-"By the Southern Ocean"-

showing from 16 October to 11 November.

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION: A mixed-media exhibition of landscapes inspired by the artist's trip to Western Australia in 2002.

 

ARTIST: Award-winning landscape artist, John Caldwell.

 

Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm

 

Address: 116 Smith Street Summer Hill

Telephone (Gallery): (02) 9716 4039 (After Hours): (02) 9797 9193

 

Email: taylorgalleries@bigpond.com.au

 

 

-About the Artist-

 

1942 Born Sydney, Australia

 

1959-68 Worked on pastoral properties in Queensland and the Riverina

 

1969-72 Lived in London supported by a clerical job; began sketching; travelled on the Continent and in Ireland

 

1973-76 Full time study University of NSW (BA); began exhibiting paintings. Since 1977 painting and elected to the Australian Watercolour Institute

 

1979 Working Trip to the UK

 

1981-84 Vice-President of the Australian Watercolour Institute

 

1987 Officially invited to Antarctica with artists Jan Senbergs and Bea Maddock

 

1991 Residency in Ipswich and West Moreton coalfields, Queensland

 

1994 Working trip to France and Cornwall

 

Living in Blackheath in the Blue Mountains for the past 25 years.

 

--Selected Recent Solo Exhibitions:--

 

1992 The Colours of Black", Ipswich City Council Regional Gallery and touring.

 

1997 `Granite Country', Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and touring.

 

2000 Port Jackson Press, Melbourne; Salamanca Collection, Hobart

 

2001 `Landscapes Near & Far, 'Beaver Galleries, Canberra

 

2002 `The Harbour and the Hawkesbury', Mosman Regional Art Gallery; von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

 

--Selected Recent Joint Exhibitions:--

 

1988 Antarctic Journey, Three Artists in Antarctica, John Caldwell, Bea Maddock & Jan Senbergs, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart and touring

                                 1993 Four Artists  Exhibition Delmar Gallery with Judy Cassab, Eva Kubbos and Gytis Dant

 

1996 `Frank McNamara  Tribute,' Delmar Gallery with Frank McNamara, Shay Docking & Earle Backen

 

1998  Gallery Lane, Leura, with Susan Rushforth  and Peter Rushforth.

 

2001 `John Caldwell & Friends', Delmar Gallery

 

2002  Waragil Studios, Blackheath, with Jan Ashby

 

--Recent Selected Group Exhibitions:--

 

1992 Impressions of Mining Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery

 

1995 Watercolours Art Gallery New South Wales

 

1997  `Images of the Great South Land',  Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne

 

1998  Opening Exhibition, Mosman Regional Art Gallery

 

1999,01,02 "Dobell Drawing Prize" AGNSW, Sydney

 

2003  `Big River', Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery

 

Antarctic Exhibition, New Parliament House, Canberra

 

--Selected Awards--

 

Royal Easter Show, Sydney

* 1982,83 - Seascape Prize

 

* 1984,86 - Miniature Prize

 

* 1984,86 - Watercolour Prize

 

* 1986 - Portrait Prize

 

1984, 1987 Art Gallery of NSW - Trustees Watercolour Prize

 

1986  Mosman Art Prize; Warringah Art Prize

 

1987  Mahlab Law Week Art Prize

 

1990  Aberdare Purchase Award

 

1990  Walkom Manning Art Prize

 

1996, 2000  Wyong Festival of the Arts Open Award

 

1997,99  Tattersalls National Landscape Art Award, Brisbane

 

2000  Sunday Mail Art Show - Outstanding Landscape Award

 

--Selected Collections:--

 

Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery,Hobart.

Regional Galleries of Mosman, New Engand, Brisbane City Hall, Bathurst, Moree, Ipswich, Gladstone, Manning, Gosford, Newcastle

 

SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney;

Douglas Stewart Memorial Purchase;

Artbank;

The Robert Holmes a Court

Collection, Perth;

Universties of NSW, WA, James Cook, Macquarie, Charles Sturt, Wollongong, UTS

The Antarctic Division,Hobart

Kedumba Drawing Collection

 

-Selected Bibliography-

 

Brackenreg, John (ed). 'The Australian Landscape in Oils and Watercolour'

 

Australian Artist Editions, Sydney, 1983.

 

Campbell, Jean. 'Australian Watercolour Painting', Rigby, 1983.

 

Germaine, Max. Artists & Galleries of Australia and New Zealand, Craftsman House, 1990.

 

Kolenberg, Hendrik `1880's to 1990's: Australian Watercolours from the Gallery's Collection, AGNSW', Sydney, 1995

 

Campbell, Jean `Australian Watercolour Painters 1780 - 1980', Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989

 

Missingham, Hal `The Australian Landscape in Oils and Watercolours', Australian Artists Editions, Sydney 1984

 

Allen, Felicity `Caldwell a Real Land Lover', Herald Sun, Melbourne 22/5/00

 

Andersch, Joerg `Quiet Achievements Dazzle,' The Saturday Mercury,Hobart 4/11/00

 

Auty, Giles `More Than Meets the Eye,'The Weekend Australian, 26/5/01

 

Cerebona, Ron `Total Recall', Canberra Times 14/6/01