, The United Nations, The West Australian and Adelaide Symphony orchestras, LWD Company, Holstein Australia
(Dairy Industry) the WA state Gallery, Anglicare, FMC Foundation & Wirra Wirra Vineyards with volunteers including
Malcolm Turnbull, Colin Barnet, Sir James & lady Hardy, Sir Eric & Lady Neal, Amanda Vanstone etc…