A Riddells Creek emerging artist, songwriter and hip-hop dancer has been hard at work preparing for his upcoming art exhibition at The Bowery Gallery in November.
Multidisciplinary artist Andrew Nicolaides works with acrylic, ink, paint pen, and felt tip marker on paper and canvas to create intricate and abstract images that merge shapes and lines.
Mr Nicolaides, who has previously had artwork commissioned by Hume council, Maribyrnong council and an architectural firm, said creating artwork relaxes him.
“My artwork relaxes and inspires me,” he said, “I get great satisfaction seeing my finished products.”
Creative arts coach Karen Cleur said it has been a pleasure to watch Andrew grow and succeed in all aspects of his creativity.
“His confidence has flourished and his standard of artwork has gone to the next level,” Ms Cleur said.
“He’s held sell-out exhibitions and has been approached and engaged with all sorts of other companies to do collaborative works.”
On top of his artistic adventures, Mr Nicolaides hosts a podcast about cooking, songwriting, art work and what inspires him.
He will also feature in an upcoming performance by Sunbury-based inclusive theater company, BoilOver, and will release a five song CD later in the year.
