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ABOUT JOHN CALDWELL BIOGRAPHY 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 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:
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 England; 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; Universities 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 |
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