Brendan McGorry (b.1966 Aotearoa, New Zealand) is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The artist is known for his distinctive painting style: with bold, striking arrangements of colour and distinct use of line.
McGorry combines different art historical references in his work, both in the stylistic elements he employs and specific artworks he alludes to, while his subjects are often unlikely protagonists for portraits. The blending of these elements consequently presents something intrinsically unique.
McGorry studied drawing with the New York Studio School in Italy. He has been the winner of the Estuary Art and Ecology Award in Aotearoa, as well as being a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award, New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award, the National Drawing Award of New Zealand, the North Shore City Art Award, the Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Award, Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award and Adam Portraiture Award.
McGorry’s artworks are held in the permanent collection of Te Papa Museum of New Zealand Tongarewa and the Auckland City Council, as well as private collections worldwide.
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