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John Beard Biography
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1943 |
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Born 1943, Aberdare, Wales
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1962 - 1965 |
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Swansea College of Art, Wales, N.D.D. (Hons.)
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1965 - 1966 |
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University of London, London, A.T.C. (Lond.)
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1968 - 1970 |
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Taught in various schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Produced and appeard in series of Art & Design programmes for BBC1 and BBC2 TV
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1973 |
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Became permanent resident of Australia 1973
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1973 - 1976 |
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University of London, London, D.A.E. (Lond.)
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1974 - 1979 |
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Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Milton Keynes College, Open University
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1975 - 1979 |
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Member of the Board of Studies for Art and Design, University of Oxford
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1979 - 1981 |
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Royal College of Art, London, M.A. (RCA)
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1979 - 1983 |
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Part-time Lecturer, Middlesex University, London
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1983 - 1986 |
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Senior Lecturer, Head of Painting, Curtin University, Western Australia
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1986 - 1989 |
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Worked in New York and New Delhi (Artist in residence at Lalit Kala Akademi, Indian Arts Council, New Delhi, for three months)
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1987 - 1989 |
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Visited America and Europe regularly. Exhibited Los Angeles and Chicago
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1989 |
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Awarded Australian Council Fellowship. Worked for four months in New York. Resigned from tenured position at Curtin University
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1990 |
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Dual citizen of Britain and Australia 1990
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1990 - 1991 |
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Moved to Manhattan to prepare solo exhibitions for New York and Chicago
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1991 |
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Returned to Australia for three months to work and exhibit in Sydney
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1991 - 1992 |
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Moved to Spain to prepare solo exhibition in Madrid
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1992 - 1993 |
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Worked in Portugal, completing solo exhibition for London
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1993 |
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Six-month residency at University of Melbourne’s Victoria College of the Arts, with Dunmoochin Foundation Studio
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1994 - 1996 |
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Returned (via India) to Portugal to prepare for exhibitions in Lisbon, Madrid and London. Invited to work with Tavira Print Workshop, Southern Portugal
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1996 |
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Four month residency with the Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui, New Zealand
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1997 |
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Established base in Sydney. One month residency with College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. Worked in New York and the UK for three months
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1998 |
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Completed first short film in Sydney. Solo exhibitions in UK, Australia and New Zealand. Ten week residency and two-part solo exhibition at Tate St. Ives, UK
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1999 |
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In Sydney, prepared for solo exhibitions in Europe commencing in year 2000. Continued printing project with Tavira Print Workshop
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2000 |
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Resident, Art Gallery of New South Wales Studio, Cité Internationale des Artes, Paris
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2001 - 2007 |
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Continued working in Australia and the UK, with exhibitions in London, Lisbon and Sydney. Appointed as Professorial Visiting Fellow in the School of Art, College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales, Sydney
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Sceggs Redlands Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, New South Wales
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2007
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Harbour, Manley Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
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2007
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London Art Fair, UK (FAS/Fine Art Society, London)
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2007
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Gulf Art Fair, Dubai (FAS/Fine Art Society, London)
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2007
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Archibald Prize (winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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2007
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Wynne Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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2007
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ye to “I”: conceptions of self in recent art, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Victoria
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2007
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Australian Drawings II, John Buckley Gallery, Melbourne
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2007
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Tylee Cottage: 21 years, celebration of artist in residence programme at The Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand
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2007
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Soundscapes, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Queensland
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2007
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Monochromed 2: White Out, FAS/Fine Art Society, London
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2007
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Inaugural University of Queensland Artists’ Self Portrait Prize, University of Queensland Museum
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2007
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Decade, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney (solo)
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2007
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Other Faces, FAS/Fine Art Society, London (solo)
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2006
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Eight Years, John Buckley Galery, Melbourne (solo)
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2006
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Sullman Prize (finalist), Art Galery of New South Wales
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2006
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Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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2006
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Wynne Prize (winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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2006
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Who Cares?, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
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2006
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The Big Picture, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
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2006
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The Sixth Drawing Biennale, Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra
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2006
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A Man’s World, Museum of Brisbane, Queensland
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2006
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Blake Prize (finalist), College of Fine Arts, Sydney
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2006
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chromed, FAS/Fine Art Society, London
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2006
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Kedumba Collection of Contemporary Australian Drawings (winner)
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2006
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ton Art Prize (winner), Sydney
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2005 - 2006
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Visão Fugitiva, Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon (solo)
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2005
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Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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2005
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all is Beautiful XXIII, Flowers East Gallery, London
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2005
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lack Epiphanies, Virginia Wilson Gallery, Sydney
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2005
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The Whaling Road Print Studio, Mosman Art Gallery
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2004 - 2005
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Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
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2004
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Gallery Artists, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney
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2004
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The Year in Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
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2004
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John Beard: Headlands, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney (solo)
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2002 - 2003
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Contemporary Australian Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
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2002
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The Head and Uluru, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney (solo)
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2002
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Head On: Art with the Brain in Mind, The Science Museum, London
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2002
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The Shell Collection, National Gallery of Victoria
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2001
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1m x 1m, Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
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2000
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ARCO, Madrid (Galeria Presença)
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2000
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Melbourne Art Fair (Paul Greenaway Gallery)
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2000
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Painting the Century—101 Portrait Masterpieces, The National Portrait Gallery, London
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2000
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A Pagan Landscape/The Land’s End II, Galeria Presença, Porto (solo)
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2000
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The Age of Prescription, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide (solo)
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2000
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Ocean, Jensen Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (solo)
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2000
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The Rock and The Head, Stephen Lacey Gallery, London (solo)
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1999
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After Adraga/The Land’s End, installation of selected works from Tate St. Ives, UK, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (solo)
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1999
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The Possibilities of Portraiture, The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
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1998
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Heads Phase III (Wanganui Heads), New England Art Museum, New South Wales (solo)
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1998
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Part I: After Adraga, Tate St. Ives, UK (solo)
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1998
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Part II: The Land’s End, Tate St. Ives, UK (solo)
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1998
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Heads Phase I & III (Self Portrait/Wanganui Heads), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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1998
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Heads Phase III (Wanganui Heads), Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand (solo)
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1998
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Heads Phase I (Self Portraits), Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide (solo)
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1997
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Inaugural exhibition, Tavira Print Workshop, Tavira, Portugal
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1995
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London International Art Fair, UK (The William Jackson Gallery)
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1995
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ARCO, Madrid (Galeria Luís Serpa; Afinsa Almirante Galeria de Arte)
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1995
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ADRAGA I, Galeria Luís Serpa, (Galeria Córnicos), Lisbon (solo)
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1995
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ADRAGA II, Galeria Gomes Alves, Guimarães, Portugal (solo)
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1995
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ADRAGA III, 15th Festival De Música dos Capuchos, Lisbon (solo)
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1994
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The Beautiful and the Damned I, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne (solo)
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1994
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The Beautiful and the Damned II, BMG Gallery, Adelaide (solo)
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1994
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Manchester Art Fair, UK (The William Jackson Gallery)
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1994
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The Summer Seen, The William Jackson Gallery, London
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1994
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London International Art Fair (The William Jackson Gallery)
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1994
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Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair, BMG Art, Adelaide
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1994
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12th Bienal de Zamora, Zamora, Spain
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1993
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Art Chicago International (The William Jackson Gallery)
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1993
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Inauguration (with gallery artists: John Beard, David Mach, Jock McFadyen, Eduardo Paolozzi, Adrian Wiszniewski, Bruce McLean), The William Jackson Gallery, London
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1993
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Accrochage (with John Beard, Jose Maria Sicilia, Juliao Sarmento and Michael Biberstein), Galeria Córnicos and Galeria Luís Serpa, Lisbon
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1993
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London International Art Fair, UK (The William Jackson Gallery)
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1993
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The William Jackson Gallery, London (solo)
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1992
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Pinturas 1989–1992, Afinsa Almirante Galeria de Arte, Madrid (solo)
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1992
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The Summer Seen, The William Jackson Gallery, London
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1991
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Veiled Illusions, Delaney Gallery, Festival of Perth, Western Australia
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1991
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Inauguration of new gallery, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1991
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Christopher Leonard Gallery, New York (solo)
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1991
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Chicago International Art Fair (Macquarie Galleries) (solo)
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1991
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1991
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Delaney Galleries, Perth (solo)
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1991
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1990
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1990
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Realities Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
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1990
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Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia (Macquarie Galleries; Realities Gallery)
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1990
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Works on Paper, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1990
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Visual Instincts, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
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1990
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International Works on Paper, Christopher Leonard Gallery, New York
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1989
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Mindscapes, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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1989
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Chicago International Art Exposition, USA (Macquarie Galleries)
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1989
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Painters’ Visions, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1989
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Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia
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1989
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Inaugural exhibition, Ameringer & Avard Gallery, New York
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1989
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1988
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1988
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Recent Australian Art, Houston International Festival, Texas
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1988
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Lake Macquarie Art Award Exhibition, Lake Macquarie Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
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1988
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Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne (Macquarie Galleries; Realities Gallery, and Galerie Düsseldorf)
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1988
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Works on Paper, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1988
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The Self Portrait, David Jones Gallery, Sydney
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1988
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Australian Drawings, Gallery Anne Gregory, Sydney
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1988
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Wood Cut, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1988
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A Celebration, Realities Gallery, Melbourne
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1988
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ART/LA 88, Los Angeles International Art Fair (Macquarie Galleries; Realities Gallery)
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1987
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Invisible Cities, Praxis Gallery, Fremantle, Western Australia
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1987
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Western Australian Drawings, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
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1987
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Art Purchase Exhibition, University of New South Wales, Sydney
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1987
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Recent Work—13 Artists, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
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1987
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Painters’ Visions, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1987
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Chicago International Art Exposition (Macquarie Galleries)
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1987
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ART/LA, Los Angeles International Art Fair (Macquarie Galleries)
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1987
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Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth (solo)
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1987
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1987
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Realities Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
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1986
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Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth (solo)
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1986
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1986
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Lalit Kala Akademi (Indian Arts Council), New Delhi (solo)
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1986
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Hugh Williamson Invitation Exhibition, City of Ballarat Art Gallery, Victoria
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1985
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Australian Perspecta 85, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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1985
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9th Anniversary exhibition, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
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1985
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Western Australian Art Award, Fremantle Art Gallery, Western Australia
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1985
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Fremantle Prize for Drawing, Fremantle Art Gallery, Western Australia
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1985
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Five Painters in Western Australia, Galerie Düsseldorf, Festival of Perth, Western Australia
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1985
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Artists Salute Lloyd Rees, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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1985
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Mandorla Art Prize Invitation exhibition, New Norcia Gallery, Western Australia
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1985
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Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (solo)
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1985
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Realities Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
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1984
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Festival of Perth Exhibition, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth (solo)
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1984
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Form–Image–Sign, Biannual Survey of Contemporary Australian Art, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
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1984
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Destination China—Western Australian Contemporary Art, Guangzhon/Canton, China
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1984
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Fremantle National Drawing Prize Invitation Exhibition, Fremantle Art Gallery, Western Australia
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1984
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Western Australian Art Award, Fremantle Art Gallery, Western Australia
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1983
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Pegasus Art Award, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
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1983
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Show of Presence, Praxis Gallery, Fremantle, Western Australia
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1982
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Whitechapel Annual, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
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1982
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New Painters, Morley Gallery, London
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1982
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100 Years of Art Education, Middlesex Polytechnic Gallery, London
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1981
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Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy Galleries, London
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1981
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Reliefs, Royal College of Art Gallery, London
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1981
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Drawing 81, Arts Council of Great Britain (touring)
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1980
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Whitechapel Annual, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
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1980
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50th anniversary exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
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1980
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Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy Galleries, London
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Arts Council of Great Britain
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Art Gallery of Western Australia
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Buckinghamshire Education Authority, UK
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Canberra National Convention Centre
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Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
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Curtin University, Western Australia
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Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland
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The Irving Deal Collection of Contemporary Drawings, Dallas, Texas
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The Kedumba Collection of Contemporary Australian Drawings
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Macquarie Univesity, Sydney
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Mount Gambier Regional Gallery, South Australia
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Murdoch University, Sydney
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National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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National Library of Wales
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New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, New South Wales
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New Parliament House Collection, Canberra
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Robert Holmes à Court Collection, Australia
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Royal College of Art, London
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Rural and Industries Bank, Australia
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Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand
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Shell Corporation, Australia
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State Bank of New South Wales
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State Library, Perth Cultural Centre
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University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts)
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University of New South Wales
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University of the Northern Territory
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University of Western Australia
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Woolongong Regional Gallery, New South Wales
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Represented in private collections in America, Canada, England, Wales, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and India
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