Image:
Danny LYONS
Danny Lyons at the Bombers Press Conference 2019
pigment ink print, other on digital
21 x 29 cm
DLDP19-0003 1/1
© Copyright the artist
Represented by Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
1 September – 30 November 2024
Gallery Shop Exhibition
Benalla Art Gallery and Arts Project Australia proudly present Self in the Spotlight — a Spring Gallery Shop exhibition by Danny Lyons.
Danny Lyons (b. 1985, Melbourne) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans drawing, photography and video. Finding inspiration in his heroes, Lyons reimagines himself as iconic figures in pop culture, creating playful fan art derived from content featuring Silverchair, KISS, Rambo, Joan Jett, Gremlins, E.T., the Essendon Bombers, and AC/DC, among others.
Lyons has worked in the Arts Project Australia studio since 2017. He has exhibited widely and held solo screenings and discussions on his celebrated video work.
Danny Lyons: Self in the Spotlight coincides with Benalla Art Gallery’s staging of Beyond the Boundary, an exhibition by the AFL’s Chief Photographer, Michael Willson.
About Arts Project Australia
Arts Project Australia (APA) is a gallery and studio that represents and supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work and advocates for their inclusion in contemporary art practice.
For 50 years, APA has been recognised and celebrated for the quality of the work produced by the artists in its studio which is exhibited in the APA gallery and around the world and represented in multiple public and private collections.
The first full-time art studio in Australia for artists with an intellectual disability, APA has worked to develop a world-class creative program for Australian artists, enabling professional and lasting careers in the arts.
Learn more by visiting www.artsproject.org.au
All works in the Gallery Shop are available for purchase from Benalla Art Gallery,
or by contacting the Gallery on: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au
60% of sales go to the artists
20% of sales go to Benalla Art Gallery to support its dynamic exhibitions and public programs
20% of sales go to APA to support the studio and artists
Benalla Art Gallery Exhibition Partner
