Hiske Tas Bain

Hiske Tas Bain, was born in occupied Europe, during WWII in The Hague, The Netherlands. Having come from a fairly creative background, Hiske expressed her Artistic talents at a very early age, along with the encouragement from family and friends she had no doubt that she would become an Artist. The Hague, has a great Artist community and a smorgasbord of diverse culture. This gave her the opportunity to study under some of the best tutors one could wish for.
After finishing her formal education in The Hague, she went on to attend Art School, first in De Haagse Academie voor Beeldende Kunst, then later De Haagse Vrije Academie, she then also went on to study in The Regent College of Art in London.
Being inspired by such art styles as, Surrealism, Dadaism, Magic realism, and stimulated by people in society, Culture, Music and Art, traveling became one of Hiske’s passions. She has journeyed and lived extensively throughout Europe and Asia. After having lived in Paris, London, New York, and Antwerp, she took up residence in Australia where she now lives and has worked for 46 years.
From a young age Hiske was attracted to Australia, so she moved there in 1970 first to Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland. She and her husb...

Haagse Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Haagse Vrije Academie, Regent Art College, London, England.

Awards:
Echo Easter Classic 1999, Palm Award, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018. Art Addiction Medial Museum, Diploma of Excellence 2005, 2007, 2009, New Art Originals 2011, Circle Arts, Honorable Mention Award 2018, 2020. Honorable Merit Award Manhattan Art International, 2019, 2020.
International Prize Velasques, Barcelona, 2019
Honorable Mention Award, Circle Arts 2019
Publicity Award, Manhattan Arts International, 2020
Award of Excellence Circle Arts International, 2020

Commissions:
Murals, Fabric Design, Jewellery, Stone Ware, Portraits, CD covers.

Published:
Who’s who in Visual Art, five publications, Germany. Art in Vogue, UK. The New Collectors Book and 50 Masters of Fantastic Realistic Imagery, Germany. Circle Art Magazine. Catalogs in Germany, Barcelona and Arizona USA, Art International Contemporary Magazine, Art in America.

Exhibitions:
Gallery T’Centre, The Hague, NL
Gallery The Posthoorn, The Hague, NL
Gallery Du Midi, The Hague, NL
Gallery Au 545, Arnhem, NL
Gallery Anouska, Kockengen, NL
Ridjidij Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW, AU
Byron Bay Regional Art Gallery, NSW, AU Antipodes Gallery, Katona, CT, USA
Sun Gallery, Woodbridge, CT, USA
The Shannon Gallery, NSW, AU
Andre Navai Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, USA Gallery D’Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium
Poster International Exhibition, Amsterdam, NL Mullumbimby Arts Festival, NSW, AU
Boston Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, AU
Gallery A, Sydney, NSW, AU
Byron Art Classic, Byron Bay, NSW, AU
Alice Price, Araluan Centre, Alice Springs, AU Epi Centre, Byron Bay, NSW, AU
Chincocan Fiesta, Mullumbimby, NSW, AU Mullumbimby Art Gallery, NSW, AU
Fletcher Inn Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW, AU
Echo Easter Classic Awards, Byron Bay, NSW Gallery OF Australian Landscapes, Brisbane, AU Art-Domain Gallery, Majorca, Spain
Art Aspect Gallery, Lismore, NSW
Art Piece Gallery, Postcard Expo, Mullumbimby Art Expo, Milano, NY, Florida,Venice, Monte Carlo

Exhibitions:
Gallery T’Centre, The Hague, NL
Gallery The Posthoorn, The Hague, NL
Gallery Du Midi, The Hague, NL
Gallery Au 545, Arnhem, NL
Gallery Anouska, Kockengen, NL
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