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Patrick Oliphant (American, 1935)

Timeline

1935: Born in Adelaide, Australia
1953: Began work as a copyboy for the Adelaide News, owned by Rupert Murdoch
1964: Moved to the United States, to work for the Denver Post
1967: Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
1968: Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, (Reuben Award, tied with Johnny Hart), National Cartoonists Society
1972: Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year (Reuben Award), National Cartoonists Society
1981: Doctor of Humane Letters, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1992: Medal of Merit, the Lotos Club, New York City
1992: Premio Satira Politica Award, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
1992: Thomas Nast Prize, Landau, Germany
1996: Lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005: Participant, Jerusalem International Cartoon Conference, Israel
2005: Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, State of New Mexico
2006: Juror, Lexington, KY
1990–2007: Visiting Cartoonist; Annual Program of the University of Michigan Journalism Fellows, Ann Arbor, MI
2005–2007: Participant, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, (yearly)
2009: Guest of Honour, 25th Stan Cross Awards (“the Stanleys”), Australian Cartoonists’
2009: Inkpot Award, Comic-Con, San Diego, CA
2009: Juror, Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition, Istanbul, Turkey
2009: Featured in special segment on Dateline in Australia. Conceived and filmed by noted cinematographer David Brill; can be viewed at www.sbs.com/au/dateline

Exhibitions

2010: Lines of Attack: Conflicts in Caricature, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2009: Cartooning for Reconciliation: Parents Circle – Family Forum, Jerusalem, Israel:
2009: The Human Comedy: Satirical Prints from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
2009: Cartooning for Peace: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France and abroad: travelling exhibit
2009: Leadership: Oliphant Drawings and Sculpture from the Bush Years, traveling exhibition: Savannah, GA, Washington, D.C, Holland, MI, Charlottesville, VA (solo)
2008: The Art of Democracy: War and Empire: Meridan Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006: Pat Oliphant: Caricature, Sculpture, Cartoons, The Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C (solo)
2002–2004: True Colors: Meditations on the American Spirit - An Artistic Response from Meridian to 9/11, Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C.: traveling
2003: Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy Through Political Cartoons, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2001: Oliphant: Ins, Outs, and Others, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.
2000–2001: Oliphant in Santa Fe: Drawing, Caricature & Sculpture, Museum of New Mexico: Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2000: Oliphant: Pre-Election Cartoon Drawings, Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1996–2000: Seven Presidents: The Art of Oliphant, traveling exhibition: San Diego, CA, Odessa, TX, Independence, MO, Albuquerque, NM, Saint Louis, MO, Atlanta, GA, Jacksonville, FL, Virginia Beach, VA, Jackson, MS, Bellingham, WA
1998–1999: A Festive Holiday Show (Etching and Sculpture), Susan Conway Gallery Washington, DC
1998: The Other World of Oliphant: Sculpture, Monotypes, and Recent Political Drawings, Susan Conway Gallery Washington, DC
1998: Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress, Library of Congress Washington, DC
1998: Comedy and Caricature: The Art of Satire, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg,
1998: The Other World of Oliphant: Sculpture, Monotypes, and Recent Political Drawings, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1997: Oliphant exhibition, Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996: Oliphant: Campaign '96, Sculpture & Drawings, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1996: From the Art of Politics to the Politics of the Arts: Oliphant Turns His Satiric Pen on Hollywood, Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995: American Jurisprudence: The O. J. Circus, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1995: Oliphant in Washington; Rigby in New York: Two Australians Loose in America (solo)
1995: Oliphant: Drawings, Sculpture & Monotypes, Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995: Seven Presidents: The Art of Oliphant, San Diego Museum of Art San Diego, CA (solo)
1995: Oliphant in Washington; Rigby in New York: Two Australians Loose in Amercia, Embassy of Australia Washington, DC (solo)
1994: Oliphant: Three Dimensions, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1992: Oliphant--New Work: Sculpture and Cartoons, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM
1990: Oliphant's Presidents: Twenty-Five Years of Caricature, National Portrait Gallery Washington, DC (solo)
1989: Preview: Will Barnet, Pat Oliphant, William Woodward, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington D.C., Santa Fe, NM

Literature

2007: Leadership: Oliphant Cartoons & Sculpture from the Bush Years
2005: New Mexico Artists at Work (Published by Museum of New Mexico Press)
2001: When We Can’t See the Forest for the Bushes
2000: Now We're Going to Have to Spray for Politicians
1999: Are We There Yet?
1997: So THAT'S Where They Came From
1996: Reaffirm the Status Quo
1995: Off to the Revolution
1994: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
1993: Why do I Feel Uneasy?