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Bob HickmanGUEST (VIC)“My works revolvearound the themesof urban cityscapesand/or nostalgia.Sometimes thesethemes are interwoven,sometimesthey stand alone.My most recentexhibitions havecentred on the themeof urban decayand renewal withnew opportunitiesspringing from ourcities laneways.AC/DC LaneAcrylic on canvas67 x 52cm, 2011$1500Bob was born in Kingston upon Thames in Surrey, England and spent his childhood in both the U.K andMelbourne, Australia. Upon finishing his formal education in England at Rutlish School, he commenced a DatecDiploma in General Art and Design in Croydon, Surrey. He then moved to the Midlands to gain his Bachelorsof Art (Honours degree) at Loughborough College of Art and Design, majoring in print-making /painting andHistory of Art. After a short spell tutoring in printmaking at the Foundation College in Loughborough, hereturned to London and then Melbourne. Bob has exhibited paintings, sculptures and prints in England,Melbourne and locally. Meeniyan and Leongatha Galleries exhibit his artworks currently. He continues toteach adult art classes locally in Leongatha and Warragul as well as students at Community College Gippsland.His artworks hang in both private and public collections in England, France and Australia.www.bobhickman.blogspot.com.au20 URBAN CREATURES