CV | Jan King
| Born | |
| 1945 | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia |
| Studies | |
| 1994-03 | Lives and works in Sydney |
| 1994 | Art Omi, New York, USA |
| 1992 | Art Omi, USA & France |
| 1985 | B.A. Visual Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1983 | Australia Council, Visual Arts Board Travel Grant- USA |
| 1982 | Australia Council, Visual Arts Board Studio Equipment Grant |
| 1979 | New York Studio School, New York |
| 1971-75 | National Art School, Sydney |
| Alexander Mackie CAE, Sydney | |
| 1970 | Academia di Belle Arti, Perugia, Italy |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2010 |
Correlation, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| 2007 | New Sculpture, King Street Gallery on William |
| 2005 | new sculpture, king street gallery on burton, sydney |
| 2004 | Sculpture in the MLC, MLC Centre (part of Sculpture by the Sea), Sydney |
| 2003 | recent sculpture, king street gallery on burton |
| 2001 | mythological meanderings, king street gallery on burton |
| 1999 | mountains and sea, king street gallery on burton |
| 1997 | recent sculpture, king street gallery on burton |
| 1995 | sculpture, king street gallery on burton |
| 1993 | sculpture, king street gallery on burton |
| 1989 | Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney |
| 1987 | Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1984 | Irving Sculpture Gallery |
| 1982 | Irving Sculpture Gallery |
| 1979 | Art of Man Gallery, Sydney |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2009 | University of Western Sydney Art Prize, Sydney |
| Personal Journeys [40 years of Australian Women’s Abstract Art], Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, NSW |
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| Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney | |
| 2006 | thirteen sculptors – two views, Chase Contemporary & Tribal Arts, Sydney |
| Blake Prize for Religious Art, NAS Gallery, Sydney | |
| 6” Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2005 | Art Omi Australia, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2005 The Year In Art, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| 6” Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2004 | Sculpture by the Sea, [sponsored by Sydney Water] Sydney |
| last show of the year, king street gallery on burton, sydney | |
| UWS Sculpture Prize, Campbelltown, NSW | |
| Sculpture in the MLC, SXS, Sydney | |
| Sculpture in The Vines, Hunter Valley Arts Project, NSW | |
| Sculpture 2004, Campbelltown Bicentenary Art Gallery, NSW | |
| 6” Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2003 | 2003-The Year in Art, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| Sculpture in the Vines, Lower Hunter Valley, NSW | |
| Sculpture 2003, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW | |
| 2002 | Sculpture by the Sea, [sponsored by Sydney Water], Sydney |
| The Lady Nock Sculpture Collection, presented by Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Municipal Council, Sydney | |
| Sculpture, Michel Sourgnes Gallery, Brisbane | |
| king street gallery at Span Galleries, Melbourne | |
| Sculpture 2002, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery | |
| 2001 | Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Woollahra Council |
| The Studio Tradition-National Art School, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, NSW | |
| Sculpture 2001, Access Contemporary Art Gallery & king street gallery, sydney | |
| Small Wonders, king street gallery & Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2000 | The Importance of Being Small, king street gallery & Defiance Gallery, Sydney |
| last show of the year, king street gallery on burton | |
| Half Metre Square, staff show, National Art School, Sydney | |
| Tribal Echo, Oceanic Arts Australia, Sydney; Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery | |
| Sculpture 2000, Access Contemporary Art Gallery | |
| 1999 | last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| On the Tiles, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney | |
| Big Thoughts, Small Works, Defiance Gallery | |
| Five Easy Pieces, Defiance Gallery | |
| 1998 | last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| The Defiant 6, Defiance Gallery | |
| Figure in the Landscape, king street gallery & Defiance Gallery | |
| Inside / Outside, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney | |
| Pas D’Accrochage en Publique, Cell Block National Art School, Sydney | |
| Bryan Niland Collection, Lewers Bequest & Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Penrith | |
| Rossmore Steel, (Jan King&Paul Hopmeier),Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW |
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| 1997 | It’s a Box (ii), Defiance Gallery |
| The Biggest Little Sculpture Show in Town, Defiance Gallery | |
| gallery artists, king street gallery on burton | |
| 1996 | gallery artists, king street gallery on burton |
| A Box by any other Name, Defiance Gallery | |
| Size is not Important, Defiance Gallery | |
| first night, king street gallery | |
| 1995 | It’s About Time, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, University of NSW, Sydney |
| 1994 | gallery artists, king street gallery on burton |
| Australian Contemporary Art Fair 4, king street gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| 1991 | Graeme Sturgeon Memorial Exhibition, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney |
| Agape, king street gallery on burton | |
| Into Space, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (& touring) | |
| 1990 | Common Sense, king street gallery on burton; University of South Australia Art Museum, Adelaide |
| 1989 | Sculptors at the Table, The Craft Centre Gallery, Sydney |
| 1988 | Sculpture Park ‘88, Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW |
| 1987 | Painters and Sculptures- Diversity in Contemporary Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery; The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan |
| Third Australian Sculpture Triennial, Melbourne | |
| Ten Years On, The Works Gallery, Sydney | |
| Site Specific, University of Technology, Sydney | |
| 1986 | Spirit of Place, First Draft Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 | Ninth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura, Victoria |
| Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane | |
| 1984 | Second Australian Sculpture Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
| 1982 | Table Sculpture, Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney |
| Eighth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura, Victoria | |
| Abstract Australian Sculpture from 1970, Irving Sculpture Gallery | |
| Objects’ Lewers Bequest & Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Penrith, NSW | |
| Women Sculptors, Irving Sculpture Gallery | |
| 1979 | Sculpture Show, New York Studio School, New York |
| Survey Show, East Sydney Technical College, Sydney | |
| 1976 | Young Sydney Sculptors, Sculpture Centre, Sydney |
| Selected Exhibition VAB/SSC, Martin Place, Sydney | |
| Awards | |
| 2002 | Winner, Woollahra Sculpture Prize |
| 1994 | Art Omi Creative Grant, Ohio, USA |
| 1983 | Australia Council- Visual Arts Board Travel Grant, USA |
| 1982 | Australia Council- Visual Arts Board Studio Equipment Grant |
| 1979 | Australia Council- Visual Arts Board Studio Grant, New York, USA & Europe |
| Collections | |
| Art Bank, Australia | |
| Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School | |
| Liverpool City Council | |
| Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Regional Gallery, Casula | |
| Clayton Utz Collection | |
| Macquarie University, Sydney | |
| University of Technology, Sydney | |
| University of Western Sydney | |
| Woollahra Council, Sydney | |
| Bibliography | |
| 2010 |
McDonald, John: Breaking Down the Invisible Walls, Spectrum -SMH, March 20-21, pp 15-16 |
| 2009 | Clement, Tracey: Eastern Premise, SMH, March 22-28, p19 |
| McDonald, John: Good Intentions Lost at Sea, Spectrum -SMH, Nov 14-15, pp18-19 | |
| 2007 | McDonald, John: The case, again, for beauty, Sydney Morning Herald Oct 13-14 p16 |
| Shaw, Lindsey: Jellyfish, nature inspires art, Signals, Australian National Maritime Museum, Number 80 September – November pp2-7 | |
| 2005 | McDonald, John: The guiding lights, Spectrum-SMH, Dec 23-25, p18-19 |
| McDonald, John: Out of art’s boiler room, Spectrum-SMH, Oct 8-9, p28-29 | |
| 2003 | Craft Arts International No 57 |
| Eccles, Jeremy, Australian Art Collector Issue 24 April June | |
| 2002 | McDonald, John, The Australian Financial Review October 31 |
| 2001 | Harris, Peter: World Sculpture News, Spring, Vol 7, No 2, p 38 |
| Harris, Peter: World Sculpture News, Winter Vol 7, No 1, p 53 | |
| 2000 | Harris, Peter: World Sculpture News, Winter, Vol 6, No 1 |
| Smee, Sebastian: Pick the Primitives, The Sydney Morning Herald, April 22 | |
| Burns, Jemma Reed: A New Tribe, April 6-12 | |
| 1999 | Smee, Sebastian: All Touchy-Feely, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 3, p 11 |
| James, Bruce: Remembrance of things past, Spectrum Arts, The Sydney Morning Herald August 21 | |
| Auty, Giles: Weekend Review, The Australian, April 10 | |
| 1998 | Forsyth, Holly Kerr: Shaping Nature, The Weekend Australian, April 4-5 |
| Auty, Giles: Is a redundant industrial space entirely the right space for art?, Weekend Review, The Australian, May 30 | |
| McDonald, John: King Hit for Casula, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 6 | |
| Artists chisel out a living, Time Out Magazine, June 17 | |
| Art & Australia, Vol 35, No 4 | |
| 1997 | Fortescue, Elizabeth & Debelle, Penelope: Artful Women, The Daily Telegraph, August 30 |
| McDonald, John: Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 6 | |
| James, Bruce: Telling the tale of sculpture, address to the Sydney Sculptors Supper Club Sept 2 | |
| 1995 | McDonald, John: Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 19 |
| 1993 | Lynn, Elwyn: Weekend Review, The Australian, Sept 25 |
| Watson, Bronwyn: Images of Shared Ancestry, The Sydney Morning Herald, October 1 | |
| 1987 | Woolcock, Phyllis: King size show for Brisbane & Japan, Brisbane Courier Mail, June 20 |
| McDonald, John: Even art ripens in the sun, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 8 | |
| 1985 | Irving, Celia Winter: A Tradition of Abstraction, Australian Business Collectors Annual |
| 1984 | Lynn, Elwyn: Weekend Review, The Australian, Dec 8 |
| Maloon, Terence: Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 24 | |
| Sturgeon, Graeme: Australia Sculpture NOW, Melbourne | |
| 1982 | Maloon, Terence: Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 11 |
| 1979 | Borlase, Nancy: Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 10 |