Anthony Breslin's artistic career spans over 30 years with a myriad of creative and artists pursuits including painting, performance, poetry, design and production. Now, after several years battling blood cancer and surviving bone marrow and kidney transplants, Anthony's career has refocused back to its roots of visual art, drawing and painting in his studio at the Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey, Melbourne.
Anthony Breslin has been an original force within the Australian art scene ever since the late 90’s. Up until his illness, he created more than 50 solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including shows in Hong Kong, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Shanghai, Bern, London and Dublin.
Breslin has also attained great success as a unique theatrical performance and installation artist, creating an abundance of performances and presentations at a diverse range of events and venues. Anthony performed at the Melbourne Convention Centre for the closing ceremony of the Parliament of World Religions, as well as performing at the ‘Signature of M’ art prize gala night at the Central Pier Venue in Docklands, Melbourne and the Conscientia Festival in Salt Lake City, United States.
Breslin has also produced and performed in his own productions at New Quay, Docklands, Greenwood Gallery, Wax Studios and Theatreworks, along with a unique project in the Myer windows, Bourke St Melbourne and a variety of festivals and concerts including an Australia Day concert at Federation Square. Breslin’s groundbreaking production ‘Trybe: An opera in paint’ has been performed over three seasons in ever evolving incarnations to much public acclaim since 2006.
Breslin has produced and delivered many large scale community and charity projects, such as the Breslin Gallery - an arts hub, community space, gallery and cafe he created in Carnegie (Melbourne), the Anthony Breslin's Community Art Garden project at the Koornang Uniting Church and, most recently, 'The Story of Big Frog' mural in Murrumbeena village - a large scale work full of colour and life based on the character of Big Frog from his children's book Brezania - one of the most prominent and amazing public installations in Melbourne. He is passionate about working with various community, marginalized groups and schools to build awareness and focus on the importance of community, belonging, and rites of passage.
(Image by Louise Chen Photography)
