About the Artist

Drew Harrison is a practicing professional artist based in Adelaide, South Australia.

He has extended his formal illustrative background and forged a path into aviation, fine and contemporary art. As an acrylic paint specialist, Drew has created a wide range of artworks for private and commercial projects.

Early ventures in the field of illustration included publications such as the children’s book A Horse and More. An interest in flight has led to a successful period of detailed Aviation painting with regular prizes in the Royal Australian Air Force Heritage Awards. He has extended this into Military Art, with nationally released projects including the Sands of Gallipoli Collections, The Great War Diary, Combined Arms Contact Vietnam commemoration and Iconic Aviation collection. All represent a culmination of Drew’s varied experience across multiple artistic techniques.

With an eye for the vast Australian sky, Drew’s observational Landscapes are a continued exploration of light, shade and vivid hues. He has found success across all these disciplines as either a prize winner or finalist in national competitions. Public acclaim has also been achieved with people’s choice awards and highly commended paintings.

As a contemporary artist, Drew employs a range of technical and artistic styles to explore an infinite set of ideas. It is a creative amalgamation which adds greater depth to the interpretation of a concept. This mantra encompasses an artistic journey that is neither fully formed or preordained and yet has a clear determination to provide a point of difference.

His work is often split into specific series examining connections across the complexities of human lives. Expressive and primal experimentations can be seen within the Telomere, Intelevisionary and Labyrinth works. However, in narrative based, expansive projects such as Project Icarus, Chasing American Dreams, and Chaos Theories, darker themes have been explored using contemplative and realist subject matter and drawing on influence from pop art. Central to each work is an examination of humanity although this is often represented subliminally via mechanical and inanimate objects.

During 2021 the epic releases for the Royal Australian Air Force Centenary and Black Hawk Sunset signalled an exciting change in artistic direction. With these commissions Drew seamlessly combined multiple artistic genres into dynamic, visually engaging and collectable designs.

Drew has exhibited in group exhibitions and his paintings are represented in private collections. He is also an experienced art tutor who has gained a reputation for effectively communicating and demonstrating practical art knowledge.

The very nature of Drew Harrison’s artwork is set to confront the core ideal of what defines an artist simply by not following a predictable style. Those open to exploration will find artwork that stimulates the mind and engages.