One Person Exhibitions
Selected Mixed Exhibition
Art Prizes
Commissions
Works in institutional or public collections
Publications
Articles of art criticism
Citations and Biographical entries
Selected exhibition reviews, interviews, etcetera
- Born Birmingham, UK. 1936.
Studied painting, drawing, and lithography at Stourbridge School of Art, 1952-1956.( awarded National Diploma in Design)
- Studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, 1956,1957,1958 . ( awarded University of London Diploma in Fine Art) .Student of William Coldstream , Claude Rogers, Lucian Freud and Ernst Gombrich. Also attended Courtauld Institute of Art history with Anthony Blunt and Douglas Cooper.
- Studied Art Education at Birmingham University, 1960-1961., ( Art Teachers Diploma).
- Lecturer, Liverpool College of Art 1961-1965. (teaching drawing and painting).
- Principal lecturer and head of school, University of Manchester Colleges of Education division, Padgate College of Education (1965-1975).
- Australian National University, Visiting Fellow, Humanities Research Centre, Canberra, 1975.
- 1978, Awarded Master of Education of University of Manchester.
- Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia.
- Dean of School of Visual Art., Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth. 1991-2001
Ph.D awarded by University of Adelaide, 1992.
2001-2003 visiting lecturer at various Canadian and American Universities.
Adjunct Professor, Curtin University of Technology, 2001-2004.
2003 and 2004, Professor at James Cook University, Townsville teaching painting and art history
One Person Exhibitions
Jun 2003 - Jul 2003 |
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Italy Revisited, Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Western Australia. |
1998 |
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The French Connection, s.e.a. Gallery, Perth |
Dec 1995 - Feb 1996 |
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The French Connection Art Space, Adelaide Festival Centre, South Australia. |
Oct 1995 |
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The Vasse Suite, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
Jun 1995 - Aug 1995 |
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Poor Vasse, Australian Embassy, Paris, France |
1993 |
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Solander Gallery, Canberra |
Jun 1992 - Jul 1992 |
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Small Paintings from the Big Country. Queensland House Gallery, The Strand, London |
Oct 1992 |
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The Barn Gallery, McLaren Vale |
Jul 1991 |
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Painted Gardens, Festival Centre, Adelaide |
Aug 1990 |
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BMG Fine Art, Adelaide |
Apr 1989 |
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BMG Fine Art, Adelaide |
Feb 1989 |
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Here and There, Solander Gallery, Canberra |
1988 |
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Architects’ Week, R.A.I.A., Festival Centre, Adelaide |
1987 |
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Harbours and Arbours, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
1986 |
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Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide |
1985 |
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Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
1984 |
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Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Greenhill Galleries, Sydney
David Ellis Gallery, Ballarat |
1978 - 1980 |
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Avenel Bee Gallery, Adelaide |
1975 |
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Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
1975 |
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Australian National University, Canberra |
1975 |
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Major retrospective exhibitions:
-Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland, U.K.
-Warrington Museum, Cheshire, U.K. |
1970 - 1974 |
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Regular one person shows:
- Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester
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Lantern Gallery, Manchester
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1973 |
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Irish Tourist Board, Manchester |
1971 |
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Birley Gallery, Didsbury College, Manchester |
1966 |
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First one person show, G.B.E. Ltd., Liverpool |
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Selected Mixed Exhibitions
2001 |
Fleurieu Peninsula Prize Exhibition. |
1999 |
Whyalla Prize Exhibition |
1997 |
Qantas ‘Visions of Australia’ continuing series of exhibitions organised by Wall Street Exchange |
1995 |
Mandoola Invitation Art Prize |
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, W.A. |
1994 |
Hale Art Exhibition, WA |
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA |
1993 |
P & O Art Awards |
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Australian National Maritime Museum |
1992 |
Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne |
1991 |
Solander Gallery, Canberra |
1988 |
The Wilderness Fine Art Collection, Adelaide, SA |
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Bicentennial exhibitions - Port Adelaide ACTA Maritime Art Award (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) |
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R.E.I.Q. Exhibition, Brisbane |
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M.B.A. Prize Exhibition, Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney |
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Solander Gallery, Canberra |
1987 |
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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Works on paper, Charles Nodrum, Melbourne |
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Sydney Cultural Council, Heritage Exhibition |
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ACTA Maritime Art Award |
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Gold Coast Prize Exhibition (invited) |
1986 |
Conclurry, Ernest Henry Memorial Exhibition |
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Hans Heysen Memorial Exhibition, Landscape Painting (First Prize) |
1985 |
Touring exhibition, U.K. British Painting of the Sixties and Seventies (Granada Collection) |
1983 |
Mornington Peninsula Spring Festival of Drawing |
1978-87 |
The Alice Prize Exhibition, Alice Springs |
1978 |
‘Now and Then’. Adelaide Festival of Art |
1975 |
Perth (Western Australia) International Drawing Exhibition |
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Winner of Perth Prize (overseas section) |
1973 |
Middlesborough Drawing Biennale |
1972 |
Royal Academy, London |
1970-74 |
Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester |
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Lantern Gallery, Manchester |
1965-66 |
Bradford Spring Exhibition |
1963 |
Sheffield Open Exhibition |
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Young Northern Artists (Conrad Atkinson to Neville Weston), Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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The London Group |
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Royal Society of British Artists, London |
1956-58 |
Young Contemporaries, London |
1956-60 |
Artists International Association, London |
1962-74 |
Liverpool Academy of Arts, Liverpool |
Art Prizes
1998 |
Acquisitive Prize, Kununurra, judge Betty Churcher, Director of Australian National Gallery |
1988 |
First Port Adelaide Art Prize: |
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Judge: Ainslie Roberts |
1986 |
First Prize, Ernest Henry Memorial Prize, Queensland |
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Judge: John Rigby |
1986 |
First Prize (Joint Winner) Hans Heysen Memorial Prize |
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Judge: D Driden |
1975 |
Perth Prize for Drawing (overseas entry) |
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Judge: Sir John Rothenstein (ex-Director, Tate Gallery, London) |
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Commissions
1993 |
2 x 3m x 1.5m paintings for Q.V.I. Building, Perth Western Australia. |
1991 |
6m mural for “La Fourchette”, Entrecasteaux, Provence, France. |
1990 |
Paintings for State Bank of South Australia and South Australian Government Tourism Department. |
1990 |
Architectural drawings, Price Waterhouse, Australia. |
1989-90 |
43m x 1.5m in 9 panels for Terrace Hotel (Now Stamford Plaza Hotel), Adelaide. |
1988 |
Rupert Bunny Memorial commission, Lakeside Hotel, Canberra |
1987 |
Paintings for Travelodge and Park Royal, Adelaide. |
1987 |
6m x 1m painting for Adelaide City Council, Town Hall, Adelaide. |
1985-86 |
28 paintings for Sheraton Hotels, Alice Springs and Darwin, through Bonython Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide. |
In 1963 I was a founding member of W.E.B.A. Group, Liverpool, Designers and Consultants in colour, mural decoration, exhibition design, display and typography. The other members were John Edkins, Arthur Ballard and Keith Arnatt. Between 1963-1966 we fulfilled several commissions for Liverpool architects, including several major sculpture works, as well as ephemeral pieces for exhibitions, fashion shows and music/dance events.
Works in institutional or public collections
- Art Gallery of Western Australia
- Australian War Memorial, Canberra
- State Bank of South Australia
- South Australian Government offices
- University of Adelaide, South Australia
- Australian National University: Faculty of Arts
- Bruce Hall and Humanities Research Centre
- Art Bank
- University College, London, U.K.
- Bradford City Art Gallery, U.K.
- Bowes Museum, County Durham, U.K.
- Granada (TV) Collection
- Merchant Taylors School, U.K.
- Wilderness School, Adelaide, South .Australia
- Design Council, London, U.K.
- Price Waterhouse, Australia
- Australian Wheat Board (London)
- Adelaide City Council
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Lord Campbell of Croy, U.K.
- Warrington Art Gallery, U.K.
- City of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Estate of the late David Niven, Switzerland
- University of Canberra
- Church of St Francis of Assisi, S.A.
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, U.K.
- Anglican Cathedral of Adelaide
- Also in private collections in the U.S.A., Japan Canada, England , Scotland, Wales, Australia, and Amman..
Publications
- ‘Franz Kempf : Graphic Works’. Wakefield Press , Adelaide 1984.
- ‘In the Public Eye : Art in Public Places in Australia’. Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, Sydney, 1983.
- ‘Lawrence Daws’. AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1982.
- ‘Kaleidoscope of Modern Art’, George Harrap, London.. Revised edition, 1978, first edition, 1968.
- ‘The Reach of Modern Art’, Harper and Row, New York, 1970
- ‘Kaleidoscop der Modernen Kunst. Bertelsman Kunst Verlag, Gutersloh, 1970.
Also many articles of art criticism in art journals including :
- Craft Arts International;
- Studio International;
- Western Review;
- Art Network.
- Sole art critic for the Advertiser,Adelaide from 1980 to 1986, and The West Australian from 2001 to 2003.
- Between 1978 and 1980 contributed art reviews and book reviews to the National Times, Sydney.
Citations and Biographical entries
- Marquis, ‘Who’s Who in the World’, 2005 edition. New Providence, USA.
- Peter Davis, ‘Arthur Ballard: Liverpool Artist and teacher’. Old bakehouse, UK, 1996.
- Alan and Susan McCulloch ( eds) ‘The Encyclopedia of Australian Art’. Allen and Unwin, London, 1994.
- K.C. Bensley, Contemporary Gippsland Artists. La Trobe Valley Art Centre, 1990.
- Nevil Drury, ‘New Art Four’, Craftsman House, NSW, 1990.
- Ann Lee Moran, ‘International Contemporary Arts Directory’, St James press, Chicago and London, 1985.
- Jean Campbell, ‘Australian Watercolour Painters’, Rigby, 1983.
- Max Germaine, ‘ Artists and galleries of Australia and New Zealand’, Landsdowne press, Sydney, 1980.
Selected exhibition reviews, interviews, etcetera.
- Lyn DiCiero. ‘ The Art of Neville Weston’. Artists Chronicle May 2003
- John Emery. ‘ The French Connection, Castaway finds creative shore’ The Advertiser, 20th December, 1995.
- John Neylon. ‘Survival Story’, Adelaide Review, February, 1996.
- David Harris. ‘Shifts in the Paradigm’. Western Review, Perth, January, 1995.
- Claude Gouet. ‘De la Fourchette au Pinceau’, Var Matin, France, 5th November, 1991
- John Neylon. ‘Cultivation’. Adelaide review, August 1991.
- Amanda Lynch. ‘Dislocation of Space’, Canberra Times, 9th February, 1989.
- Sasha Grishin. ‘Maturity in middle age’, Canberra Times, 1989.
- John Emery. ‘The Big Picture’. Advertiser , 26th August, 1989.
- Neville Weston. ‘ Confessions of an artist’ Arts magazine, November 1987.
- Margot Osborne, ‘Being there: an interview with Neville Weston’, CAS Broadsheet, March 1987.
- Samela Harris, ‘Literally taking art to the streets’, the Advertiser, Adelaide, 2nd October, 1986.
- Susan Hoskings, ‘ Different approaches to Art: Mysterious and cheerful extrovert,’ Australian Book Review, August 1985.
- Merete Bates, The Guardian, London, 1972.
- M Ingham, Review of Neville Weston exhibition. Arts Review London, October 1973.
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