Born 1978 in Paddington, Sydney, Australian Mark Hanham studied at National Art School then completed a Master's Degree in Art at the College of Fine Art in Sydney.
Mark is known for his large scale, brash works and takes the viewer on a journey of discovery into his own world. A contemporary realistic action painter, he is influenced and inspired by American modernist painter Jackson Pollock's dripping of paint, Picasso's linear soft forms and his love for travel. Mark often visually narrates daily life allowing the collector to be immediately transported to those international grand cities when connecting with his work.
Mark's celebrity clients include Russell Crowe, Lionel Richie, Taylor Corporation, Lisa McGuigan, many corporate and large private collections Australia and worldwide.
Hanham's universal themes appeal to new collectors and seasoned connoisseurs as well as enthusiastic or nostalgic adventurers. Mark Hanham is now one of Australia's more collectable investment artists.
In 2011 at the age of 33, he took the almost unprecedented step of opening his own gallery in Sydney’s busy Crown Street Surry Hills (click to view interior).