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Ian Westacott

SELECTED WORKS

 Ian Westacott
1956Born in Myrtleford, Victoria
1975-77Diploma of Art & Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1980Diploma of Education, Hawthorn Teachers College, Melbourne
1986-87 Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne  

Solo Exhibitions

2011'Venerable Trees', Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2010Browns Gallery, Tain, Scotland, UK
2006Aubury Regional Gallery and Museum, Victoria, Australia
2005Timespan, Helmsdale, Sutherland, UK
Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
Le Courier Frelaut atelier, Paris, France
1997‘Interior views’ Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
1993‘Prints from a journey etchings’ William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1991‘The house etchings’ William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1990‘New prints’ William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1989The Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988‘The Work Space’ William Mora Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland
1979The Centre, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Group Exhibitions

2011'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne
'large exhibition of small works', Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
2004Port Jackson Press, Armadale, Melbourne, Australia
1999Glasgow Art Fair, Highland Council, Scotland, UK
1996‘1746 CULLODEN 1996’,Art.tm Gallery, Inverness, Scotland, UK
1995‘The Beltane Spirit’ - New Highland Art, touring exhibition, Highland Council, Brown’s Fine Art, Highlands and London
1992Borderline Printmakers, Leeds City Art Gallery, UK
1991Moot Hall, Daventry, UK
1990William Mora Gallery Preview, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1989Freemantle Print Prize Exhibition, W.A., Australia
Henri Worland Memorial Print Award Exhibition, Victoria, Australia
1988Twelve Artists V.G.A. Postgraduate Exhibition, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia
1987Swan Hill Print & Drawing Show, Victoria, Australia
Freemantle Print Prize Exhibition, W.A., Australia
Gold Coast Art Prize, Queensland, Australia
1986‘Young Artists’, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bibliography

1991                Artistic Insights, c.Gerrasoni & S. Hayes
1990                Australian Art, Joseph Brown Collection - 3rd Edition
1988                Directory 1988, Print Council, Australia


Awards

1977                Arches Rivers Drawing Prize, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria
1986-87           Victorian Gallery Society Award, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1988                ANZ Bank International Fellowship, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1995                H.I.E Arts Prints Award, ‘Beltane Spirit’, touring exhibition, UK

Collections

AUSTRALIA
Camberwell Grammer School
Echuca City Council
Gold Coast City Council
National Gallery of Victoria
St.Joseph’s Secondary School
Stock Exchange
Warnambool City Art Gallery

UNITED KINGDOM
Aberdeen City Art Gallery
Royal Golf Hotel, Dornoch

Commissions

2000                A’Chraobh the tree Millennium Forest for Scotland Trust
2003                ‘Dornoch Town’, Dornoch Heritage Society (Lottery Grant)


Special Notes

RESIDENCIES

1987                Camberwell Grammer School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1988                Aberdeen City Art Gallery, Scotland, UK
                       Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
                       The Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1989                Le Couriere Frelaut, Paris, France
1992                Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
                       Borderline Printmakers, Knighton, Shropshire, UK
                       Le Couriere Frelaut, Paris, France
1995                St. Joseph’s Secondary College, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
1996                Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK