Brendan Van Hek’s practice explores the narratives of personal histories, fiction, and cultural politics. Using a range of materials, including neon, mirror, glass, metal and paint, his practice ranges from intimate text-based works to large-scale abstract installations and furniture-like sculptures.

Van Hek graduated with Honours from Curtin University, Western Australia in 2001 and currently lives and works in Sydney. He has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally. His work is held in major public and private collections including the Art Gallery of Western Australia and Auckland Art Gallery.

Notable recent exhibitions include The National: New Australian Art, Carriageworks, Sydney (2021); Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection, Auckland Art Gallery (2018); Colour Restraint, Campbelltown Arts Centre, (2015); LUMINOUSFLUX, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth (2013); NEW11, ACCA, Melbourne (2011); and TWMA Contemporary, Tarrawarra Museum of Art (2010). In 2012 Van Hek undertook a residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York, and was the recipient of a Mid-Career Fellowship from the Department of Culture and the Arts WA.