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'Hawk woman' by Geoff DeMain

Bio

Teaching

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Commissions

Artwork

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Bio

Born - June 1953 Cunnamalla Queensland
1973 - Awarded Arts Council Scholarship to East Sydney Tech-Painting
1974 - Awarded Arts Council Scholarship to east Sydney Tech-Painting
1975 - Attended life drawing classes at Broken Hill T.A.F.E
1976 - Travelled around India & Europe painting and drawing
1976-1982 - Awarded fine arts degree South Aust School of Art Adelaide
1979 - Travelled around Australia painting and drawing.
2007 - Travelled around Spain painting and drawing

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Teaching

2000-09 - Fine Arts and Aboriginal  arts Broken hill Menindee Wilcannia Broken Hill T.A.F.E       
1999-01 - Fine Arts and Aboriginal Arts and Culture Practices
1996 - art and design - Broken Hill T.A.F.E
1995 - Labour market programme linocut printing - Broken Hill T.A.F.E
1991-92 - Art classes - Tibooburra - T.A.F.E Aboriginal Education Unit
1990-91 - Art classes - Menindee
1987-95 - Painting and drawing - Broken Hill Correctional Centre
1987 - Life drawing classes - Robinson College - Broken Hill
1985-92 - Drawing and Painting classes Broken Hill T.A.F.E
1983/84 - Drawing and Painting classes -Broken Hill private classes

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Solo Exhibitions

2007 - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery - Works From Spain
2003 - Broken hill Regional Art Gallery - On the Edge of Sundown
2000 - Landmark Gallery Cairns
1997 - Gumbok Gallery - Perth
1996 - Middleback Theatre - Whyalla
1994 - D'Art DeMain Galleries - Broken Hill Impressions
1992 - Broken Hill City Art Gallery - Faces to Places

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Group Exhibitions

2009
Artist in Residence Exhibition BROKEN hill Regional Art Gallery

2007       
Artist in Residence Exhibition Broken Hill GEO Centre

2006
Artist in Residence Wilcannia

2005
Broken Hill Outback Art Prize 2nd prize winner

2003       
T.A.F.E Art Teachers Exhibition ultimo T.A.F.E Sydney

2000
Wedge Tail Gallery Mixed Exhibition

1999       
Wedge Tail Gallery Mixed Exhibition
Broken Hill Artist Travelling Exhibition

1998
Arid Zone Artists - Delshans Exhibition - Melbourne
Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre - Sydney

1997
White Patch Gallery - Bribie Island Queensland
Broken Hill Outback Art Prize
T.A.F.E Teachers Exhibition Melbourne

1996
Country Practice Gallery -arid Zone Artists - Melbourne
Leasingham Wines - arid Zone Artists  - Clare Valley SA
Barry Stern Galleries - Arid Zone Artists - Sydney
The Royal Flying Doctors - IBM Building Sydney
On The Road - Tibooburra - Travelling Exhibition, Tibooburra, White Cliffs, Wilcannia
Landmark Gallery Cairns with Melbourne Artist Gary Miles
Santos Art Prize - Whyalla- Winner
Broken Hill Outback Art Prize
Arid Zone Artists - Kalgoorlie

1995
Broken Hill Art Today - Darling Park - Sydney
Heritage Art Trail - Broken Hill

1994
Art Trial - Living Desert Broken Hill
Outback Art Prize - Broken Hill

1993       
Backyard Boys Exhibition - Tin Sheds Gallery - Sydney
Prize Exhibition

1992       
The opening of D'Art DeMAIN Galleries - Broken Hill
"Pure Land Exhibition' - Broken Hill City Art Gallery

1991
Archibald Exhibition

1988
Alice Springs Art Prize Exhibition

1987
Doug Moran Exhibition

1986
Broken Hill City Art Gallery - ' The Silver City'

1985
Broken Hill Artist Exhibition - Sydney

1981
Young Artist of the Year award Channel Seven - Adelaide

1980
West Australian Art in the Park - Perth

1975
Broken Hill City arts Gallery - ' Five Moderns'

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Commissions

2008 - Broken Hill City Council commission  seven sculptures of the seven men who founded Broken Hill in the 1880s consisting of bronze busts mounted on top of polished black granite stone
2007 - Bridging the Gap- Wooden  sculpture of two hands gripping one another broken hill regional health centre
2005 - Canoe carved from Red Gum and covered with copper- State Government Funding  year of the outback
2005 - Stone Cone - Regional Arts Funding representing early explorers and settlers Milparinka area
2003-04 - Train Murals - Broken Hill Railway Station - broken hill rotary Centenary
2001 - Broken Hill Centre for Community - Mural - Year of the Outback State Government Funding
1995 - Broken Hill Correctional Centre - Wood Sculpture
1995 - Broken Hill Correctional Centre - Mural - Darling River
1990 - National Parks - (painting on wooden panels representing the dreaming stories of far western NSW length 15 metres)
1989 - Broken Hill City Council Community Mural - Library
1989 - Broken Hill Correctional Centre - Mural
1985 - Broken Hill Base Hospital- Mural