Biography

Aidan Dorrian | Artist Photographer 
Born in London, 1963

Aidan Dorrian studied at the Maidstone College of Art and Design in the UK, 1983 and graduated in Photography, Film and Television from the London College of Printing in 1987.

Today, he is a resident artist photographer in Angaston, South Australia, where he has been living since 2014.


Current Influences

Vincent Van Gogh - Self Portraits

At Eternity’s Gate

Francesco Clemente

Exhibitions of Note

‘Storm Horses, Art and Techniques of The Screen Print (Group Show), London College of Printing, Elephant and Castle, London 1985.

‘The Landscape Photograph’, The Mall Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art, (ICA) London 1986. Appraised and selected by Mike Weaver, Author/Critic of ‘The Photographic Art, Pictorial Traditions in Britain and America’ 1986.

National Open Submission (finalist), Polaroid Competition, Museum of Modern Art, (MoMA) Oxford 1989.

Contributor to

Pentax Magazine, 1983.

MIND (Mental Health), Magazine, 1984.

Perrier Open Submission, 1986, Carbonated Natural Mineral Water Promotional/Advertising.

Elle Magazine,1989.

Spotlight Casting Directory, 1989.

‘Night at the Chinese Opera’, Polaroid Scenes, for Judith Wier Production, Kent Opera, 1990.

Associated Press, London, 1991-1992.

War Widows Magazine, Sydney, 1993.

Wilderness Society, Sydney, 1993.

Hilton Hotels, Sydney, 1993-1994.

Rolling Stone Magazine, Sydney, 1994.

Shell Australia, Sydney, 1994-1995.

Kalgoorlie Miner Newspaper, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, WA, 1996.

Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance, Perth, WA, 1997.

PHOTOVOICE - Ethical Photography for Social Change, 2024. https://photovoice.org/photography/.

Wonderground Art Gallery, Barossa Valley, SA, 2024 - Social Media & Promotional/Advertising.

Digital Archive, Published Collections, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 2024.