ROBERT KLIPPEL CV

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 Olsen Gallery,

2014 Art | Basel Miami

2013 Art | Basel Switzerland Art in the Park, Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich

2012 Art | Basel Switzerland

2011 Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich

2008 Klippel/Klippel: Opus 2008, National Gallery of Victoria, , Assemblages, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne

2004 1920-2001, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne Robert Klippel: , works on paper, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2002 Robert Klippel , Art Gallery of , Sydney, NSW

2001 Robert Klippel: recent metal , Watters Gallery, Sydney Klippel, Tuckson and Larter, Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth Robert Klippel 1920-2001, Resources, South Melbourne

1998 Two’s company: Rosemany Madigan and Robert Klippel, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney and Robert Klippel: Madame Sophie Sesostoris (a pre-Raphaelite satire) 1947 – 48, Art Gallery of New South Wales

1997 On a smaller scale: James Gleeson and Robert Klippel, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1996 James Gleeson and Robert Klippel: Five paintings and five bronze sculptures, Watters Gallery, Sydney Robert Klippel, Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

1995 Robert Klippel: large wood sculptures and collages, Art Gallery of New South Wales

1994 Robert Klippel: sculpture 1960s -1970s from the Crebbin collection, Sydney, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne Robert Klippel: collages 1993-94, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1992 and Robert Klippel at Carrick Hill, Carrick Hill, Robert Klippel: Collages, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1993 Robert Klippel, National Gallery of Australia,

1990 The sculptor's studio: Robert Klippel, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Painted wooden sculptures, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1988 An exhibition of sculpture by Robert Klippel, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1989 Kalgoorlie gold: an exhibition of gold sculptures by Robert Klippel, Art Gallery of New South Wales Robert Klippel: A major collection of sculpture and works on paper, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne

1987 Exhibition of bronze sculpture by Robert Klippel and Clement Meadmore, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Robert Klippel: Unique cast bronze sculpture and works on paper, Waters Gallery, Sydney Robert Klippel: A retrospective exhibition of sculpture and works on paper, Heide Park Museum and Art Gallery, Melbourne

1985 Robert Klippel: sculptures in wood, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1984 An exhibition of bronze sculpture by Robert Klippel, Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle Robert Klippel: Bronze sculptures and works on paper, Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne

1983 Robert Klippel: recent bronze sculptures, 123 Charlotte Street, Brisbane Robert Klippel: collage and drawings 1947-1983, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Robert Klippel: collage and drawings 1947 – 1983, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1979 Robert Klippel: sculpture since 1970, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1978 Gleeson and Klippel, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney

1975 Robert Klippel: drawings 1947 – 1975, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1971 [Robert Klippel], Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane

1970 Robert Klippel: drawings, collages, watercolours 1947 – 1970, Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney

1969 Robert Klippel: sculpture and drawings, Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney

1968 Robert Klippel: sculptures, Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney

1966 Sculptures by Robert Klippel and paintings by , Gallery A in the Town House Motel, Canberra Sculpture by Robert Klippel, Gallery A, Melbourne

1965 The sculpture of Robert Klippel, Gallery A, Sydney

1963 Robert Klippel, Clune Galleries, Sydney Robert Klippel, Australian Galleries, Melbourne

1962 [Robert Klippel], Felice Wender Gallery, Minneapolis, USA Exhibition of sculpture by Robert Klippel, Clune Galleries, Sydney

1961 [Robert Klippel], Little Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, USA

1960 Robert Klippel; structures, Parma Gallery, New York

1958 [Robert Klippel], Parma Gallery, New York

1952 Exhibition of abstract paintings by Balson and constructions by Klippel, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

1949 Klippel: sculpture & dessins, Galerie Nina Dausset, Paris

1948 James Gleeson and Robert Klippel, London Gallery, London

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 Blue Chip X: The Collectors’ Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne Australian - The Agapitos/Wilson collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

2006 Blue Chip VIII, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne Wastelands, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

2005 Blue Chip VII: The Collectors’ Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

2004 RICK AMOR / ROBERT KLIPPEL, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne Blue Chip VI, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

2003 Fragments, Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art Australian Surrealism, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Blue Chip - The collectors´exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

2000 Australian Icons – A pilgrimage for lovers of Australian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1998 The Laverty Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

1997 I had a dream: Australian art in the 1960s, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1996 Sculpture eight, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney Summer exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1993 Surrealism: revolution by night, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (touring exhibition)

1991 Diverse vision: Twelve Australian mid to late career artists, Queensland Art Gallery/ Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Australian printmaking: The second wave 1940s-1960s, Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney New directions, 1952-1962, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains, NSW Selected Australian art: colonial to modern, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne

1990 Campus collections: art at the University of New South Wales and the College of Fine Arts, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney Works on paper: 40 artists – 40 works, Watters Gallery, Sydney Upstairs Summer exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney Contemporary graphics, Irving Galleries, Sydney Selected Australian art 1850-1970, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne A consideration of some new sculpture from Australia, Europe and Japan, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, as part of the Fourth Australian sculpture triennial

1989 Works from the studios of Ian Bettison, Helen Eager, Robert Klippel, Richard Larter, Jon Plapp and Vicki Varvaressos, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1988 The Great Australian Art Exhibition 1788-1988, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (touring exhibition)

1988 Australian biennale. From the South Cross: a view of world art c 1940-88, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Works on paper: Robert Klippel, Paul Selwood, Ken Whisson, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1987 Australian sculpture triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne The age of collage, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney

1986 Winter exhibition: aspects of Australian abstraction, Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney

1985 Australian sculpture now: second Australian sculpture triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1983 Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

1982 Abstract Australian sculpture from 1970: A continuing tradition, Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney

1981 Collage exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1980 in Sydney 1956-1964, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney

1978 Contemporary Australian drawing: 1978 Perth survey of drawings, Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth (touring exhibition)

1976 25th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Sculptors and Associates, Sculpture Centre Gallery, Sydney

1975 Ten Australians, Gallery A, Sydney

1974 Society of Sculptors and Associates selected exhibition, Sculpture Centre, Sydney

1973 Selected drawings, studies and work on paper by Australian artists, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney Sculpture survey, Realities Gallery, Melbourne The 1st Biennale of Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

1972 A spectrum of Australian art: Selected drawings, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney Australian sculpture, John Gild Galleries, Perth

1968 Recent Australian sculpture: Form in action, Pan-Pacific Arts Festival, New Zealand (touring exhibition)

1964 Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura Arts Centre,

1962 1962 Biennial of painting and sculpture, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

1961 The 2nd Minnesota Biennial, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA

1960 16 younger Minnesota artists, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA First National Bank Building exhibition, Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, USA

1959 [Group exhibition], Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA [Group exhibition], Lyman-Allen Museum, New London, Connecticut

1956 Olympic Arts Festival exhibition, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne, Melbourne

1952 Society of Sculptures and Associates 3rd exhibition, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Prints and drawings, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Contemporary Arts Society drawing exhibition

1951 Exhibition of abstract compositions – paintings and sculpture, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney An exhibition of paintings, sculpture and architectural design [by members of the Contemporary [Art Society], Farmer’s Baxland Galleries, Sydney Jubilee exhibition of Australian art, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Contemporary Art Society Jubilee exhibition, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery, Adelaide 13th annual interstate exhibition of the Contemporary Art Society, Education Department Gallery, Sydney Society of Sculptures and Associates open air exhibition of sculpture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

1950 12th annual interstate exhibition of the Contemporary Art Society, Education Department Gallery, Sydney

1948 [Mixed Exhibition], Berkley Gallery, London

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle The British Museum, London Yale University, Connecticut