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
2007 Last show of the year, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
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

John Edwards