ABOUT

Born and raised in Tasmania, Australia, Adoni Astrinakis fell serendipitously into a professional career in fine art. His self-taught works began as a pastime, but his passion soon escalated into a full-time practice as he began to receive increasing demand and acclaim. 

Adoni has been named a finalist in both The Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize and twice in The Lester Prize for Portraiture. He has exhibited in National galleries around Australia, and internationally in The Hamptons, New York. His work has been showcased in a myriad of media including magazine publications, newspapers, television and online. Adoni’s artwork titled JESSIE’S GIRL featured prominently on Channel 9’s hit TV show THE BLOCK, and he has painted publicly in live event settings including the Caulfield Cup’s main marquee for Moët & Chandon, where the New York loft design for the space was inspired entirely by Adoni’s artworks. He has collaborated with renowned personalities such as Susan Blond, whose resume includes acting for Michael Jackson as publicist during his ‘Thriller’ years, and muse to Andy Warhol. 

Working in realist expressionism, Adoni commonly uses a freehand approach to his practice. His artworks are a deeply personal interpretation of subject, composition, scale and tone. His work has been described as a powerful expression of simplicity and character.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Adoni currently practices from his South Yarra studio.

Adoni’s works are distributed internationally to all corners of the globe.

” Art… is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced… A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between themselves and the artist”

– Leo Tolstoy

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