| |  | | It is with great sadness that we annouce the passing of Brian Dunlop (1938 - December 9th 2009).
The funeral service will be held at the Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, on Tuesday (December 15, 2009) commencing at 3 p.m.
A private cremation will follow.
| | | | | 1938 | Born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | | | Brian Dunlop is one of Australia's leading figurative and still-life painters. Dunlop has lived and worked in Sydney and Ebenezer, New South Wales, and at Panton Hill and Port Fairy in Victoria. However, he has also painted in Turkey, Tuscany, Rome, Skyros, Majorca, Morocco and India, adding a richness and vitality to his oeuvre. | | | Dunlop's work encompasses portraits, still lifes, landscapes and interiors in a variety of media, and has been internationally acclaimed. He was awarded the Sulman Prize for genre painting in 1980 and has painted numerous portraits of public figures including the commissioned sesquicentenary portrait of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II in 1984. His work is represented in all major public Australian galleries. | | 1954-59 | Studied at the National Art School, Sydney | | 1962 | Travelled mainly through southern Europe | | 1965-68 | Painted in Rome, Skyros, Majorca, Morocco and London | | 1969-74 | Part-time teaching at East Sydney Technical College | | 1970-73 | Lived and painted in Ebenezer, New South Wales | | 1972-75 | Part-time teaching at N.S.W. University, School of Architecture | | 1973-80 | Painted in Sydney | | 1975-79 | Part-time teaching at Alexander Mackie College, Sydney | | 1980-81 | Artist-in Residence, University of Melbourne | | 1982-83 | Lived and worked in Tuscany | | 1984 | Lived and painted in Melbourne and Port Fairy, Victoria | | 1995 | Travelled in Turkey | | 1997 | Travelled in Turkey | | 1998 | Travelled in New Zealand | | 1999-2000 | Lived and painted in Port Fairy, Victoria | | 2000 | Travelled in Turkey and Europe | | 2001 | Travelled in New Zealand | | 2002 | Travelled in Turkey and Europe | | 2003 | Travelled in the United States | | 2004 | Travelled in New Zealand and Turkey | | 2005 | Lives and paints near Port Fairy Victoria |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2008 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | 2006 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | 2005 | Australian Galleries, Melbourne
| | Wishart Gallery, Port Fairy
| | 2004 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | Chapman Gallery, Canberra
| | 2003 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | 2001 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | 1999 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | 1998 | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | Axia Modern Art, Melbourne
| | 1997 | Survey portrait exhibition (Waverley, Warrnambool, Castlemaine & Hamilton Galleries)
| | Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
| | Editions Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1992 | Carrick Hill, Adelaide
| | 1988 | Agnews Gallery, London
| | 1986 | Beehive Gallery, Adelaide
| | 1985 | Realities Gallery, Melbourne
| | 1980 | University of Melbourne Gallery
| | 1977 | Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane
| | 1974 | Adelaide Festival of Arts
| | 1989-74_solo exhibitions Australian Galleries, Melbourne & Sydney
| | 1963-66_Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney |
Group Exhibitions | | | 2008 | 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
| | 2006 | '50th Anniversary Exhibition', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | 1988 | The Michelton Print Exhibition (Interior Motives)
| | Doug Moran Portrait Prize
| | Australian Drawing, Australian National Gallery, Canberra
| | 1987 | Jack Manton Prize, Art Gallery of Queensland
| | 1986 | The Australian Drawing Revival (Backlash), National Gallery of Victoria
| | 1977 | Australian Realists, Art Gallery of South Australia
| | Australian Drawing, Art Gallery of Western Australia |
BibliographyStrahan, L. Stone Music, Craftsman House 2001
Strahan, L. Brian Dunlop, 2nd edition, Craftsman House 1999
Craft International No.89 1997
Australian Printmakers in the 1990’s , Sasha Grishin 1996
What have these eyes seen? Catalogue for survey portrait exhibition 1994
Eumeralla Paintings Lynne Strahan, Australian Galleries 1994
Selected Drawings, Alan McCulloch, Mornington Peninsula Art Centre 1994
Strahan, L.Brian Dunlop, Craftsman House 1990
Artists’ Gardens , Jennifer Phipps, Bay Books 1986
Drawing in Australia, Janet McKenzie, Macmillan 1986
Artists and Galleries of Australia, Max Germaine, Boolarong QLD 1984
Australian Artists December, Vol.1, No.6 1984
This Australia Spring Belle Magazine July-August, No.64 1984
The Art of Brian Dunlop, Paul William White, The Craftman’s Press 1984
Australian Water Colour Painters 1780-1980, Jean Campbell, Rigby 1983
Art and Australia Vol.19, Winter 1982
Modern Australian Painting 1975-80, Kim Bonython, Rigby 1981
Art and Australia Vol.16, Autumn 1979
Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, Alan McCulloch, Hutchinson 1977
National Archives Interview, Canberra 1976
A Matter of Taste, Terry Ingram, Collins 1976
Modern Australian Painting 1970-75, Kim Bonython, Rigby 1976 Awards| 1981 | Sulman Prize | | 1978 | Andrew & Lilian Pedersen Drawing Prize | | 1977 | Civic Permanent Award, Canberra; Coffs Harbour purchase; Gold Coast purchase | | 1976 | Civic Permanent Award, Canberra; R N Ansett Hamilton Award | | 1958 | Le Gay Brereton Drawing Prize |
CollectionsArt Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Artbank
Ballarat Art Gallery
Benalla Art Gallery
Bendigo Gallery
Canberra College
Castlemaine Gallery
Darwin Gallery
Geelong Gallery
Government House, Melbourne
Hamilton Art Gallery
Hamilton Gallery
High Court, Canberra
ICI Collection
Ipswich Gallery
La Trobe University
La Trobe Valley Gallery
Wollongong Gallery
Monash University
Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre
Mt Gambier Gallery
National Gallery of Australia & Australian National University, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria
National Library of Australia
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
Parliament House, Canberra
Parliament House, Sydney
Queensland Art Gallery
Rockhampton Gallery
State Bank of New South Wales
State Bank of South Australia
State Bank of Victoria
University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Wagga Gallery
Warrnambool Gallery
CommissionsNational Capital Development Commission, ACT
Australia Post (two sets of postage stamps)
Sydney Stock Exchange
Over ninety portrait commissions, including a Governor-General, three Chief Justices, three Archbishops and Victoria’s sesquicentenary portrait of the Queen (1984) |
