Nationality Australian Known for Painting | Role Artist Name Trenton Shipley | |
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Born October 30, 1973 (age 50) ( 1973-10-30 ) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Movement Australian New Wave - Expressionism Education Sydney, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane | ||
Trenton Shipley is an Australian painter and artist. He has previously worked as a dancer, choreographer and actor having an international career in theatre, film and television over the course of the past twenty-five years.
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Art
Shipley has held permanent art studio for eight years in the inner Sydney suburb of Chippendale.
Shipley held his first solo show In Motion: Painting in October 2012 at Erskine Exhibitions and Events in Sydney.
Shipley when talking about his style of painting says, "I have always been interested in traversing the worlds of the static and dynamic in art." He says of his process, "Painting often feels like a boxing match between the self and my canvas, as I seek out an ultimate truth."
Since 2010 Trenton has produced entries for the Archibald Prize, the Sulman Prize and the Wynne Prize. He has upcoming exhibitions in Sydney and Canberra in the second half of this year.
Dance
Shipley has a long and varied career in dance. His credits include productions such as That's Dancin, The Logie's, Sydney Showboat, The People's Choice Awards, Legends of Rock and Roll–'Once More with Feeling and Australia's Dancing with the Stars where he choreographed and partnered Channel Seven news presenter Chris Bath to the Season 3 Grand Final.
Shipley has had a long and varied career as a dancer. He has held many Ballroom and Latin American dance titles, including British Junior Finalist, International Finalist (Royal Albert Hall London), as well as being the Australian Latin American and Ballroom and Dance Champion. Shipley has also represented Australia on many occasions at the World Championships and various other international dance events.
Acting
Shipley graduated as an actor from Queensland University of Technology, QUT and went on to further acting training in New York and The Eric Morris Actors Workshop in Los Angeles.
Shipley has also worked on a variety of projects as an actor, including in Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Richard II", "Much Ado About Nothing", the Russian drama "The Forest" and Sam Shepard's American theatre classic "Buried Child".
Shipley has taught at the Actors Center Australia (ACA), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).