CV | Wendy Sharpe
| Born | 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Studies | |
| 1978-79 | Art Certificate, Seaforth Technical College, Sydney |
| 1980-82 | B. A. (Visual Arts), City Art Institute, Sydney |
| 1983 | Graduate Diploma of Education, City Art Institute |
| 1984 | Graduate Diploma of Professional Art, City Art Institute |
| 1991-92 | M.A. (Fine Arts), College of Fine Arts, University of NSW |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2008 | Paris, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| Travel MARS Gallery, Melbourne, Vic | |
| Intimacy and Solitude, Adele Boag Gallery, Adelaide, S.A. | |
| 2007 | Stories from the Studio, Philip Bacon Galleries, Sydney |
| Tales from the Studio, MARS Gallery | |
| 2006 | the opera series, king street gallery on burton, sydney |
| Million Dollar Mermaid, Australian National Maritime Museum | |
| 2005 | Artist and City Paintings and Spanish Series, Chapman Gallery, Canberra |
| 2004 | paintings (city series), king street gallery on burton |
| Travel Paintings, Phillip Bacon Gallery | |
| 2003 | Recent Paintings, Chapman Gallery |
| Paintings, Phillip Bacon Gallery | |
| 2002 | Wendy Sharpe: a selection of works 1999-2002, king street gallery on burton at Span Galleries, Melbourne |
| new paintings, king street gallery on burton | |
| 2000 | New Beginnings-East Timor, Australian War Memorial, Canberra |
| East Timor, king street gallery on burton | |
| 1999 | Drawings, Paintings and Mixed Media Works for The Annette Kellermann Mural, (at Cook & Phillip Aquatic Centre, Sydney) king street gallery, sydney |
| 1997 | Night Paintings, king street gallery on burton |
| 1996 | new work, king street gallery on burton |
| 1995 | new work, king street gallery on burton |
| 1993 | Recent Paintings, Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 | Ghosts, Pod Theatre, Sydney |
| 1990 | Magic Paintings, DC Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 1989 | Recent Paintings, DC Art Gallery |
| 1987 | Selected Work, Nidus Gallery, Sydney |
| 1986 | Fire Inside, First Impressions Gallery, Sydney |
| Lingering Images, Visual Arts Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1985 | Sex and Death, Nicholson Street Gallery, Sydney |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | Tales from the City, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, NSW |
| 2009 | The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Salon Des Refuse, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| Finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, travelling exhibition | |
| The Doug Moran Portrait Prize, State Library of NSW, Sydney | |
| Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, PLC Gallery, Sydney | |
| The Drawn Line, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney | |
| 2008 | Urban Myth [two person with Bernard Ollis], United Galleries, Perth |
| Drawn Encounters, Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK | |
| Sordid Tales, NG Art, Sydney | |
| JADA Drawing Prize, Grafton Regional Gallery & travelling | |
| Art of Music, Flinders Street Gallery, Sydney NSW | |
| Stellar Art of Music 2008, Art Gallery Of New South Wales | |
| Drawcard 08, National Art School, Sydney NSW | |
| Trinity Remembers, The Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar School, Sydney NSW | |
| 2007 | Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H Ervin Gallery |
| Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales [purchased piece] | |
| 9x5, Savage Club, Melbourne | |
| An artist at my table, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney NSW | |
| Dusk til Dawn, The Delmar Gallery, Sydney | |
| Cuisine & Country, [curated by Gavin Wilson] Orange Regional Gallery, NSW & travelling | |
| Salon Des Refuse, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| Squared, Greenhill Gallery, Perth | |
| Group Therapy, Chapman Gallery | |
| 2006 | The Inaugural Adelaide Perry Prize For Drawing, Sydney |
| The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Salon Des Refuse, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| witness to WAR [official art and photograhy 1999-2003], SH Ervine Gallery [travelling NSW] |
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| The Art of the Operatic, The Arts Centre, Melbourne | |
| The Delmar Codex [curated by Nick Vickers], Delmar Gallery | |
| Australian Art, Hong 1K University Gallery, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 2005-07 | Fireworks-tracing the incendiary in Australian Art, (curated by Gavin Wilson) travelling to regional galleries throughout NSW; Qld; Vic |
| 2005 | Collaboration- Sydney Printmakers, Gosford Regional Gallery; Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW; Noosa Regional Gallery, Qld |
| Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery New South Wales | |
| Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Regional Gallery, Sydney | |
| Gold Coast City Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Qld | |
| Salon des Refuse, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| Art + Humour, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney | |
| The Defiance Drawing Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney | |
| Walking the Line- an exhibition of drawing by National Art School Staff, (curated by Lesley Harding) Cell Block Theatre, NAS | |
| 2004 | Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| drawcard’ National Art School, Sydney | |
| 2004 The Year in Art’ National Trust, SH Irvin Gallery | |
| Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney | |
| Spectrum 2004’ [FONAS], Parliament House, Sydney | |
| Westpac Art Prize, Sydney | |
| Reg Richardson Collection Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery | |
| 2003 | The Salon Des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Winner - Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales- 50th Anniversary Exhibition and Auction, Sydney | |
| Winner- Allen Gamble Memorial Art Prize (in conjunction with Mosman Art Prize), Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney |
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| Ned Kelly-Framed’ National Trust of Australia, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 2002 | The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| king street gallery at Span Galleries, Melbourne | |
| Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW | |
| Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| Erotica, Metro5, Melbourne | |
| Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 2001 | Federation, (curated by John McDonald) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| A Studio in Paris – Australian Artists at the Cite, (curated by Jane Watters), SH Ervin Gallery |
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| Works on Paper, (2 person show with Nora Heysen), Von Bertouch Gallery, Newcastle | |
| Studio Tradition, (curated by Therese Kenyon), Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney | |
| Bat, Ball and Brush, A Summer of Cricket and Art at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
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| Art on Steel, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Wollongong City Gallery, NSW; Museum of Tropical Queensland, Qld (& travelling) |
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| 2000 | Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| last show of the year, king street gallery on burton | |
| The Greatest Show on Earth’ Cutcliffe Gallery, Sydney | |
| Ceramics and Works on Paper (collaborative with Janna Ferris), Chapman Gallery | |
| Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair, king street galleries, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
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| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| 1999-2003 | Witness to War-Australian War Memorial, (curated by Claire Baddeley & Katherine McMahon), Mornington Regional Art Gallery & travelling throughout NSW; Qld; Vic |
| 1999 | 1999 Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| last show of the year, king street gallery on burton | |
| Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 1998 | 1998 last show of the year, king street gallery on burton |
| 1997 | gallery artists, king street gallery on burton |
| 1996 | Winner- The Archibald Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| gallery artists, king street gallery | |
| 1995 | The Archibald Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales and travelling exhibition: Moree Regional Art Gallery; Dubbo Regional Art Gallery; Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| Winner- Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Winner- Kedumba Drawing Prize, Kedumba Gallery | |
| 1994 | The Archibald Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales and travelling exhibition: Goulburn Regional Art Gallery; Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery; Tamworth Regional Art Gallery, NSW |
| Erotic/Exotic, (2 person with Tim Schultz), Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney king street gallery on burton |
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| 1993 | Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery |
| 1992 | Critic’s Choice, Macquarie Gallery, Sydney |
| Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 1991 | Erotic/Exotic, Inner Circle Gallery, Sydney |
| Portia Geach Memorial Portait Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| A Figurative Focus, Tamworth Regional Art Gallery | |
| 1991 | The Intimate Experience (Australian Women’s Images of Women), Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 | International Women’s Exhibition, Women’s Gallery |
| 1989 | Modern Muses: Classical Mythology in Australian Art (1940 – 1989)’ SH Ervin Gallery |
| 1988 | Elysian Muses Return, EMR Gallery, Sydney |
| Fresh Art, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 1986 | Winner- Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1985 | Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Selected Awards, Prizes and Major Commissions | |
| 2009 | Finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, travelling exhibition |
| 2008-09 | The Australian Ballets tribute to the Ballet Russes, The Arts Centre Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2008 | Artist Residency-Australian Embassy [by personal invitation of the Australian Ambassador], Cairo, Egypt |
| 2007 | Awarded Tenancy of studio, Cite des Arts Paris [AGNSW] |
| 2004 | Limited edition print for Inaugural Fine Art Heritage Fund Raising Program for the Australian Red Cross (launched 6 Nov, Brisbane Room, Brisbane City Hall, Qld) |
| 2003 | Allen Gamble Memorial Art Prize, Sydney |
| Winner-Portia Geach Memorial Prize Award, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1999 | Commissioned as Official Australian War Artist to East Timor, Australian War Memorial ACT |
| 1998-99 | Commissioned by the City of Sydney for Olympic pool murals based on the life of Annette Kellerman (8 panels), Cook & Phillip Aquatic Centre |
| Bathurst Art Prize, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery | |
| 1998 | Winner-Archibald Prize Winner, Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1996 | Winner-Kedumba Drawing Prize, New South Wales |
| Winner-Portia Geach Memorial Prize, SH Ervin Gallery | |
| 1992 | Robert Le Gay Bereton Drawing Prize |
| 1991-92 | Australia Post Graduate Research Award |
| 1990-95 | Waverley Art Prize, New South Wales |
| 1989 | Mercedes Benz Scholarship: travel to Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Italy |
| 1986 | Awarded tenancy Cite International Studio, Paris |
| Dyason Bequest | |
| Marten Bequest, Travelling Art Scholarship | |
| Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Collections | |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| Australian War Memorial, Canberra | |
| Australian Embassy, Paris, France | |
| Bathurst Regional Art Gallery | |
| BHP Australia | |
| City of Sydney Council | |
| University of Queensland, Qld | |
| University of Sydney | |
| Kedumba Drawing Collection | |
| Orange Regional Gallery, NSW | |
| Qantas | |
| Waverley Council | |
| Warringah Council | |
| Hawkesbury Regional Art Gallery | |
| Selected Bibliography | |
| 2009 | Allen, Christopher: About Face Weekend Australian, Mar 21- 22, p18 |
| McDonald, John: When losers are winners SMH, Mar 21 – 22 | |
| Schwartzkoff, Louise: Perfectly at easel SMH Metro, May 8, p22 | |
| Allen, Christopher: Lands End Weekend Australian, Mar 28 | |
| Von Witt, Kathleen: Collections Hawksbury Regional Gallery, p33 | |
| War Room, SMH Spectrum, Apr 25 – 26, p6 | |
| Matchett, Stephen: The Art of War Weekend Australian Review, April 25 - 26 | |
| Trudgeon, Margaret (ed.): In the Wings Creative Australia and the Ballets Russes Catalogue, pp 26-27 | |
| Christopher, Lissa: ‘Open Gallery: The Drawn Line’ Sydney Morning Herald
Spectrum, Nov 28-29, p14 |
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| 2008 | Allen, Christopher: Walk the Line The Weekend Australian Review, Sept 20-21 |
| Macdonald, Cindy (ed.): UpFront-your time starts now SMH Good Weekend, Oct 11-12, p16 | |
| Fortescue, Elizabeth: Sharpe has an exquisite French connection The Daily Telegraph, May 20, p42 |
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| Simmonds, Diana: Travels with my Art The Weekend Australian, Oct 11-12, p4 | |
| Gillies, Fiona: In the Frame The Sunday Telegraphy -My Space, Oct 26, pp6-7 | |
| Sharpe, Wendy: Look Magazine, May, pp33-35 | |
| Cockington, James: The G-d of small things SMH, Sept 10, p13 | |
| McCormick, Alice & Rhodes, Sarah: The Artists Lunch Pub: Murdoch Books, pp180-193 | |
| 2007 | Upfront – Cofa Annual, The Good Weekend, Dec 1 |
| McDonald, John: Studio Australia (extracted from ‘Studio: Australian Painters on the nature of Creativity’), Orient-Express Magazine, Volume 15 number 4 p40-48 |
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| Lloyd, Ian (photographer) and McDonald, John: Studio: Australian Painters on the Nature of Creativity published by Tower Books Australia |
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| McDonald, John: Anything goes in the silly season SMH, March 24–25, p16 | |
| Wilson, Gavin Cuisine & Country, Catalogue |
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| McDonald, John: A tasty treat for the senses, SMH, May 5-6, p16 | |
| 2006 | McDonald, John: Tour of duty by lens and brush SMH, July 22-23, pp16-17 |
| Schmidt, Lucinda: Profile: Wendy Sharpe SMH, Sept 20, p3 | |
| The Weekender, Million Dollar Mermaid, Good Weekend, Jan 14, p12 | |
| 2005 | McDonald, John: Drawn to the flames Spectrum-SMH, Dec10-11, p29 |
| Smee, Sebastian: Face Value Review-Weekend Australian, Apr 23-25, pR4-R5 | |
| Fortescue, Elisabeth: Arty laugh Sydney Live-The Daily Telegraph, Apr 4, p63 | |
| Wilson, Gavin: Fireworks-Tracing the Incendiary in Australian Art Art Space Mackay catalogue | |
| Walking the Line-drawings by National Art School Staff, catalogue, NAS | |
| Weight, Craig: Australian Icons Framed National Trust, p37 | |
| As a Crossword Clue, Apr 23-24, p60 | |
| Jingzhe Li (editor): Australian Contemporary Painting: The Classic Works of 42 Excellent Artists, Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, pp101-104 | |
| Witness to War-Official Art and Photography 1999-2003, published by Australian War Memorial |
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| Griffin, Sasha: The Canberra Times, Sept | |
| 2004 | Speck, Catherine: Painting Ghosts published by Craftsman House Press, pp200-203 |
| Churcher, Betty: The Art of War published by The Miegunyah Press, pp166-168 | |
| Weight, Greg: Australian Artists published by Chapter & Verse, p166 | |
| Davies, Alan: An Eye for Photography published by The Miegunyah Press, pp104-105 | |
| Hill, Peter: Creative thoughts SMH, Nov 20, p44 | |
| Mclean, Sandra: Different Destination The Courier Mail, Oct 8, p4 | |
| Brown, Phil: Wendy Sharpe’s brush with travel Brisbane News, Oct, p39 | |
| Hill, Peter: Two to tango SMH, Oct 16 – 17 p18 | |
| Pierce, Peter: Dispatches from the Homefront SMH, Sept 4-5, p13 | |
| Fortescue, Elizabeth: city at night, Sydney Live-The Daily Telegraph, April 9, p65 | |
| Low, Lenny Ann: Wendy Sharpe, SMH, April | |
| Higson, Rosalie: The Face The Weekend Australian, April 10-11 p 3 | |
| Wendy Sharpe, Box Office – SMH, April | |
| Mascarenhas, Alan: Wendy Sharpe, Spotlight SMH, Metro, April 27 | |
| Higson, Rosalie: The Face Profile-The Weekend Australian, April 10-11, pR3* | |
| Morgan, Joyce: Enter at your own risk Spectrum-SMH, Mar 6-7, p4 | |
| Artist Week- Visual Arts Program, Adelaide Festival Artist Week, Feb28-Mar 4 | |
| 2003 | Reid, Michael: Always buy the works you love The Weekend Australian, Feb 8-9, p42 |
| Higson, Rosalie: Work from a woman’s perspective The Australian, Sept 26, p16 | |
| Low, Lenny Ann: Paper and tigers SMH, Oct 11-12 | |
| Fortescue, Elizabeth: A Sharpe focus on herself, The Daily Telegraph, Sept 26, p105 | |
| Verghis, Sharon: Rampant colour and chaos float in teacup over sea of restraint SMH, Sept 26, p5 |
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| Visual: A Thousand Words-East Timor Concert The Weekend Australian Mag, Dec 20-2, p2 | |
| Musa, Helen: New book captures the true colours of war The Canberra Times, May 21 | |
| Guerrera, Orietta: Book marks artists in conflict The Age, May 21, p7 | |
| Price, Jenna: Painting in sharp focus The Canberra Times, June 14, p17 | |
| Wilkins, Lola [editor]: Artist in Action (from the collection of the Australian War Memorial), Australian War Memorial Publication [front cover image] |
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| Gower, Steve: Artist in Action (from the collection of the Australian War Memorial), Australian War Memorial Publication, Lola Wilkins [editor], p156-157 |
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| 2003 | Minus, Jodie: The Face-Gavin Wilson’ The Weekend Australian, Feb 8-9, pR3 |
| Symmonds, Diana: An Artist at her Peak Sunday Telegraph, Oct 19, p120 | |
| Ball, Amelia: Portrait wins Praise The Glebe and Inner Western Weekly, Oct 8, p23 | |
| Buttenshaw, Lucy: Wendy Sharpe and Janna Ferris (cover), Pottery in Australia, Spring/Summer, p23 |
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| Callagon, Greg: A thousand Words-A painting by Wendy Sharpe The Weekend Australian Magazine, Dec 20-21 |
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| Wendy Sharpe Exhibits Here The Coffs Harbour Advocate, April 2 | |
| 2002 | Thomas, David: Erotica Today catalogue for ‘Erotica’ exhibition, Metro5, Feb 27-Mar 17 |
| Aldred, Debra: Ms Contrary, The Courier Mail, Nov 6, p23 | |
| Low, Lenny Anne: Lets be serious, it’s Archibald time, SMH, May 24 | |
| Lumby, Carrie: Two Kings Australian Art Collector, Issue 19, Jan-March, p62 | |
| 2001 | McDonald, John: Australian Art and Society 1901- 2001 catalogue for ‘Federation’ exhibition, National Gallery of Australia |
| Blinksell, Magella: Wendy Sharpe Reviews, Muse, August, p11 | |
| Fortescue, Elizabeth: The Year of Living Famously Daily Telegraph, March 10, pp12-13 | |
| Morgan, Joyce: How to win the Archibald, SMH, March 5, pp2-14 | |
| Bevan, Scott: East Timor Drawings (cover and review), Newcastle Herald Weekend Supplement, Feb 24 |
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| Wendy Sharpe, Art on Steel, May | |
| 2000 | Smee. Sebastian: Between the lines Spectrum - SMH, Nov 11, p12 |
| Taylor, Elena: Christmas in East Timor, Art on View, National Gallery of Australia, Summer, p17 | |
| Wilkens, Lola: New Beginnings-East Timor catalogue – Australian War Memorial | |
| Kidd, Courtney: Critic’s Picks SMH, August 18-24, p27 | |
| Hynes, Victoria: Sharpe focus on East Timor, Galleries -SMH, August, p15 | |
| Blinksell, Magella: Calander & Reviews, illustration, Muse, August | |
| Auty, Giles: Into the breach with paintbrush, Arts Review-The Weekend Australian, Arts Review, July 15-16, p23 |
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| Fortescue, Elizabeth: At The Sharpe End, The Daily Telegraph, July 8, p112 | |
| Taylor, Kerry: Art gives a glimpse of Timorese journey, The Canberra Age, July 5, p7 | |
| Wendy Sharpe in East Timor Look Magazine, June | |
| McDonald-Leigh, Sharon: Career Path, SMH, Feb 26 | |
| Wills, Jenny: house painting, The Sunday Telegraph, June 25, p17 | |
| Sharp images of battle, The Sun Herald, June 25 | |
| Szczepaniak, Alex: art keeps the peace, LOOK magazine (Art Gallery of NSW), May 18-20 | |
| James, Bruce: Spectrum - SMH, Mar 25, p12 | |
| Duncan, Susan: Images of war (Wendy Sharpe in East Timor), The Australian Women’s Weekly, March, pp56-57 |
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| Beyond the Frame, Visual Arts Resource Package, Department of Education and Training | |
| 1999 | Stuart, Sarah: Sydney’s new pool opens with a splash, Sunday Telegraph, Feb 8 |
| Ryan, Anne: Australia’s mermaid, LOOK magazine (Art Gallery of NSW), August, pp20,35-36 | |
| Trute, Peter: Water wonderland, The Daily Telegraph, July 30, p21 | |
| Jamieson, Tim: A pool of resources is the new way to park, SMH, July 20 | |
| Morgan, Joyce: Vaudeville star makes a new splash, June | |
| McCabe, Susan: Million Dollar Mermaid, artwrite, issue #18, p28-29 | |
| Hallett, Bryce: Captain canvas reporting for duty, SMH, Dec 9, p1 | |
| Albert, Jane: New war artist expecting a grim picture, The Australian, Dec 9, p5 | |
| Ross, Peter: Let’s Face It (The History of the Archibald Prize), Art Gallery of NSW, front cover image and pp110- 111&140 |
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| Smee, Sebastian: In Combative Mode, The Galleries, SMH, Oct 12, p17 | |
| Fortescue, Elizabeth: Images True to Life (Drawing on History) Nov 13, p36 | |
| Saleh, Lillian: Woman to capture our Timor soldiers The Daily Telegraph, Dec 9, p19 | |
| Gotting, Peter: Artist draws on horror, heroism SMH, Dec 31 | |