2025 - Solo Exhibition
ADAM LENG
‘TRANSPARENT COLLECTIVE’
ON VIEW | 14 JUNE - 30 JUNE 2025
We are absolutely thrilled to share the news of Adam Leng’s solo exhibition. This will be Adam’s third solo exhibition with HAKE House, we are so honoured and excited to share this body of work with you.
To enquire about Adam Leng’s pieces please click here.
OPENING DAY | Saturday, 14th June 9-3pm.
LOCATION : HAKE, HOUSE OF ART 275 Harbord Road, Dee Why, 2099.
Catalouge; Transparent Collective
Transparent Collective is a layered exploration of identity and personal evolution, rooted in my own lived experiences and the generational shifts I continue to navigate as a First Nations man. Using oil paint to build visual strata, each piece embodies the transitions, trials and quiet revelations that shape an individual—both personally and through the lineage they inherit. As I work to break cycles of intergenerational trauma, these paintings serve as both witness and offering, inviting viewers to look beyond surfaces and recognise the complex, often invisible processes that make us who we are. Though deeply personal, this body of work speaks to a collective experience—transparent yet universal.
VIDEOGRAPHY - Harley Jones - @hyperview.v
Adam Leng.
Adam Leng is a proud First Nations man and emerging multidisciplinary artist living and working on Yugambeh Country. Deeply attuned to the intersections of creativity, culture and politics, Leng’s practice reflects a commitment to exploring both personal and collective histories. Through painting—used as a meditative and intuitive process—he delves into the subconscious layers of identity, ancestry and place. His work is grounded in the present while remaining in conversation with the past, inviting reflection on how internal and external worlds are shaped, inherited and reimagined.
Previous Works
Select Past Works 2022 - 2024.
2024 - Soft Places / What Came Next
PREVIOUS SOLO EXHIBITION 2024
Show Notes
‘Soft Places/What Came Next’ is the sequel to Adam’s debut solo exhibition ‘Bobby Love’. Expanding upon his ethos of art as a meditative tool to explore the subconscious, this show seeks to unpack the complexities and deeply personal nature of grief. Divided into two distinct bodies of work, the ephemeral experience of grief is deconstructed and laid bare. Soft Places sees Adam stripped back and adrift from time and space, utilising a limited aesthetic approach to capture the ethereal haze shrouding upheaval. What Came Next sees the grief metabolised, as Adam’s gentle brushstrokes and refined palette affirm his renewed outlook on the delicacy of life. Separating the two, ‘Patience’ hangs in the balance.
2023 - Bobby Love
PREVIOUS SOLO EXHIBITION 2023
Show Notes
Meandering lines are signatory to Adam Leng’s work. Always in threes, the first line is for Adam, it shows himself as the individual, the second line represents the land he’s from and is on. The third line is a mindful homage to his ancestors. The lines, Entwined, create a dynastic tapestry that charts a complex connection, spanning generations. They are a way for Adam to understand and establish where he belongs as a proud First Nations man.
Until this body of work, Adam’s deep and allegorical linework was a way for Adam to connect to his past. Now, Bobby Love is a promising look into the future of his family tree, which is evident in a new direction in his practice. Working Collaboratively with ceramicist Fin George to create seven vessels.
With his first daughter on the way, the eponym of Bobby Love. Themes of new life and existence are intrinsic to this body of work. Bringing joy and profound meaning to his life and work.
- Words by Venn Miles, HAKE
