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Solo Exhibitions           

2011
‘Fragments of Memories’, LaTrobe University Museum of Art, Melbourne.                               
‘Room of Landscape , Memory and Desire.’ Wilson Street Gallery at Danks. Sydney ,NSW

2008
‘Night’s Edge' , Exhibition, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.Vic.                        
‘Collected Memories’, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne.(Nov.)

2006
‘The Gathering Fields’, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Connections’, Woodbine Art, Malmsbury  

2005
‘A Metaphysical Edge’, Bendigo Art Gallery, Survey 1993 – 2005

2004
‘Silent Fields’, Metro 5, Melbourne

2001
‘W. Stavrianos’ Survey Exhibition’, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne

2000
‘Mantles of Landscape and Memory’, Eva Breuer Art Gallery, Sydney

1999
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, Albury Art Gallery                        
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, Swan Hill Art Gallery                        
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, UTS Gallery, University of Technology, Sydney                        
‘Mantles of Landscape and Memory’, Bulle Gallery, Melbourne

1998
Hamilton Regional Art Gallery, Victoria                        
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queensland                        
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery

1997
Bendigo Regional Arts Centre, Bendigo                
‘Retrospective Exhibition’, The Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, curator Sasha Grishin

1996
‘W. Stavrianos’, Book Launch by Craftsman Press, Monograph, Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney  
‘The Gatherers and the Night City’, Melbourne Book Launch and Exhibition, Lyall Burton Gallery, Melbourne                        
Book Launch and Exhibition, Solander Gallery, Canberra

1995
‘Mantles of Darkness’, Nolan Gallery, Canberra

1994
‘A Tremulous November’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘The Gatherers and the Night City’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne                
‘Mantles of Darkness’, touring exhibition to Ararat Gallery (11 March-24 April); Castlemaine Art Gallery (15 May-12 June); Geelong Art Gallery (17 June-17 July); McClelland Art Gallery, Langwarrin (11 September-9 October)

1992
‘Mantles of Darkness’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne

1991
‘Drawing Retrospective’, Adam Gallery, Melbourne, courtesy Luba Bilu Gallery

1989
‘Veiled in Memory and Reflection’, The Art Gallery (renamed Luba Bilu Gallery), Melbourne

1987
‘The Lake Mungo Night Drawings’, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Summer Roses, Winter Dreams’, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

1986
‘The Night Series’, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne

1983
‘Earthskins’, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne

1982
‘Moments in Landscape’, Gallery A, Sydney

1980
‘Wendy Stavrianos’, Gallery A, Sydney

1978
‘Reflections of Darwin’, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Fragments of Days That Have Become Memories’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane

1976
‘Wendy Stavrianos’, Tolarno Gallery, Melbourne

1974
Flinders Gallery, Geelong

1968
Princes Hill Gallery, Melbourne

1967
Princes Hill Gallery, Melbourne

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Group Exhibitions

2011
‘Silent Feathers’, Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne. Curator, Wendy Garden.                           
‘Biting Issues’, Castlemaine Festival Visual Arts Biennale, Cascade Print Workshop.             
‘Burnie Print Prize’,  Finalist,   Burnie Regional Art Gallery. Tasmania.              
1OO .Langford 120 .North Melbourne. (Challenging the notion of Drawing.)

2010
‘Slow Burn’, works from a private collection. S.H.Ervin Gallery. Sydney. Curator, Louise Tegart. ‘In (Two) Art’. Maitland Regional Art Gallery. Curator, Joseph Eisenberg.                            
‘Mt. Alexander Artists, represented in the permanent collection. Castlemaine Museum and Art Gallery.
‘Grande Finale Exhibition’,  Adam Galleries, Melbourne.                            
‘Rick Amor Drawing Prize’, Finalist, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.

2009
Castlemaine State Festival (Exhibition by invitation).                          
40 Highlights From the Ararat Textile Fibre Collection.  Ararat Regional Gallery. Vic.
‘Reclaiming’.   Ballarat Fine Art Gallery  Vic.                           
R and M McGivern Prize. Finalist. Maroondah Art Gallery. Vic.                            
‘In House’, Adam Galleries, Melbourne.                           
‘09,Here Now', Mossgreen Gallery, Melb. Vic.                           
Sulman Art Prize, Finalist. Art Gallery of NSW.

2008
‘Three Artists’, Stavrianos Gough Jacks, Penny School Gallery, Maldon, Vic.                          
Reflections of Women in Art, Adam Galleries, Melbourne.                           
‘Social Realism’, Survey Exhibition. Adam Galleries, Melbourne.                          
Sulman Art Prize,   Finalist. Art Gallery of NSW.

2007
Sulman Art Prize Exhibition.  NSW Art Gallery.                          
Sometimes Spotted Rarely Seen. (curator Dr.Alana O’Brien), LaTrobe Uni. Art Museum (and travelling.)                          
European Sensibilities: George Baldessin and his Circle. (curator Dick Turner), Castlemaine Museum and Art Gallery. Vic. Studio. Aust. Painters on the Nature of Creativity. Ian Lloyd and John McDonald                          
Exhibition and launch, book and DVD. National venues.

2006
The Sound of the Sky.(curator Daena Murray) Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Drawcard 06,Nat.Art School, Sydney.                          
Bendigo Art Gallery. Ten Years Acquisitions.                          
A Taste of Salt. Salt Gallery, Queenscliff. Vic.

2005
National Art School exhibition. Sydney.

2004
‘Precious Platters’, Jewish Museum, Melbourne, March.                        
John Leslie Art Prize, Sale, Vic.                        
Fletcher Jones Art Prize, Geelong.                        
Fleurieu Art Prize, Adelaide.

2003
‘Bid for Freedom’ Exhibition, Melbourne.                      
The Art of Women. Adam Galleries. Melbourne.                        
Sulman Art Prize Exhibition.NSW Art Gallery.

2002
‘The Painted Fold’, Charles Nodrum Gallery, March.                        
‘Erotica Today’, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, February-March.                        
‘Women Looking at Women’, Macquarie University Art Gallery.                        
‘20 Significant Artists from Victoria’, Galeria Aniela, N.S.W.                        
Sulman Art Prize Exhibition, NSW Art Gallery.

2001
Sulman Art Prize Exhibition, NSW Art Gallery, March-May.                        
‘Mythologies: An Introduction’, Invitation Exhibition, curated by Kirsten Rann, Span Gallery, Melbourne, March-April.                        
‘Mythologies’, Ho Ha Galleries, Athens, Greece, September-October.                        
‘Earth. Fire. Water.’ Metro 5 Melbourne, July-August.                        
Savage Prize Exhibition, Savage Club and Dickerson Art Gallery.

2000
‘We Are Australian’, Travelling Exhibition, Drill Hall, Australian National University, A.C.T., George Adams Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne and Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales.                        
‘Celebrating the Exquisite Corpse’, Invitation Exhibition, curated by Anonda Bell, Bendigo Art Gallery, June-September. Touring other public art spaces in Victoria in 2001.                        
‘Reciprocal Moves’, Invitation Exhibition, curated by Dr. Noela Stratford, Warrnambool Art Gallery, September.                        
‘Women on the Move’, Invitation Exhibition, Adam Galleries, Melbourne, November.         
‘Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delerium’, Invitation Exhibition, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne.

1999/00
‘The Artful Cello Exhibition’, Adelaide Festival Centre; Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville; Sydney Opera House; Sotheby’s, Sydney; Sotheby’s, Melbourne; George Adams Gallery; Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne; Volvo Gallery, Sydney; Drill Hall, Australian National University, ACT.    
2nd. Exhibition International Creative Women’s Assoc., Tangduk Gallery ,Seoul, Korea

1998
Another Ladies Show, Borough Galleries, Eaglehawke, Victoria                        
National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery                        
‘The Mask Show’, Distelfink Gallery Auction, Sotheby’s Melbourne

1997
‘Art in Time’, Invitation Exhibition and Auction, Melbourne.
‘Summer Exhibition’, BMG Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia                        
Contemporary Printmakers from Mt. Alexander Shire, Castlemaine, Victoria                        
Geelong Print Prize Exhibition, Geelong Art Gallery                        
Rena Ellen Jones Memorial Print Award Exhibition, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria           
Silk Cut Award Exhibition, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne                        
Mornington Peninsula Drawing Award Invitation Show, Mornington Gallery, Mornington  
‘Savage’ Invitation Drawing Prize, Savage Club, Melbourne                
‘The Forgotten Fifties to the Swinging Sixties’, Noel Stott Fine Art, Melbourne

1996
Australian Contemporary Art Fair No. 5, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne                        
‘Modern Masters’, Solander Gallery, A.C.T.                        
‘The Art of Collecting’, Linden Gallery, Victoria, curator, Elizabeth Gower                
‘New Acquisitions’, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo

1995
‘9 x 5 Exhibition’, Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘The Wandering Jew: Myth and Metaphor’, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne, and touring until September 1997, conceived by Shaike Snir, curated by Dr. Helen Light                        
‘Save Albert Park’ print show

1994
‘The Baillieu Myer Collection of the 80s’, Museum of Modern Art at Heide                        
‘The Shire of Kyneton Collection Show’, Monash University (Caulfield Campus), curated by Ken Scarlett

1993
‘CD Show’, Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra

1992
‘The Land: Art for Heart’s Sake’, Original Prints by Twelve Australian Artists, National Heart Foundation, Studio One, Canberra ‘Tribute Tony Prior’, Realities Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Review 1992’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne

1991
‘Artists Make Books’, Linden Gallery, Melbourne and touring (invitation)                        
‘The Intimate Experience’, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, curated by Belinda Webb   
‘Mandorla Prize’, New Norcia, Western Australia and touring                        
‘Review 1991’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Women Artists 1900-90’, Drawing Show, Adam Gallery, Melbourne

1990
‘SPECIAL ... It’s been used before’, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne                        
‘Australian Contemporary Art Fair’, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne                        
‘Castlemaine Drawing Prize’, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria                        
‘Scotchmans Hill Vineyard Art Prize’, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria

1989
‘Invitation Kingfisher Awards’, Gallery 460, Gosford, New South Wales                        
‘Scotchmans Hill Vineyard Art Prize’, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria                        
‘Levels of Consciousness’, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, curator: Laura Murray Cree

1988
‘Episode I’, Caulfield Art Centre, Melbourne                        
‘The Savage Drawing Club Show’, RMIT, Melbourne (invitation)                        
‘Ansett Art Awards’, Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria (invitation)

1987
‘Canberra National Times Exhibition’, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra                        
‘Australian Masters’, Solander Gallery, Canberra                        
‘The Age of Collage’, Holdsworth Contemporary Gallery, Sydney (part of ‘Perspecta’)

1985
'Perspecta’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney                        
‘Impulse and Form’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (invitation)                        
‘Image and Fabric’, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales ‘Heartland’, Visual Arts Board travelling exhibition

1984
Canberra School of Art, Staff Show, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra                        
‘Future Fibre’, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, curated by Michael Essen

1983
Canberra National Times Exhibition’, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra

1982
‘A Sunburnt Country’, Banyule Gallery, Victoria                        
‘Women Artists’, Gallery A, Sydney; Canberra School of Art, Staff Show, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra   
‘Landscape Now’ (42 painters), Solander Gallery, Canberra

1967
‘New Generation Victorians’, Mornington Peninsula Art Centre, Victoria

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Awards, Residencies and Commissions

Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Panels: Chapel of Unity, Melbourne (Commission)
2011 - Artists Residency Mildura, The Art Vault
2003 - Artists Residency, ‘Bundanoon’, N.S.W
2000 - Swan Hill Drawing Prize (Purchase)
1992 - Outside Studies Program Grant, Monash University
1992 - Dominique Segan Drawing Prize, Castlemaine, Victoria
1983 - Full Visual Arts Board Grant
1978 - Full Visual Arts Board Grant (Project)
1977 - MPAC Drawing Acquisitions Award 

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Collections (selected)

Ararat Art Gallery, Victoria
Art Bank, Sydney
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Australian National University Collection, A.C.T.
Baillieu Myer Collection, Melbourne
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Victoria
Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
BHP Collection
Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum, Victoria
Crown Casino, Melbourne
Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria
Holmes à Court Collection, Perth
La Trobe University, Melbourne
Macquarie University Collection, N.S.W.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane
National Australia Bank Collection, Melbourne
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra – Phillip Morris Collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, Darwin
Phillip Morris Collection, Canberra
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Shire of Kyneton Collection, Victoria
Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victorian Collection
Taim Management Collection, Melbourne