John Edwards

Born 1956 Sydney, Australia

Studies

1977-79 Diploma of Art, Alexander Mackie CAE, Sydney 1982-84 Graduate Diploma (Professional Art Studies), College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney 1984 BA, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Sydney

Solo Exhibitions

2011 Edited Letters from the new Frontier King Street Gallery on William, Sydney 2008 Pictographs and letters from the new world King Street Gallery on William 2007 New Works King Street Gallery on William 2006 new world king street gallery on burton, sydney 2004 water worshiper series king street gallery on burton 2003 Ten Year Survey Exhibition Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney 2002 new works king street gallery on burton 2000 new work king street gallery on burton 1998 new work king street gallery, sydney 1997 Bring Me the Messenger The Beatty Gallery, Sydney 1996 Spellbound The Beatty Gallery 1995 Chant The Beatty Gallery 1994 The Bitumen Paintings The Beatty Gallery 1993 The Beatty Gallery 1992 First Draft West, Sydney 1990/89 Fiveways Gallery, Sydney 1988 Fourteen Roses Gallery, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions 2013 Looking Forward, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney the Salon des Refuses SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2012 Norvill Art Prize Murrurundi, NSW The Big Picture King Street Gallery on William, Sydney 2009 Sulman Prize Art Gallery NSW, Sydney 2007 Last show of the year King Street Gallery on William, Sydney Compositions King Street Gallery on William, Sydney The Depot Dank St Sydney 2006 Last Show of the year KIng street gallery on burton, Sydney Packsaddle Art Exhibition New England Regional Gallery, Armidale NSW 2005 Sulman Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney last show of the year king street gallery on burton 2003 Picture Paradise Mori Gallery, Sydney The Packsaddle Exhibition New England Regional Gallery, Armidale NSW last show of the year king street gallery on burton 2002 Wynne Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Packsaddle Exhibition New England Regional Art Gallery, Armidale NSW 2001 Bat, Ball and Brush A Summer of Cricket and Art at the S.C.G’ Sydney 2000 last show of the year king street gallery on burton 1999 last show of the year king street gallery on burton On the Tiles Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney 1998 last show of the year king street gallery on burton Salon des Refuses SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney 1997 Surface Tension Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney Director’s Cut The Beatty Gallery 1996 Blake Prize for Religious Art Mitchell Galleries, State Library of NSW, Sydney & traveling to St. John Cathedral, Brisbane; Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Qld; Carnegie Gallery, Hobart; Cathedral of St Paul, Melbourne For the Pleasure Of It The Beatty Gallery Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, NSW Private View (with Malcolm Benham) The Beatty Gallery Visibility The Beatty Gallery Spellbound No. 2, (in conjunction with Scrap Culture Series) Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane Three Sydney Painters (with Miranda Parkes & Malcolm Benham), Bowen Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand The Contemporary Collection Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney 1995 Blake Prize Exhibition Micthell Galleries, Sate Library of NSW & traveling to: Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Hibiscus Gallery, Hobart, Tas Archibald Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Bathurst Art Prize Exhibition Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW Red, The Beatty Gallery Recent Acquisitions Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney Alumni Exhibition College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery 1994 Random The Beatty Gallery Beat the Drum (assemblages), The Beatty Gallery Fishers Ghost Prize Exhibition Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery Archibald Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Sulman Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales 1993 3/5 Studio Exhibition 3 different locations in Sydney 1992 Blake Prize Exhibition Blaxland Gallery, Sydney Archibald Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales & travellilng to: Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW; Tweed River Regional Gallery, Qld Shadow Images Arthaus Gallery, Sydney Images Congress Project, Pisa, Italy The Mental Zoo Wisconsin, USA 1991 6th International Exhibition of Miniature Art Del Ballo Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1986 1st International Exhibition of Miniature Art Del Ballo Gallery International Copy Art Biennial Taller Galleria Fort, Barcelona, Spain 1985 Works on Paper Imprint Gallery, Sydney Sydney Morning Herald Heritage Exhibition Blaxland Gallery, Sydney 1983 The End Game Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney

Collections

Artbank, Australia University of Wollongong, NSW Sydney West International College, NSW University of Technology, Sydney Symnans Saker Elliot and Hickman, New Zealand University of Sydney, NSW

Bibliography 2011 Fortesque, Elizabeth: Daily Telegraph Arts 2008 Kidd, Courtney: Preview NSW, Australian Art Collector, Issue No. 43 Profiles, Art Almanac, February 2008 p174 2006 Fortescue, Elizabeth: Weekend Planner, Feb 11, p85 2003 Conomos, John: 10 Year Survey Exhibition, catalogue essay 1998 Art Times, Newtown Times, July 1997 Kidd, Courtney: Surface Tension, catalogue essay 1996 Smee, Sebastian: Faith, Hope and Clarity, (Blake Prize Review), Sydney Morning Herald, Dec.19 Smee, Sebastian: Bubble, Bubble, Painter Double, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov.1 1995 Fennely, Steven: Homage to Tony Tuckson, Review Program ABC TV, Sept.18 Luckett, Suellyn: Up Down & Across, catalogue essay Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery McDonald, John: Dreams of Hope and Menace, Sydney Morning Herald, March 18 Prendergrast, Maria: The Australian Arts Diary, Debden Associates Australia