Biography
Karan Hayman’s art practice focuses on painting, drawing and printmaking. Melbourne born Hayman lives on a small farm in Kyneton, Dja Dja Wurrung Central Victoria, Australia.
Hayman’s carefully structured canvases are distinguished by their highly personalised and often surreal, whimsical approach. Imagery and motifs such as horses, trees, boats, water, roads and figures are used in a symbolic way to capture and express emotions, thoughts and moods. The textured surfaces are palpably sensual, flowing seascapes and landscapes ambiguous in an arresting and mysterious yet always warmly lyrical way.
Portrait with Hester. Franklin Street studio Melbourne, 2011
Portrait by Hari Ho
Born in 1959 Hayman studied Fine Art at RMIT in 1980 and while still at Art School in 1981 was a founding artist that established Roar Studios Artist Run Co Operative and Gallery in Brunswick Street Fitzroy Melbourne. Hayman completed Post graduate studies at RMIT in 1992.
Hayman has held numerous solo exhibitions in Australia and Tokyo and has been represented in numerous group exhibitions in around Australia including National Gallery of Australia Canberra, Heidi Art Museum, Shepparton, Regional Art Gallery, Benalla Regional Gallery ect and most recently Ponlyland Exhibition at Logan Art Gallery QLD as well as Group exhibitions in Tokyo and USA.
COLLECTIONS
Hayman’s work is held in the collections of National Gallery of Australia Canberra, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Bank, New Parliament House Collection, Kyneton Collection Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Baillieu Myer Collection, Gaden’s Sydney, Zurich Insurance Melbourne, Sangi Company Collection Tokyo and numerous private collections in Australia, Europe, USA and Japan.
Hayman resides on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Acknowledgement and respects to Dja Dja Wurrung Elders Past and Present