ICONS  COAST & FOREST

 

Paintings by Brian Roberts

March 16 to April 11, 2002

 

The atmosphere and movement in and around our harbours and waterways is for me an endless source of new emotions and experiences. The natural forces never seem to repeat themselves. The aim is to try to flow with this power and not attempt to dominate it.

 

Biographic Note

Brian Roberts studied painting and graphic design at the Melbourne College of Graphic Arts as part of a seven year printing apprenticeship at The Herald and Weekly Times in Melbourne. On completion he travelled to London to work as an illustrator, art director, painter and film maker. From England Brian moved to the USA where he continued his career in television, film making and painting.

On returning to Australia he continued for a time as a film producer/director in the advertising industry until he opened Impressions Gallery, and later Signed Editions Gallery in Melbourne. In 1981 he moved to Sydney as a magazine art director and book designer followed by periodic teaching of photography at Baulkham Hills TAFE and Hawkesbury College. In 1996 he was a demonstrator at Avondale College, Cooranbong and took part in the Artist-in-Residence Program at Maitland City Art Gallery. From 1997 to 1999 he conducted painting workshops at Maitland City Art Gallery and Art Smart and Willandra Art Centre in Sydney.

 

COLLECTIONS

·         Artbank

·         Reserve Bank of Australia, London

·         Microsoft Corporation

·         PMI Mortgage Insurance, AMP Building, Sydney

·         Resmed Ltd, Sydney

·         Maitland City Art Gallery

·         Liverpool City Council

·         Newcastle Port Corporation

·         Glencore Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney

·         CHUBU Electric Power Co Ltd, Japan

·         The Nobbys Collection, Newcastle

·         The Newcastle Club, Newcastle

·         Holiday Inn Esplanade, Newcastle

·         Coalbridge Pty Ltd, Newcastle

·         Peach Advertising Pty Ltd, Newcastle

·         Structural Steel, Newcastle

·         Private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia

 

COMMISSIONS

1994       The Newcastle Club; Carrington Coal Pty Ltd
                    and Coalbridge Pty Ltd, Newcastle
1997       Structural Steel, Newcastle

1998       Newcastle Port Corporation, Newcastle

1999       Resmed Ltd, Sydney

2000       Private commission through Australian Art Link

2001       PMI Mortgage Insurance, AMP Building, Sydney

 

PRIZES/AWARDS

1992       First Prize Liverpool, acquisitive

1993       Special Prize, Newcastle, a Newcastle Region Theme

1994       First Prize, Drawing, Newcastle

1996       Second Prize, Rural Section, Royal Easter Show

1999       Second Prize, Painting, Newcastle Show
               Second Prize, Marine Section, Royal Easter Show, Sydney

2001       The Maitland Art Prize, acquisitive

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1969       Scott Galleries, New York

1991       Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney

1992       Manning Regional Gallery, Taree
               Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney

1993       Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney

1994       Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney

               Mary Reibey Gallery, Sydney

1995       Power and Pleasure, von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle;

               Kenthurst Galleries, Kenthurst

               Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney

1996       Newcastle Club, Newcastle

1997       The Spirit of Newcastle, von Bertouch Galleries

1998       The Private Gallery, Sydney

1999       Symbols of the Harbour, von Bertouch Galleries

               British Aerospace Newcastle – foyer display for
                    opening of research facility

2000       Symbols of the Harbour and Forests, Breewood Galleries, Leura

2001       Coastal Icons, von Bertouch Galleries Newcastle

               Coastal Icons, MIRA Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne

2002       Icons Coast and Forest, Breewood Galleries, Leura

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1958       Group exhibition organised by Young and Rubicam
                    shown in London, Paris, New York

1961       Studio/gallery Brooklyn Heighs, New York until 1964

1964       Painted and taught in Chicago, USA, until 1966

1993       Selections, von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1994       Survey of Men Artists of the Hunter Region, Maitland City Art Gallery

1995       Newcastle Bight Environmental Art Award, Newcastle

               Solander Gallery, Canberra

               The Nobbys Collection, Newcastle Region Art Gallery

1996       Artistic Relationships No. 2, Maitland City Art Gallery

1998       The Third Redlands Wespac Art Prize, Sydney

1999       Thoughts on the End of the Second Millennium,
                    Maitland City Art Gallery

               Newcastle-Ube 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Ube, Japan
                    then Newcastle Art Space

2001       Exhibition with Shirley Cameron-Roberts, The
                    Private Gallery, Sydney

               The Centenary of Federation, Maitland City Art Gallery

               Formative Years, Butterflies Gallery, Pokolbin