It is always a pleasure to express the beauty one finds in the ordinary things of everyday life.
I try to bring a sense of art and poetry to whatever I do.
In August 2024 I participated in ASIALINK SKETCHWALK PENANG, a major international sketching event attracting 500-700 participants, as an invited urban sketching demonstrator. I’ve been invited to exhibit my work at the Venice Architecture Biennale but can’t afford the starting price. I’ve been invited to exhibit my work at the Venice Architecture Biennale but can’t afford the starting price.
BOOKS
My sketches are included in The World of Urban Sketching by Stephanie Bower published in USA in 2022. The book, available available on AMAZON, illustrates work by 157 sketchers from 59 counties with Peter Richards and myself representing Brisbane Australia.
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
Between 2018 and 2026, I’ve been a finalist and prize winner in a number of art awards including
2026 Ekka Arts Competition [Brisbane], Painting and Drawing Section.
2026-2024 Brisbane Rotary Art Show. Finalist.
2026 RQAS Members Annual [Brisbane], 2D Artworks Section:
First prize for NOWHERE, a handmade artist book.
Highly commended for MARKET DAY IN PENANG, a drawing/photo collage float mounted in a shadowbox frame.
2026 BVAC Arts Competition [Brisbane], Drawing Section:
First prize for JUST PASSING THE TIME.
Second prize for NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED.
2025 Ekka Arts Competition [Brisbane], Painting and Drawing Section:
First prize for NEIGHBOURS.
2025 Queens Wharf Art Prize [Brisbane]: Finalist.
2025 H&A Richardson Drawing Prize [Brisbane]:
Fellows Recognition Award for RACHEL'S GARDEN.
2023 H&A Richardson Drawing Prize [Brisbane]:
Third prize for REMEMBERING ANTONIO BONET.
2022 JADA [Grafton Regional Gallery]. Finalist.
2023 & 2019 Ipswich Art Award [Ipswich]: Finalist.
2023-2018 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award [Brisbane].Finalist.
2022 Lethbridge Landscape [Brisbane]. Finalist.
2021 Clayton Utz Art Award [Brisbane]. Finalist.
2020 RQAS Members Annual [Brisbane], Photography and Digital Section:
First prize for FRESH PRODUCE, a digitally assembled drawing.
2020 & 2019 ArchiGraphicArts [Moscow]: Finalist.
I have also contributed to a number of solo and group exhibitions/events in Brisbane including:
2026 AUG URBAN FOUND URBAN BOUND. An exhibition with Michelle Vandermeer at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill.
2026 JULY Gladstone Road Art Fair exhibition and market.
2026 MAR ARCHITECTS ART. An exhibition at Red Hill Gallery by the Australia Institute of Architects Qld.
2026 JAN Flying Arts Alliance Members Exhibition.
2025 PADDINGTONIA. A popup solo exhibition at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill.
2025 PAPERWORK. A group exhibition at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill with Michelle Vandermeer and Sue Poggioli.
2025 RQAS Satellite Gallery Exhibition at Bespoken, Brisbane with Wayne Singleton.
2025 An exhibition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Powerhouse as an arts venue.
2023 FOREIGN AFFAIRS. A group exhibition at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill.
2023 IMPROMPTU. A group exhibition at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill.
2023 Solo exhibition at BCC Nundah Business Hub.
2022 GNOCCHI HEADS. A solo exhibition at Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill.
2019 Brisbane Open House art exhibition at the Institute of Architects Qld.
2018 PECHA KUCHA. Brisbane Vol55 at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Website @alaninnes.myportfolio.com
Instagram @alaninnes.art.
ALAN INNES. JUNE 2026.
Photos below include, from top left:
1. Sketching at an Urban Sketchers Brisbane event. 2: Finishing time at one of my sketching demonstrations in Penang.
3/4/5: PAPERWORK exhibition at Scrumptious Reads gallery in Red Hill with Michelle Vandermeer and Sue Poggioli in Oct 2025.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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NEWS EMAILS
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CURRENT AND COMING ART EVENTS
Events are posted on my Instagram and Facebook accounts and those on my mailing list are notified via Mailchimp. Events include exhibitions, markets, drawing workshops, and talks/slideshows.
As of Jan 2025, I've completed 30 commissions since 2017. Read MORE.
WORK FOR SALE
Most of my work is for sale as greeting cards and prints. Work can be customised to suit individual aesthetic or size requirements. I can print out much of the work up to 2.5m high to a variety of media including paper, canvas, self-adhesive vinyl sheet, aluminium plate and acm board. Work can be purchased directly from me. Purchases can be digitally invoiced via Square and paid by credit or debit card. Contact me for details.
Work is also for sale on BLUETHUMB online art gallery as limited edition prints. View HERE or go to bluethumb.com.au/alan-innes. Greeting cards and small prints are for sale at number of outlets including: Bent Books, West End; Hanasho, West End; SLQ Shop, South Brisbane; Scrumptious Reads, Red Hill; Rosale Gourmet Market; and Hillsdon Grocer, Taringa.
DESIGN BACKGROUND
My work as a design architect has long finished. This gallery is a resume of my work from around 2000 to 2016. The first five folders are projects associated with my house in Taringa The following PROJECT folders illustrate my design work for other design offices.
PROJECTS 2012-2016 | DC8 STUDIO
PROJECTS 2011-2012 | MODE DESIGN
PROJECTS 2009-2010 | FORM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECTS 2001-2009 | MIRVAC DESIGN
The work shows my interest in contemporary architecture and contemporary landscape, in the integration of architecture and landscape, the production of artscapes, and the meeting of new and old. The expression of my work was varied. Each project was a response to the particular context and relationships. Aside from the usual ingredients, many things found a home in my work ... graphic art, theatrical gestures, wit and humour, the contrast of old and new, textures, industrial materials, Japanese aesthetics, light and shadow, pattern making, ephemera, colour, space and mathematics. Given the opportunity, my work was always an exercise in craftsmanship.
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SITE DESIGN
Copyright: 2017-2026 Alan Innes.
The site design uses an Adobe Portfolio template.