Stephen Coburn

STEPHEN COBURN

Stephen Coburn was born in Sydney in 1955. He achieved his School Certificate in 1971 at St Ives High School and his Higher School Certificate at Chiron College in 1977 After attending Hornsby Technical College from 1972 –73, he studied at East Sydney Technical College between 1974-78,gaining his Diploma of Art(Sculpture). During this time he also played music and preformed as the bass player for the Pop group Mental as anything. He went on to further study at Canberra College of Advanced Education from 1980 – 83, specializing in the conservation of paintings and fine art. Coburn has also traveled extensively and has a diverse range of professional experience to his credit. In 1969-71 he lived in Paris and traveled to Italy, Spain, England Switzerland, Belgium and Holland. In more recent times he has also visited Indonesia, the United States of America, and made extensive trips around Australia. After many years of concentrating on painting, having many solo exhibitions and exhibiting in numerous group exhibitions Coburn has returned to Sculpture. He exhibited at Sculpture By The Sea in 2002, 2007 and 2009. He had an exhibition based on the Hawkesbury River called the Deerubbin Series at the Depot Gallery Danks Street. Coburn describes his style as a balance between Human endeavor and Nature; there is an environmental theme through his work. This can be seen in his series “Revenge of the Roadkill” where he turns cars into animals. Coburn continues to paint, make sculpture and play music from his studio in Mosman.

EXHIBITIONS 1984 Coburn’s Creatures Café Boom Boom, Canberra ACT 1985 Coburn’s Creatures 2 Dorrett’s Gallery bistro, Canberra ACT 1986 People I Love & Fear Dorrett’s Gallery bistro, Canberra ACT 1988 Night & Day Galaxy Gallery Balmain Sydney NSW 1989 Every Day Life The Gallery Café Surry Hills Sydney NSW 1991 Highway Series Ralston Purina International St. Louis MO. USA 1992 Highway Series 2 POD Gallery Darlinghurst Sydney NSW 1993 Highway Series 3 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1994 Anzac Bridge Series Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1995 Anzac Bridge Series 2 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1996 Anzac Bridge Series 3 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1997 Central Australia Series 1 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1998 Central Australia Series 2 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 1999 Flinders Ranges Series Sydney Art Gallery Ultimo Sydney NSW 2000 Central Australia Series 3 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 2001 Central Australia Series 4 Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 2002 Studio Show Studio Annandale Sydney NSW 2005 Deerubbin Series Depot Gallery Danks Street Waterloo NSW 2006 The Landship Gallery Headland Mosman GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1977 Collectors Exhibition Ann Von Burtough Gallery Newcastle NSW 1983 Unesco Exhibition Telecom Tower Canberra ACT 1985 Nine by Five Exhibition Ben Grady Gallery Canberra ACT 1986 Kingston Artspace Exhibition Ben Grady Gallery Canberra ACT 1987 Canberra Art Workshop Exhibition Gallery 41 Canberra ACT 1988 Aboriginal Coalition Art Show Bondi Pavilion Sydney NSW 1989 New Art 1989 Sydney BMG Fine Art Paddington Sydney NSW Artists for Wildlife Australian Museum Sydney NSW Opening Show The New Gallery BMG Rushcutters Bay Sydney NSW 1990 Art St.Louis MO. USA 1993 Young Artists Exhibition Wagner Art Gallery Paddington Sydney NSW 1994 St. Joseph’s Art Exhibition Hunters Hill Sydney NSW 1995 The Sight of Music Maudespace Sydney NSW Ironsides Art Auction Powerhouse Museum Sydney NSW Its About Time Graduation Exhibition Ivan Dougherty Gallery Sydney NSW 1996 It’s A Guitar Shaped World II Tamworth City Gallery NSW 1997 Amnesty International Mask Exhibition Art Gallery of NSW Sydney NSW 1998 Out of Australia Contemporary Paintings in Shanghai China 1999 Mental As Anything Exhibition Wollongong City Gallery Wollongong NSW 2000 It’s A Guitar Shaped World VI Tamworth City Gallery NSW 2001 Mosman Art Prize Mosman Regional Art Gallery Mosman NSW Harmonic Visions I Tamworth City Gallery Tamworth NSW 2002 New England Art Prize New England Art Museum Armidale NSW Sculpture By The Sea Bondi Beach Sydney NSW 2003 Harmonic Visions II Tamworth City Gallery Tamworth NSW 2004 Humane Society Extinction Denied Exhibition Arthouse Hotel 2005 Humane Society Extinction Denied Exhibition Arthouse Hotel 2006 NAS – WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Sydney Artworld Casuarina Sculpture Walk Sculpture in the Vineyards. 2007 Sculpture in the Vineyards Hunter Valley Sculpture by the Sea Bondi Art in the Open, Landship Gallery, Mosman 2008 Utes in the Paddock, Utah NSW Middle Head Artists, ArtHouse Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney Sculptures in the Garden, Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney Soil to Sea, Borrodell Gallery, Orange 2009 Utes in the Carrington, Katoomba NSW Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi NSW Bell Gallery, Berrima NSW Gallery 207, Northbridge NSW Landship Gallery, Mosman NSW 2010 Bell Gallery, Berrima NSW 2011 The Spirit of the Land Sculpture Prize Lockhart NSW 2011 McWilliams Wines Sculpture Prize Griffith NSW COMMISSIONS

1989 Hyatt Hotel Coolum Queensland 1985 John Ford Collection St. Louis MO. USA 1995 Corporate Collections Australia and International Since 1999 Many private commissions in Australia

PUBLICATIONS

1990 New Art Four Craftsman Press 1986 Images in Contemporary Australian Painting Craftsman Press 1994 Images in Contemporary Australian Painting Craftsman Press 1996 Images in Contemporary Australian Painting Craftsman Press

PRIZES

2009 Northbridge Art Prize for Sculpture 2010 Highly Commended Sawmiller’s Sculpture Prize North Sydney 2011 The Most Extraordinary Sculpture The Spirit of the Land Sculpture Prize, Lockhart NSW. 2011 McWilliam’s Wines Sculpture Prize Griffith NSW