Brenton See is a Perth artist specialising in small canvas works to large scale interior and exterior wall murals.
Brenton is inspired by the day to day struggles of the everyday person as well as the stories of happiness and sadness and life and death. David Attenborough's documentaries have been a big influence on his work and are one of the main reasons he chooses to use animals in his pieces. Brenton enjoys using animals and objects rather than the human form to express himself and the stories he wants to tell. He is constantly focusing on the topic of “predator and prey” and “life and death” as these (as well as in the animal kingdom) are very relevant to the lives we as humans live.
After graduating secondary school Brenton then went on to study graphic design. Before starting his Advanced Diploma he decided working with computers wasn’t the direction he wanted to head down in life. Brenton searched for employment where he could use his hands to create the artwork he had in his head. In 2007 he began an apprenticeship in tattooing. At this time Brenton was drawing at home and developing a style. He fell more and more in love with working with pen and ink, acrylics and watercolours and soon people began to request his work. Brenton left the tattoo apprenticeship after 8 months and decided that painting for a living was the path he wanted to take.
Nowadays Brenton works in his home studio here in Perth using his medium of choice (acrylic) on commissions, murals and exhibitions.
You can now find Brenton's artwork for sale at 19 Karen Gallery- www.19karen.com.au
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Education
Graphic Design Central Tafe, Perth CBD, Certificate 4 (2005) & Diploma in Graphic Design (2006).
Selected Exhibitions
SOLO
2012 For the Love, Gold Coast Convention Centre, Surf N Ink, Broadbeach QLD
2013 Brenton See Solo Exhibition, The Bird, Northbridge, Perth WA
2013 Super Predator, Kurb Gallery, Northbridge, Perth WA
2014 Inside My Outside, Little Creatures Brewery, Fremantle, Perth WA
2015 Untitled, Gold Coast Convention Centre, Surf N Ink, Broadbeach QLD
2016 Thirty Years With/Out Colour, Claremont Perth WA
GROUP
2012 See-Saw, The Butcher Shop, Northbridge, Perth WA
2012 I Hart Charity Event, The Claremont Hotel, Perth WA
2013 Men with Beards, Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne VIC
2013 Pimp my MUF, Melbourne Ukulele Festival, Northcote, Melbourne VIC
2013 Toy to the World, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne VIC
2013 Animal Nature, Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne VIC
2013 Making Waves for the Kimberley, Spacecubed, St Georges Terrace, Perth WA
2014 APEX, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2014 Roll on Rome, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2014 Loser Brigade Group Warehouse Show, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2015 Lost & Found Group exhibition, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2015 Oxjam Group exhibition, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2015 STAY SAFE Group exhibition, Ruck Rover, Northbridge, Perth WA
2015 Art Playground Group exhibition, PSAS, Fremantle, Perth WA
2016 40 x 40 Group exhibition, Melbourne VIC
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2014 Interior painted wall mural, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2014 Exterior painted wall mural, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco, Perth WA
2014 Interior painted wooden mural, Ball & Chain Bar, Fremantle, Perth WA
2015 Exterior wall Fresh Provisions car park Mt Lawley, Perth WA
2015 Interior mural Waldecks garden Centre Stirling, Perth WA
2015 Exterior mural Woolworths Fremantle, Perth WA
2015 Exterior and interior murals St Patricks Primary school Fremantle, Perth WA
2015 Exterior and Interior murals Our Lady of Mt Carmel School Hilton, Perth WA
2015 Exterior private garden mural, Wembley, Perth WA
2015 Pash Frozen yogurt exterior portable mural Fremantle WA
2015 Sea Shepherd action mural, Fremantle WA
2016 Exterior wall mural Flying Scottsman carpark Mt Lawley, Perth WA
2016 Exterior wall mural Rosemount Hotel Carpark, Perth WA
2016 Granny Flat exterior mural Booragoon, Perth WA
2016 Telstra Exchange building exterior mural, Perth WA
2016 Highgate Primary School exterior mural, Highgate Perth WA
2016 Mt Hawthorn Festival exterior mural, Mt Hawthorn Perth WA
2016 Esplanade Hotel Fremantle interior mural, Fremantle WA
2016 Caffe Amaretto carpark exterior mural
2016 Ashfield Primary School exterior mural, Ashfield WA
2016 Private exterior mural, Joondanna WA
2016 Private interior mural, Wellard WA
2016 Live canvas Painting, State Theatre Perth WA
2016 Dampier mural project including three exterior murals around town. Dampier WA
2016 Exterior wall mural for Infill property group. Hamilton Hill WA
2016 The Chippery & Co exterior mural, Norhbridge WA
2016 Wembley Downs Primary School. Three exterior murals, Wembley Downs WA
2016 St Patricks Primary School. Exterior mural. Fremantle WA
2016 Hongkies Hong Kong Kitchen restaurant, Northbridge WA
2016 Private exterior mural, Bayswater WA
2016 Subiaco Vet exterior mural, Subiaco WA
2016 Mulberry Tree childcare external mural, North Perth WA
2016 Private exterior mural, Bayswater WA
2016 Private exterior mural, Fremantle WA
2017 Mulberry Tree childcare exterior mural, Tuart Hill WA
2017 Kerry Street Pear Tree coffee shop exterior mural, Hamilton Hill WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Leederville WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Hamilton Hill WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Bayswater WA
2017 Mulberry Tree Childcare, Tuart Hill WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Fremantle WA
2017 Lions Park exterior mural x2, Dampier WA
2017 Private exterior mural, North Perth WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Shoalwater WA
2017 Exterior mural x2 for MSC.org opposite Joes Fish Shack, Fremantle WA
2017 Exterior mural for Heartwalk2017, Kalgoorlie WA
2017 Private exterior mural, Leederville WA
2017 Interior mural and workshops Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham WA
2017 Exterior mural and workshops Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale WA
2017 Interior mural Screenwest department ABC Perth, Perth WA
2017 Exterior mural Piney Lakes Sensory Playground, Winthrop WA