
Self Portrait with Mask 2001
152 x 115 cms
acrylic on canvas
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| 1952 |
Born in England |
| 1960 |
Emigrated to Australia |
| 1970-73 |
Studied at the National Art School, Sydney. Awarded the Diploma in Art (Painting) ASTC |
| 1974-83 |
Designer at the Australian Museum, Sydney |
| 1976-78 |
Part-time Lecturer at Alexander Mackie College, Sydney |
| 1983 |
Part-time Lecturer at City Art Institute, Sydney |
| 1984-88 |
Full-time Lecturer at City Art Institute, Sydney (now College of Fine Arts, University of NSW) |
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Currently working full-time as an artist and designer |
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City #6 2007
122 x 122 cms
acrylic on canvas
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 1976 |
Bonython Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Link Exhibition, Art Gallery of South Australia |
| 1979 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland |
| 1981 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 1982 |
Penrith Regional Gallery, Emu Plains, NSW |
| 1984 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 1987 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Anima Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| 1988 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 1989 |
Perth Galleries, Perth, Western Australia
Stuart Gerstman Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria |
| 1991 |
aGOG Gallery, Canberra, ACT |
| 1993 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 1994 |
Freeman Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
aGOG Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria
Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
Perth Galleries, Perth WA |
| 2004 |
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
| 2007 |
Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra, ACT |
| 2008- |
The Astor - Studio and Art Gallery |
| 2014 |
Aurora Place, Sydney, NSW |
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Red Kangaroo 2006
Kookaburra 2006
Koala 2007
Kangaroos 2007
Platypus 2007
Lorikeets 2007
Tapestry designs
Each approx 30 x 40 cms
Woven by Victorian Tapestry Workshop
Commissioned by ANZ Bank
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 1976 |
'50 Years of the National Art School', Bonython Gallery, Sydney, NSW
'3+3+1+3' Chapman Powell Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1975 |
'Art and the Creative Woman', Royal S.A. Society of the Arts, Adelaide |
| 1979 |
'11th International Print Biennial', Tokyo, Japan |
| 1979-80 |
'Art in the Making', Art Gallery of NSW, TAE |
| 1979-84 |
'Contemporary Australian Printmakers', Print Council of Australia, travelling to USA, Canada, & UK |
| 1980 |
'Survey 12 - On Paper', National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1981 |
'14th International Biennial' of Graphic Art Yugoslavia
'Real Super Real', Albury Regional Art Centre, NSW
'Continuum & Serigraphy', Ivan Dougherty Gallery, C.A.I. Sydney
'Perspecta', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
'Project 38', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| 1982 |
'Blue Mountains', S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'On the Beach', Art Gallery of NSW, TAE
'Womens Imprint', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| 1982-85 |
'Australian Screenprints', Print Council of Australia, to State and Regional Galleries |
| 1983 |
'The Printmakers Studio', Art Gallery of NSW |
| 1983-86 |
'World Print Four', World Print Council, travelling USA |
| 1984 |
'The Centre', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Artzoo, Australian National Gallery, Canberra
'Screenprints', Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld |
| 1985 |
'Tower Hill', Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery, Vic
'Birds', Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains, NSW |
| 1986 |
'Australian Art of the 70s', Queensland Art Gallery
'Seven Artists in Kakadu', Art Gallery of NT, Darwin |
| 1987 |
'Prints and Printmakers', IDG Gallery, CAI, Sydney |
| 1988 |
'Face of Australia', Bicentennial Exhibition, touring Regional Galleries |
| 1989 |
'Prints and Australia: Pre-settlement to Present', Australian National Gallery, ACT |
| 1990 |
'Harbour Hymns/City Songs', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| 1992 |
'Animals On Paper', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| 1994 |
'Everyday Life', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney and touring Regional Art Galleries |
| 1995 |
'Mary MacKillop - A Tribute', Power House Museum, Sydney; Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide; Parliament House, Canberra |
| 1996 |
'Art at UNSW', Ivan Dougherty Gallery, UNSW, Sydney |
| 1997 |
'Site and Sensibility', National Trust, S. H. Ervin Gallery Sydney
'ANARE Jubilee Art Exhibition', Melbourne, Geelong VIC |
| 1997-99 |
'International Print Triennial Cracow 97', Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Brazil |
| 1998 |
'Redlands/Westpac Invitation Art Exhibition', SCEGGS Redlands, Sydney |
| 1998-99 |
'Australian Prints', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
| 1999 |
'Archibald Prize Exhibition', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney; Orange, Moree, Newcastle, Griffith, NSW; Melbourne |
| 1999-03 |
'We Are Australian', travelling NSW, ACT, VIC, SA. TAS, QLD, Geelong, Morwell, Albury/Wodonga and Durban, South Africa |
| 2000 |
'Archibald Salon des Refuses', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Suburb', Museum of Sydney, Sydney
'Artists in the Field', Museums and Art Galleries of The Northern Territory, Darwin
'Images of Sydney', Ivan Dougherty Gallery, UNSW
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2000-01 |
'Federation – Australian Art & Society 1901 - 2000', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and national tour |
| 2001 |
'Archibald Prize Exhibition', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney and tour
'Archibald Salon des Refuses', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Redlands/Westpac Invitation Art Exhibition', Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman |
| 2002 |
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition Bega Valley Regional Gallery
'Without Classification: Hazel Hawke and the 1980s', John Cutin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology, Perth
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2003 |
'Impressions of Antarctica', Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery
'Contemporary Landscape: Tasmanian Connections', Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
'In the Presence of Passion', Helen Maxwell Gallery, ACT
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'The Birds', Stop Laughing This is Serious Gallery, Blackheath, NSW |
| 2004 |
'Archibald Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004-05 |
'Masters of Fare', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra |
| 2005 |
'Portrait Artists Australia Exhibition', Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, USA
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery |
| 2006 |
'Doug Moran National Portrait Prize', State Library of NSW and tour
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery |
| 2006-07 |
'Sydney Prints: 45 years of the Sydney Printmakers', S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, and tour
'Marks & Motifs: Prints from the PCA Collection', QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, and tour |
| 2007 |
'IMAGinING Antarctica', John Cutin University Gallery, Perth
'Moran National Portrait Prize', State Library of NSW and tour to Adelaide, SA; Geraldton, WA; Hervey Bay, QLD.
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2008 |
'Mrs Prime Minister', Old Parliament House, Canberra
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery
'Blake Prize Exhibition', NAS Gallery, Sydney, and tour
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| 2009 |
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
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| 2010 |
'Xstrata Percival Portrait Award Exhibition', Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 |
'Archibald Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Stan+Maureen Duke Gold Coast Prize Exhibition', Coast Coast City Art Gallery
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| 2012 |
'Focus on Abstraction', Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
'Celebrating Innovators', Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
'Gold Coast Art Prize Exhibition', Coast Coast City Art Gallery
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| 2013 |
'National Photographic Portrait Prize Exhibition', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT, and tour
'Multicultural Australia', Parliament House, Sydney
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| 2013-14 |
'Holiday + Memory', Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW |
| 2014 |
'SASR - Out of the Shadows', WA Museum, Perth, WA
'Portrait Artists Australia', Australian Embassy, Washington DC, USA |
2015 |
Gallipoli Art Prize Exhibition, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Sydney, NSW and Tour.
'Portia Geach Portrait Exhibition', SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| 2016 |
'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery |
| 2017 |
'Women in Focus', National Portrait Gallery, CanberraA
'Archibald Salon des Rufuses', S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
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Mt Olga Tapestry 1984
185 x 125 cms
Woven by Warrnambool Weavers
Collection: IBM Australia
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REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS
Australian National Gallery, Canberra; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; National Gallery of New Zealand; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Art Gallery of NSW; National Gallery of Victoria; Art Gallery of South Australia; Queensland Art Gallery; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston; Art Gallery of Western Australia; Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory; Parliament House, Canberra; Artbank; Fremantle Art Gallery, WA; Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria; Penrith Regional Art Gallery, NSW; New England Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Shepparton Art Centre, Victoria; Burnie Art Gallery, Tasmania; Albury Art Gallery, NSW; Bega Vallery Regional Gallery; Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW; Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria; Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery, Victoria; Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW; Parliament House, Sydney; Australian Museum, Sydney; Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart; NSW Bar Association, Sydney; The University of New South Wales, Sydney; Sydney University, Sydney; Macquarie University, NSW; University of Western Australia, Perth; John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library, Curtin University of Technology, Perth; Monash University, Victoria; University of Technology, Brisbane; University of Tasmania, Hobart; WA Institute of Technology; Queensland University of Technology; Griffith University, Queensland; Fitzroy Library, Victoria; Australian Broadcasting Commission; Broken Hill Proprietary Limited; Commonwealth Banking Corporation; Rheem Australia; Department of Public Works; Department of Veteran Affairs, Perth; Family Law Courts; Westinghouse; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney; Westmead Hospital; Wollongong Hospital; St Vincents Hospital; IBM; C.R.A.; O.T.C. Sydney; CSR; Government Insurance Office; Warrnambool City Council; Botany City Council; Attorney Generals Department, ANZ Bank, Academy of Medical Sciences, London UK; School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK; CRUK Institute, Cambridge University, UK; Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney; Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney; Ascham Girls School, Edgecliff, NSW; |
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AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS
| 1972 |
WINNER - Gosford Shire Prize for Painting |
| 1973 |
WINNER - Rowney Prize for Painting |
| 1975 |
Member Print Commission for Print Council of Australia |
| 1982 |
Tapestry Design Commission for Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre, Victoria |
| 1983 |
Poster Design Commission for Artbank Travelling Exhibition |
| 1984 |
Aerogramme Design Commission for Australia Post |
| 1985 |
Print Commission for Beaufort Hotel, Darwin |
| 1986 |
Print Commission for Art Gallery Society of NSW |
| 1987 |
Print Commission for Kambala Girls’ School, Sydney |
| 1990-91 |
Print Commission for CSR Building Materials, Australia |
| 1991-92 |
Australian Antarctic Division Humanities Program Award - Artist, travel to Mawson, Davis and Heard Island Research Stations |
| 1992 |
Aerogramme Design Commission for Australia Post |
| 1993 |
Frama Stamp Design Commission for Australia Post |
| 2005 |
Portrait Commission – Prof John Dwyer for Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 2006 |
Portrait Commisiion – Justice Mary Gaudron for NSW Bar Assocation
Portrait Commission – Prof Sir Keith Peters for Academy of Medical Sciences, London
Tapestry Commission for ANZ Bank by Victorian Tapestry Workshop |
| 2007 |
Portrait Commission – Regius Professor Sir Keith Peters for School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2010 |
Portrait Commission – Dean of Medicine, Professor Peter Smith, for School of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 2012 |
WINNER - Portia Geach Portrait Prize |
| 2012 |
Portrait Commission – Louise Robert-Smith for Ascham School, Edgecliff, NSW |
| 2013 |
Portrait Commission – Sir Bruce Ponder for the CRUK Institute, Cambridge University, UK |
| 2015 |
WINNER - Gallipoli Art Prize |
| 2016 |
WINNER - Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award |
| 2016 |
Mailroom Prize - 'Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award Exhibition', Bega Valley Regional Gallery |
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Linda Slutzkin, 'Art in the Making', TAE Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1979
Alison French, 'Contemporary Australian Printmakers', (cat essay) Print Council of Australia, 1979
Robert Lindsay, 'Survey 12 - On Paper', (Catalogue, video, slide pack) National Gallery of Victoria, 1980
Linda Slutzkin, 'Australian Perspecta', (cat essay) Art Gallery of NSW, 1981
Hugh Spiers, 'Landscape Art and the Blue Mountains', APCOL 1981
Alison Carroll, 'Australian Screenprints', (cat essay) Print Council of Australia 1982
Linda Slutzkin, 'On the Beach', TAE Art Gallery of NSW 1982
Lilian Wood (Ed), 'Directory of Australian Printmakers', Print Council of Australia 1982
Leon Paroissien (Ed) 'Australian Art Review', Warner Associates Oxford 1983
Alison Carroll, 'The Centre', (cat essay) Art Gallery of South Australia 1984
Nicholas Draffin, 'Sally Robinson - A ten year survey', (cat essay) Robin Gibson Gallery 1984
Leon Pericles, Photography as a Tool' - Imprint Vol 4 1984 Print Council of Australia 1984
Elisabeth Bastian, 'The Artist As Designer', (cat essay) Ivan Dougherty Gallery 1985
Belinda Webb-Jones, 'Prints and Printmakers - Aspects of a College Collection', (cat essay) Ivan Dougherty Gallery 1987
John Carrick, 'Expressing Australia - Art in Parliament House', Parliament House with Katrina Rumley 1988
David Hansen, 'Face of Australia', Australian Bicentennial Authority 1988
Anne Kirker, 'Shifting Parameters', (cat essay) Queensland Art Gallery 1990
Rhana Devenport, 'Artifacts', McGraw-Hill Book Company 1991 and Vaughan Rees
Hendrik Kolenberg, 'Animals on Paper', (cat essay) Art Gallery of NSW 1992
Liz Gibson, 'Making Your Mark', Science Press 1993
Andrew Wilson (Ed), 'Mary MacKillop - A Tribute', Honeysett Press 1995
Stephen Rainbird, 'Selected Australian Works', Queensland University of Technology, 1995
Sasha Grishin, 'Australian Printmaking in the 1990s', Craftsman House 1997
Jenny Aland, 'Australian Outlook', Heinemann 1997 & Max Darby
Anne Gray, 'Swingtime - East Coast West Coast', University of Western Australia 1997
Hendrik Kolenberg, 'Australian Prints', Art Gallery of NSW 1998
Peter Emmett, 'Sydney – metropolis, suburb, harbour', Museum of Sydney, Historic Houses Trust of NSW 2000
Christine Clarke, 'Portrait 22 - Pigeon Coup', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2006
Sarah Engledow, Andrew Sayers, 'The Companion', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2008
Alistair McGhee, '123NPG', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2008
Pamela Burton, 'From Moree to Mabo - The Mary Gaudron Story', UWA Publishing, 2010
Sara Rains (Editor), 'Dictionary of International Biography - 37th Edition', Melrose Press, Cambride, UK 2014 |
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