About
Working in graphite and exploring predominantly botanical subjects, Deere creates a strong sense of drama in his reinterpretation of natural forms in decay. When the structures of plants break down, creating new forms and new textures, these intimately observed works lead the viewer into an intriguing world of collapsing plant architecture, where the play of light and shadow upon subjects transforms them into monuments of their former incarnations.
The selection of the subject matter, the observation, and ultimately the drawing process is Deere’s commentary on the art of slowing down and connecting with the natural world in way that is too often shunned in these times of instant and quickly forgotten images.
Awards
The Celia Rosser Medal for Botanical Art 2018 Datura ferox
Runner up, Scientific Drawing Award 2017
Honourable mention, The Celia Rosser Medal for Botanical Art 2014
Solo Exhibitions
DisOrder, MAG Meeniyan Art Gallery, Meeniyan Sth Gippsland Nov 2021
The Nature of Decay, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria Feb 2020
Structure, Brunswick Street Gallery, Jul 2016
Seed, Brunswick Street Gallery, Jul 2014
Group Exhibitions
The Art of Botanical Illustration, (Online exhibition) Sep – Dec 2020
ReFraming Nature, Domain House, Oct 2019
St Kevin’s Art Show, St Kevin’s College, Toorak, May 2019
Lost Landscapes, Stockyard Gallery, Foster Vic, Mar 2019
The Art of Botanical Illustration, Domain House Melbourne Oct 2018
Paper, Neon Parlour Gallery, Melbourne, Sep 2018
ReFraming Nature, Domain House, Oct 2017
The Art of Botanical Illustration, Domain House Melbourne, Oct 2016
ReFraming Nature, Domain House, Oct 2015
Flora and Fauna, Brunswick Street Gallery, May 2014
Botanical Art Society of Australia, Melbourne International Flower Show, Mar 2014
FRBG Forest to Seashore, Domain House Melbourne, Oct 2013
Botanical Art Society of Australia, Melbourne International Flower Show, Mar 2013
The Art of Botanical Illustration, Domain House Melbourne, Oct 2012
FRBG Nature’s Small Wonders, Domain House Melbourne, Oct 2011