CV | John Edwards

Born 1956        Sydney, Australia
   
Studies  
1977-79 Diploma of Art, Alexander Mackie CAE, Sydney
1982-84 Graduate Diploma (Professional Art Studies), College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney
1984 BA, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney
   
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Pictographs and letters from the new world, King Street Gallery on William
2007 New Works King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
2006 new world, king street gallery on burton, sydney
2004 water worshiper series, king street gallery on burton
2003 Ten Year Survey Exhibition, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney
2002 new works, king street gallery on burton
2000 new work, king street gallery on burton
1998 new work, king street gallery, sydney
1997 Bring Me the Messenger, The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
1996 Spellbound, The Beatty Gallery
1995 Chant, The Beatty Gallery
1994 The Bitumen Paintings, The Beatty Gallery
1993 The Beatty Gallery
1992 First Draft West, Sydney
1990/89 Fiveways Gallery, Sydney
1988 Fourteen Roses Gallery, Sydney
   
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010        
Packsaddle New England Regional Gallery Armidale NSW
  Everthing & Nothing King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
2007 Last show of the year, King Street Gallery on William
   Sulman Prize Art Gallery NSW
  Compositions, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
  The Depot, Dank St Sydney
2006 Last Show of the year, KIng street gallery on burton, Sydney
  Packsaddle Art Exhibition, New England Regional Gallery, Armidale NSW
2005 Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of  New South Wales, Sydney
  last show of the year, king street gallery on burton
2003 Picture Paradise, Mori Gallery, Sydney
  The Pachsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Gallery, Armidale NSW
  last show of the year, king street gallery on burton
2002 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Packsaddle Exhibition, New England Regional Art Gallery, Armidale  NSW
2001 Bat, Ball and Brush, A Summer of Cricket and Art at the S.C.G’ Sydney
2000 last show of the year, king street gallery on burton
1999 last show of the year, king street gallery on burton
  On the Tiles, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
1998 last show of the year, king street gallery on burton
  Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1997 Surface Tension, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
  Director’s Cut, The Beatty Gallery
1996 Blake Prize for Religious Art, Mitchell Galleries, State Library of NSW, Sydney & traveling to St. John Cathedral, Brisbane; Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Qld; Carnegie Gallery, Hobart; Cathedral of St Paul, Melbourne
  For the Pleasure Of It, The Beatty Gallery
  Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, NSW
  Private View, (with Malcolm Benham), The Beatty Gallery
  Visibility, The Beatty Gallery
  Spellbound No. 2, (in conjunction with Scrap Culture Series), Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane
  Three Sydney Painters, (with Miranda Parkes & Malcolm Benham), Bowen Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
  The Contemporary Collection, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
1995 Blake Prize Exhibition, Micthell Galleries, Sate Library of NSW & traveling to: Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Hibiscus Gallery, Hobart, Tas
  Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Bathurst Art Prize Exhibition, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
  Red, The Beatty Gallery
  Recent Acquisitions, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
  Alumni Exhibition, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
  Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery
1994 Random, The Beatty Gallery
  Beat the Drum, (assemblages), The Beatty Gallery
  Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery
  Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
1993 3/5 Studio Exhibition, 3 different locations in Sydney
1992 Blake Prize Exhibition, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
  Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales & travellilng to: Campbelltown
  Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW; Tweed River Regional Gallery, Qld
  Shadow Images, Arthaus Gallery, Sydney
  Images Congress, Project, Pisa, Italy
  The Mental Zoo, Wisconsin, USA
1991 6th International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Del Ballo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1986 1st  International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Del Ballo Gallery
  International Copy Art Biennial, Taller Galleria Fort, Barcelona, Spain
1985 Works on Paper, Imprint Gallery, Sydney
  Sydney Morning Herald Heritage Exhibition, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1983 The End Game, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
   
Collections  
  Artbank, Australia
  Sydney West International College, NSW
  Symnans Saker Elliot and Hickman, New Zealand
  University of Sydney, NSW
  University of Technology, Sydney
  University of Wollongong, NSW
   
Bibliography  
2008 Kidd, Courtney: Preview NSW, Australian Art Collector, Issue No. 43
  Profiles, Art Almanac, February 2008 p174
2006 Fortescue, Elizabeth: Weekend Planner, Feb 11, p85
2003 Conomos, John: 10 Year Survey Exhibition, catalogue essay
1998 Art Times, Newtown Times, July
1997 Kidd, Courtney: Surface Tension, catalogue essay
1996 Smee, Sebastian: Faith, Hope and Clarity, (Blake Prize Review), Sydney Morning Herald, Dec.19
  Smee, Sebastian: Bubble, Bubble, Painter Double, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov.1
1995 Fennely, Steven: Homage to Tony Tuckson, Review Program ABC TV, Sept.18
  Luckett, Suellyn: Up Down & Across, catalogue essay Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery
  McDonald, John: Dreams of Hope and Menace, Sydney Morning Herald, March 18
  Prendergrast, Maria: The Australian Arts Diary, Debden Associates Australia