Welcome to Buchanan Art

My work aims to explore and encapsulates the built environment from a contemporary perspective. It captures a layered contemplative thought about the process of making a piece of art, to revile the beauty of a lived environment. Looking at myself as a source of information and visually exploring the passage of my life’s history and how certain events have shaped me. I am Creating imagery that can be read beyond the surface.

Currently Buchanan is developing new works in oils and producing moving images. His practice is based in Adelaide with a strong influence of the built environment. This year Buchanan has been engaging audiences in new dynamic works in oil‘s, charcoal, moving images films and community art projects.
Buchanan has been exhibited at a number of galleries within Australia. Exhibiting consistently throughout Adelaide and has exhibited in Melbourne, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, N.S.W and Darwin.
He has lectured drawing workshops in SA and VIC 2005 –‘10.
In 2002 he was the winning painting for the ‘Eden Valley Riesling’ label for Peter Lehmann wines 2002.
In 2007 Buchanan was a finalist for the Metro 5 gallery painting award, The Advertiser 2007 Contemporary Art Awards and The Stan + Maureen Duke Art Prize QLD in the Gold Coast Art Gallery.
In 2009 he was a finalist in Prometheus Art Award QLD, City of Whyalla Art Prize 2009 SA and the Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize VIC
Recent success he was selected for the 2010 Sunshine Coast Art Prize ’10 finalist, QLD In 2011 He will be collaborating with ADT (Australian Dance Theatre) fusing Live Art, Music and Dance.