The desire to become an artist certainly came first at an early age. I made the choice to become an artist in answer to an inner need. I draw inspiration from the broad landscape of the world around me.
My visualization commences with a given stimulus observed in the world around me, which I then transpose into an... Read More
The desire to become an artist certainly came first at an early age. I made the choice to become an artist in answer to an inner need. I draw inspiration from the broad landscape of the world around me.
My visualization commences with a given stimulus observed in the world around me, which I then transpose into an idea that manifests in a drawing or directly into a sculpture. I research print and electronic media for images. They then provide the thematic underpinning and visual qualities essential to sustain the meaning of the artwork.
In my sculptural practice, I set quality criteria. I strive to produce a well-made object, which is strongly three-dimensional. I create articulated solid forms that are complimented by space enclosures. All sculptures possess structural surface animation.
Education
1958 Diploma of Art (Sculpture) RMIT Melbourne.
1959 Trained Technical Teachers Certificate
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Depot 2 Gallery Sydney
2004 Cube Contemporary Gallery Adelaide
2003 Span Gallery Melbourne
2002 Depot Gallery Sydney
2001 Coriole Winery Music Festival
2000 Greenaway Art Gallery Adelaide
1993 Greenaway Art Gallery Adelaide
1981 Victorian College of the Arts Gallery Melbourne
Artist in Residence exhibition
1972 Dalhousie University Art Gallery
Nova Scotia Canada
1970 Bonython Art Gallery Adelaide
1967 Bonython Art Gallery Sydney
1965 Bonython Art Galley Adelaide
1963 Bonython Art Gallery Adelaide
1962 Museum of Modern Art of Australia Melbourne
Group Exhibitions (recent)
2010 Palmer Sculpture Biennial outdoor exhibition
Adelaide Festival of Arts Fringe
2010 Heysen Sculpture Biennial outdoor exhibition
“The Cedars” Hahndorf - Adelaide Festival Fringe
2008 Wilson Street Gallery Sydney “Abstraction” Show
2008 Palmer Sculpture Biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition
BMG Art Gallery presentation Adelaide Festival Fringe
2008 “Homage to Nature” Heysen Biennial outdoor sculpture
“The Cedars” Hahndorf- Adelaide Festival Fringe
2007 Miniature Sculpture Exhibition
Defiance Gallery Sydney
2006 Miniature Sculpture Exhibition
Defiance Gallery Sydney
2006 Royal S.A. Society of Arts 150th Anniversary
Exhibition (First prize “Nidus 2”)
2003 BMG Art Gallery Adelaide ‘Less is more’ Sculpture Exhibition
2002 Central Goldfields Sculpture Prize Exhibition
Maryborough Victoria
1999 “We are Australian” Art Exhibition
George Adams Gallery Victorian Arts Centre Melbourne
1998 “Heavy Metal” Travelling Exhibition South Australia
Commissioned Architectural Sculpture
1999 “Bamboo Installation”
Art Institute of Indonesia, Yogyakarta Indonesia, 9 metres high
1995 Development Bank of Singapore
Tower 1,Shenton Way, Republic of Singapore
Aluminium/copper wall sculpture “Harvest Celebration”
4.5 x 4.5 metres
1988 Mount Gambier Civic Centre South Australia
Two wind impelled metal sculptures entitled
“Performance” each 8.5 metres high
1982 Littlehampton School South Australia
Wall Sculpture steel and bricks 3.5 metres high
1979 Broken Hill Civic Centre N.S.W.
“Jamieson’s Shaft Sculpture” 7.6 metres high Stainless steel
1973 Adelaide Festival Theatre Foyer
“Environmental Sculpture” 9 metres long
1968 Deakin University, Melbourne
“Fountain” Copper ,Aluminium, & Glass 276 cms high.
Awards and Grants
2006 First Prize Royal S.A. Society of Arts 150th Anniversary Exhibition
(“Nidus 2” welded bronze)
2000 Consultancy for South Australian Government
Arts S.A. Department
1981 Artist in Residence Victorian College of the Arts
Representation in Art Collections
National Gallery of Australia Canberra University of Sydney
Art Gallery of South Australia University of Adelaide
Mildura Arts Centre Victoria Victorian College of the Arts
Geelong Art Gallery Victoria Lord Perth Scotland U.K.
Kym Bonython Adelaide Deakin University
LaTrobe University RMIT University
Development Bank of Singapore
Private collections in Australia and overseas
Bibliography
2006 The New McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art
2004 Adelaide Advertiser Adam Dutkiewicz. 12/3
2004 Max Lyle Catalogue Cube Contemporary Art Gallery, Adelaide.
Essay John Neylon
2000 Catalogue “We are Australian” Exhibition
1999 Adelaide Advertiser Review “Big Symbols”6/9
1999 Jakarta Post Review “Sculptor explores the spirit of emancipation”
Asip A Hasani 12/8
1998 “Heavy Metal” Exhibition Catalogue S.A.Touring Exhibition Program
1981 Max Lyle Sculpture Exhibition Catalogue
Victorian College of the Arts Gallery
1970 “Australian Sculptors” by Ken Scarlett pub.Thomas Nelson.
Interstate Gallery Representation
Wilson Street Gallery Newtown Sydney
Academic Appointments
Lecturing positions held at Colleges and Universities in Melbourne, Geelong Victoria and Adelaide South Australia from 1957 to 1996. Retired as Associate Professor, Head of the South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide in December 1996.
