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Maryanne Coutts

SELECTED WORKS

 

1979-81Bachelor of Art (Fine Arts, Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
1984 Graduate Diploma, University of New South Wales, Sydney 
1996-99 Ph.D, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC 
1999-02 Lecturer, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC 
2000-10 Lecturer in drawing and painting, Monash University, Melbourne 
2002-04Lecturer in practice and theory, Australian Cathlic University 
2010-Present Subject Leader in drawing, National Art School, Sydney 

Solo Exhibitions

2012'The Soft Space of Illusion: Watercolours', Australian Galleries, Sydney
2009'Thirst', Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2008Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
2007Span, Melbourne
2005Span, Melbourne
Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
2003Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
2000Linden Art Gallery and Centre, Melbourne
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
1999Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne
1998Gallery A, Ballarat University, Ballarat, VIC
1997Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects, Melbourne
Bett Gallery, Hobart
1996Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects, Melbourne
1995Bett Gallery, Hobart
Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects, Melbourne
1993The Women's Gallery, Melbourne
1990The Women's Gallery, Melbourne
1989The Women's Gallery, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions

2011‘large exhibition of small works’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney
‘large exhibition of small works’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne
2009‘Temporal Shift’, Frankston Arts Centre, Melbourne
2008‘Prospect and Refuge: Small Landscapes by Five Painters’, Touring: Horsham Regional Art Gallery, VIC; LaTrobe Visual Arts Centre, VIC
‘Muse’, Touring: Mildura Regional Art Gallery, VIC; Benalla Art Gallery, VIC
2007‘Eye to Eye’, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
‘Dusk to Dawn’, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Award (Winner), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Tattersalls Landscape Prize, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane
2006‘Plus’, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
2005Dominique Segan Drawing Prize, Castlemaine Festival, Castlemaine, VIC
Geelong Acquisitive Print Award, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC
2004Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
2003‘Self Portraits’, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
2002Doug Moran Portrait Prize, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney
2001Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2000Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Geelong Acquisitive Print Award, Geelong Gallery, Geelong
‘Hatched’, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
Portia Geach Memorial Award (Highly Commended), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1999‘Exposure -Artists Portraits of Artists’, Linden Gallery, Melbourne
Portia Geach Memorial Award (Highly Commended), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
‘Linden Post Card Show’ (Urban attitude prize), Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
1998‘National Works on Paper’, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, VIC
Geelong Acquisitive Print Award, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC
‘Making Waves’, Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects, Melbourne
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1997‘Paper Works’, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
1996Toowoomba Biennial Acquisitive Fine Art Award, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD
The Alice Prize, Alice Springs, NT
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
‘Linden Post Card Show’, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
‘Out of the Frame’, Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
1995‘Moet et Chandon’, National Touring Exhibition, Australia
Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1994Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Bett Gallery, Hobart
Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects, Melbourne
Blaxland Gallery, Melbourne
1993Riddoch Gallery, Mt Gambier, SA
Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Melbourne Miniature Festival, No Vacancy, Gold St., 200 Gertrude St, Melbourne
1992Artworks 4, 101 Collins St., Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1991‘Erotic/Exotic’, Inner Circle Gallery, Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1990The Women's Gallery, Melbourne
Williamstown Festival Award, Williamstown Festival, Melbourne
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1984Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship Exhibition, Melbourne
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
1983Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
1982Blake Prize (Joint Winner), Blaxland Gallery, Sydney

Bibliography

Clabburn, Anna; 'Exposure: Artist's Portraits of Artists', Victoria University Gallery and Linden Gallery,
Melbourne, 1999
Neeson, John; Imaging the Apple, Catalogue for Touring Exhibition, Australia
Future Perfect: The 1998 ACUADS Conference, R.M.I.T. University, Melbourne, 1998
Smith, K and Wise, Kit; Drawing 2003, Monash University, Melbourne, 2003
Stratford, Noela; 'Plus', Art Gallery of Ballarat, VIC, 2006
Timms, Peter; Nancy Cato, (Ed.) Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, Moet & Chandon Australian Art
Foundation, 1995
Wallis, Geoff; Eye to I, Art Gallery of Ballarat, VIC, 2007

Awards

2007                Portia Geach Memorial Award (Winner), S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney
                       Deans Award for Teaching, Monash University, Melbourne
                       St.Vincent’s Hospital Artist in Residency, Sydney
2000                Portia Geach Memorial Award (Highly Commended), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1999                'Linden Postcard Show (Urban Attitude Prize)', Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
                       University of Ballarat Publications Award, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
                       Portia Geach Memorial Award (Highly Commended), S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
1995                University  of Ballarat Scholarship, University of Ballarat, VIC
1992-93           Australia Council for the Arts Project Grant, Australian Council for the Arts, Sydney
1983                Australia Council  for the Arts Project Grant, Australian Council for the Arts, Sydney

1982                 Blake Prize (Joint Winner), Blaxland Gallery, Sydney

Collections

Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC

Australian Catholic University, Sydney

Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC

Monash University, Melbourne

St. Vincents Hospital, Sydney

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Swan Hill, VIC

University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne

Williamstown Council, Melbourne