| Born |
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| 1949 |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Studies & Work |
| 1988-2007 |
Lecturer, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1997 |
Head of Drawing, National Art School, Sydney |
| 1994 |
Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, NSW |
| 1989 |
Graduate Diploma (Education), SCAE, Sydney |
| 1987 |
Lecturer, TAFE School of Art and Design, Sydney |
| 1984-86 |
Part time lecturer, Alexander Mackie College of Fine Art & City Art Institute (now COFA)
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1982
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Lecturer, University of Wollongong, NSW (instrumental in establishing printmaking department of newly founded School of Creative Arts) |
| 1980-82 |
Part time lecturer, Wollongong TAFE |
| 1976-77 |
Post Graduate (painting & printmaking), Winchester College of Art, UK |
| 1966-71 |
Diploma (painting), National Art School, Sydney |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
2011
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Interrogating Appearances King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
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| 2010 |
I & Thou; Survey Exhibition 1986 -2008 Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW
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Idris Murphy, Bett Gallery, Hobart, Tas
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| 2009 |
I – Thou King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
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I - Thou; Survey Exhibition 1986 -2008, Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| 2007 |
new paintings, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| 2005 |
equillibrium of contradictions, king street gallery on burton, Sydney, Axia Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2004 |
desert paintings, king street gallery on burton |
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contemporary australian prints: from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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John Gordon Gallery (in assoc. with king street gallery on burton), Coffs Harbour, NSW |
| 2003 |
flags of convenience, king street gallery on burton |
| 2002 |
Desert Country, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
petrichor, king street gallery on burton |
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Recent Work, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide |
| 1999 |
works on paper, king street gallery |
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landskips, king street gallery on burton |
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Recent Work, Axia Modern Art |
| 1997 |
real presence, king street gallery on burton |
| 1995 |
constant revision, king street gallery on burton |
| 1993 |
other roads, king street gallery on burton |
| 1990 |
New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1989 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney |
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New Work, Editions Southbank Galleries |
| 1987 |
Selected Prints- Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf Theatre, Sydney |
| 1986 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1984 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1983 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
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Orange Festival, Orange, NSW |
| 1982 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1978 |
Upstream Galleries, London |
| 1974 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1972 |
Recent Work, Macquarie Galleries |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
2010
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On This Island, Meeting and Parting Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, NSW |
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Everything and Nothing King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
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Recent Acquisitions Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW
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Three Artists [Euan Macleod, Idris Murphy & Ann Thompson] Bega Valley Regional Gallery, NSW
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Recent Acquisitions Charles Sturt University Art Collection, Wagga Wagga, NSW
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Prints From Cicada Press [curated by Michael Kempson] Bowen Galleries, Wellington, NZ
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2009
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Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney
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| 2008 |
Stations of the Cross 2008 St Ives Uniting Church, Sydney |
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Plein Air Painting Prize NSW Parliament House, Sydney |
| 2007 |
Five x Five Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA University of NSW, Sydney |
| 2006 |
Going Out There Alliance Francaise, Paris, France |
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king street gallery at doggett street studios (cummings, elliott, murphy, penrose hart, sages), |
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Brisbane, Qldß |
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Painting 2006 John Gordon Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW |
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Kedumba Drawing Prize Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW |
| 2005 |
Kedumba Drawing Award Kedumba Gallery, Blue Mountains Grammar, Wentworth Falls |
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Kings School Art Prize Parramatta, NSW |
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(Going) Out There - Responses to the Remote lands around Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station North of Broken Hill, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 |
Spectrum 2004, [FONAS], Parliament House, Sydney |
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Fleurieu Prize for Landscape, South Australia |
| 2003 |
64 years, king street gallery on burton |
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An Approachable Landscape, Axia Modern Art |
| 2002 |
Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Sydney |
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A Silver Lining & A New Beginning, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW |
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common ground, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre |
| 2001 |
floating, king street gallery on burton |
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Our Place: Images of Coffs Harbour & Region, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW |
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Views, king street gallery, sydney |
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Landscapes, Artists Ties Gallery, Canberra |
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last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| 2000 |
Southern Sydney Artists, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre |
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last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
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MelbourneArtFair2000, king street gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
| 1999 |
Schools & Universities Invitational Millennium Art Prize, Schools & Universities Club, Sydney |
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last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| 1998 |
Staff Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
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last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| 1996 |
In Process, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
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first night, king street gallery |
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The Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW |
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gallery artists, king street gallery |
| 1995 |
Ironsides, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
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The French Embrace, Alliance Francaise, Sydney |
| 1993-94 |
Common Ground, University of New South Wales; Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW |
| 1994 |
gallery artists, king street gallery on burton |
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Australian Contemporary Art Fair4, Royal Exhibition Building |
| 1993 |
Editions Southbank Galleries |
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Virtu, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
| 1992 |
The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong |
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Manu et Mente, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
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Australian Exhibition- Contemporary Binding, National Library of Australia, Canberra |
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Critic’s Choice, Macquarie Galleries |
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Blake Prize for Religious Art, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney & touring Australia |
| 1991 |
The Artist- The Printmaker, Editions Southbank Galleries |
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The Book and Print Show, University of Wollongong; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, NSW |
| 1990 |
Editions Southbank Galleries |
| 1988 |
Art Collegium, University of Technology, Sydney |
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Heretic, National Library of Australia, Canberra |
| 1987 |
Bushweek, Queensland Arts Council, Brisbane and Queensland Regional Art Centre |
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Tribute to Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries |
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Rainforest Show, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1986 |
Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1984 |
Orange Festival, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane |
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Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1983 |
Bushweek, Macquarie Galleries |
| 1982 |
Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1981 |
Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1980 |
Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1978 |
Red Show, Thumb Gallery, London |
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| Residencies & Awards |
| 2002 |
Launch screening of ‘Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country’ Art Gallery of New South Wales (with Gloria Petyarre, Jenny Sages, Peter Sharpe, Judy Watson); additional screenings on SBS |
| 2001-02 |
Filming of Two Thirds Sky- artists in desert country, produced by Sophie Jackson, directed by Sean O’Brien |
| 1994 |
Irish Arts Council Studio, Tyron Guthrie Centre, Ireland |
| 1987 |
French Government Studio, Paris |
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Moya Doring Memorial Residence, Paris |
| 1983 |
Lithographer in Residence, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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French Government Studio |
| 1978 |
Moya Doring Memorial Residence |
| 1977-79 |
Dyason Bequests Fund for Australian Artist’s Overseas |
| 1976 |
Australian Arts Council Special travel scholarship: Europe and America |
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Rockhampton Art Prize, Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, Qld |
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Studio residency, London |
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Moya Doring Memorial Residence |
| 1975 |
Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travel Fellowship |
| 1974 |
Artist in Residence, Prahran College of Art, Melbourne |
| 1972 |
Hunters Hill Art Award, Hunters Hill Municipal Council, Sydney |
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| Commissions |
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| 1987 |
The Heretic- limited edition book in collaboration with author Morris West |
| 1983 |
Print Series, Art Gallery Society, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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| Collections |
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Allens Arthur Robinson |
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Art Gallery of New South Wales |
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Artbank, Australia |
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Australian Graduate School of Management |
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Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
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Bibliotheque National de Paris |
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Brisbane Grammar School, Qld |
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Clot/Bramsen et Georges Studio, Paris |
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Macquarie Bank, Australia |
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National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, NSW |
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National Library of Australia, Canberra |
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Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland, Qld |
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Parliament House, Canberra |
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Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery |
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State Library of New South Wales |
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Telecom Collection, Melbourne |
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Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Ireland |
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University of New South Wales |
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UBS Warburg, Sydney |
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Westpac Collection, Australia |
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University of Wollongong, NSW |
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Kedumba Drawing Collection, NSW |
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| Bibliography |
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2009
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Flynn, Paul: On This Island: Meeting and Parting Artist Profile Magazine, Iss 09/2009, pp36-77
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McDonald, John: Rev-head drops down a gear Spectrum, SMH, Oct 3-4, pp14-15
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Barkley Glenn: Missives from the Outdoors: The Art of Idris Murphy I & Thou, Idris Murphy Survey 1986-2008, exhibition catalogue
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| 2008 |
Barkley, Glenn: Idris Murphy, Artist Profile Magazine, Issue 3, p44-49 |
| 2007 |
Crisp, Lyndal: The art that artists collect, The Australian Financial Review, Dec 15 |
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Waterlow, Nick: Curator’s Notes-Five x Five, Exhibition Catalogue, Apr 19-May 19, pp7, 18 |
| 2006 |
Ducos, Solenne: Idris Muprhy, COFA-UNSW, Summer Issue 15, p19 |
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Lander, Janis: A Public of Individuals – Interview with Idris Murphy, The College Voice, COFA online Arts Magazine, Nov p1-6 |
| 2005 |
McDonald, John: The Australian Landscape Revisited, Spectrum-Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 10-11, pp 28-29 |
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Johnston, Jay: the wild RED YONDER, COFA/UNSW, Spring, Issue 14, Dec-Feb, p2 |
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Li Jingzhe: Australian Contemporary Painting, Shanghai Peoples Fine Arts Publishing House p 70 - 72 |
| 2003 |
McCulloch, Susan: Paths Across the Great Divide, Weekend Australian, Sept 27-28 |
| 2002 |
Two Thirds Sky- A Must See Documentary, COFA/UNSW, Winter, Issue 5, Aug-Nov, p6 |
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Masterpiece, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 20, p7 |
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M.K.: Journey into the artist’s interior, The View-The Australian, Sept 19, p11 |
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Frost, Andrew: Two Thirds Sky: Artists in Desert Country, Australian Art Collector, July- Sept, Issue 21, p48 |
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Hallett, Bryce: The truth is out there, all right-in the Aboriginal landscape, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 18, p3 |
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Anderson, Doug: Two Thirds Sky, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 20 |
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McDonald, John: Sand and Sun – Interpreting the desert on canvas, Australian Financial Review, June 13 |
| 2001 |
Grishin, Sasha: Little Gems within a Diverse Group, The Canberra Times, May 9 |
| 2000 |
Reid, Michael: Treasure on boardroom walls, The Australian, Sept 2-3 |
| 1999 |
James, Bruce: Thoroughly Modern Clarice, Spectrum- Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, p12s |
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James, Bruce: Making an Exhibition of Themselves, Spectrum-Sydney Morning Herald, April 17, p10 |
| 1998 |
Drury, Nevill: Images 3 in Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press, p 154 |
| 1997 |
McDonald, John: The Best Game in Town, Spectrum- Sydney Morning Herald, April 12 |
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Taylor, James (editor): Box kite- A Journal of Poetry & Poetics, pp157-166 |
| 1994 |
EREMOS Magazine, Eremos Institute, Volume No 46 |
| 1993 |
Mendelssohn, Joanna: Country Visions Need The City, The Bulletin, Jan 26-Feb 2, pp74-77 |
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Connor, Kevin: Common Ground, catalogue introduction, COFA, UNSW |
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Watson, Bronwyn: No mere window dressing, Arts- Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 10, p17 |
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Delaruelle, Jacques: In the game, The Sydney Review, Sept |
| 1992 |
Germaine, Max: The Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, Craftsman House Press |
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Drury, Nevill: Images in Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press |
| 1990 |
Drury, Nevill: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press |
| 1988 |
West, Morris: The Heretic, Isotome Press |
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Drury, Nevill: New Art Two, Craftsman House Press |
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Condon, Matt: West writing the wrongs, The Sun Herald, October 2 |
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Connor, Kevin: News in Town, The Good Weekend, October 1, p59 |
| 1982 |
Capon, Edmond & Meek, Jan: Portrait of a Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW, Chapel Court, p58 |
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Illustration- Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 20, No 2, p88 |
| 1978 |
Mendham, Dawn: The Refining Fire, Albatross Books, pp98-105 |
| 1971 |
Illustration- Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Summer, Vol 9 |
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