T-R-O-Y I-n-f-o

Troy Mendham’s paintings depict scenes where memory and location converge. He paints places he knows, working from a range of original and found reference material including photos, drawings, video footage, and his own memories to re-imagine scenes emblematic of individual and shared experience.

Working on unexpected media such as hardware store-bought blinds or beer-boxes, Troy's paintings explore the expressive possibilities of paint as a counterpoint to the increasing prevalence of sanitised, polished art delivered neatly via smartphone screens.

Troy Mendham lives and works in Melbourne Australia.

Solo Exhibitions

2021 Drum Circle, Albert Park Art Walk, Melbourne.
2017 What You Think We Think Is Cool, Sweet Footscray Arts, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2016 The Gucci, Rubicon ARI, Melbourne.
2015 Future Relic, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2014 I wish I could keep liking this and you would get tones of likes BC I just wanna look at this forever!!!!! Fort Delta Melbourne.
2013 Champion Breed, Seventh, Melbourne.
2012 We had an ordeal none of us has forgotten, but each of us is still sailing. Nowadays I do my best to keep nature on my side. A Small Space Melbourne.

Group Exhibitions

2021 Albert Park Art Walk, Melbourne.
2019 Friends & Family, Daine Singer, Melbourne.
2019 Fundraiser Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2017 Fundraiser Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2017 Sweet Footscray Arts, Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2015 Fundraiser Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne.
2013 The Story of the Creative Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York.
2012 Un:sighted (Co-Curator), Fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne.
2011 From the Neck Up Smart Alec Melbourne.

Prizes

2011 Finalist St Michaels Archangel Art Prize Melbourne.
2011 Winner, drawing category Waverly Art Prize Sydney.

Publications

2015 Drawing Paper #8. United Kingdom.
2012 Drawing Paper #5. United Kingdom.
2012 The Age, Your weekend: In the galleries, Dan Rule, Melbourne.

Special Projects

Ongoing Ambush Exhibiting — Leaving works in public locations for people to find, documenting the results and broadcasting the locations using social media. #ambushexhibiting. Worldwide.