Back to Brian Roberts Artist Statement:
The harbour, coastal waterways and surrounding forests hold an
endless fascination for me. The shipping and navigation signs on the
surrounding land mass, the harbour and the open seas create a
language, a sense of order and control, reminding me of an endless
stage play.
The mood, motion and colour become the background music, the nearby
forests an ever changing audience.
Resume:
Education & Professional Experience
1949-56 - Studied painting and graphic design, Melbourne College of
Graphic Arts
1956-61 - Illustrator, Art Director, Painter and Film Maker, London
1961-73 - Art Director, Film Maker, Painter and Art Teacher, USA
1977-79 - Director, Signed Editions Gallery, Melbourne
1980’s - Moved to Sydney. Art director & Photographer. Periodic
teaching of photography at Baulkham Hills TAFE and Hawkesbury
College
1996-97 - Demonstrator at Avondale College, Cooranbong. Artist in
Residence Programme Tutor, Maitland City Art Gallery
1997-99 - Conducted painting workshops:Maitland Regional Gallery;
Art Smart and Willandra Art Centre, Sydney
Solo Exhibitions
1969 - Scott Galleries, New York
1991-95 - Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney
1992 - Manning Regional Gallery, Taree
1994 - Mary Reibey Gallery, Sydney
1995 - von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1997 - von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1995 - Kenthurst Galleries, Kenthurst
1996 - Newcastle Club, Newcastle
1998 - The Private Gallery, Sydney
1999 - Symbols of the Harbour, von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1999 - British Aerospace Newcastle-foyer display for opening of
research facility
2000 - Symbols of the Harbour and Forests, Breewood Gallery, Leura
Selected Group Exhibitions
1957-58 - Group exhibition organized by Young and Rubicam shown in
London, Paris, New York
1961-64 - Painted and exhibited in the studio/gallery, Brooklyn
Heights, New York
1964-66 - Painted and taught in Chicago, USA
1987 - Exhibition Victoria and Albert, Mount Wilson-3 Painters
1989-90 - Artarmon & Mosman Galleries, Sydney
1990 - Jazz, Eaglehawke Galleries, Sydney
1991 - King of Sydney Harbour, joint exhibition with Greg Hyde, Duke
of Wellington Gallery, Sydney
1992 - Nudes & Other animals, Duke of Wellington Gallery, Sydney
1993 - Selections, Collectors Choice continuing annually and 6 works
from the Newcastle Harbour series, von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1994 - Survey of Men Artists of the Hunter region, Maitland City Art
Gallery
1995 - Two Artists from the Hunter, Butterflies Gallery, Pokolbin
1995 - Newcastle Bight Environmental Award, von Bertouch Galleries
1995 - Mixed Exhibition, Solander Gallery, Canberra
1995 - The Nobbys Collection, Newcastle Regional Gallery
1996 - Tomago House-A Celebration Through Art, Tomago House
1996 - von Bertouch Galleries
1996 - Artistic Relationships Number Two, Maitland City Art Gallery
1997 - Things with Cats, Kenthurst Gallery, Kenthurst
1993/95-98 - The Eleventh Maitland City Festival of Visual Arts
1998 - Kenthurst Gallery Group Exhibition
1998 - The Third Redlands Westpac Art Prize
1999 - Thoughts on the end of The second Millenium, Twelth Maitland
City Art Gallery Festival of the Visual Arts
Collections
Artbank
Carrington Coal Pty Ltd
Chubu Electric Power Co. Ltd, Japan
Coalbridge Pty Ltd
Glencore Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney
Liverpool City Council
Newcastle Port Corporation
Pacific Publications Pty Ltd, Sydney
Peach Advertising Pty Ltd, Newcastle
Resmed Ltd, Sydney
Structural Steel, Newcastle
The Esplanade Newcastle Beach
The Newcastle Club
The Nobbys Collection, Newcastle
Private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, New
Zealand and Australia
Commissions
1994 - The Newcastle Club
1994 - Carrington Coal Pty Ltd, Newcastle
1994 - Coalbridge Pty Ltd, Newcastle
1997 - Structural Steel, Newcastle
1998 - Newcastle Port Corporation, Newcastle
1999 - Resmed Ltd, Sydney
Prizes and Awards
1992 - First Prize, Liverpool, acquisitive
1993 - Special Prize, Newcastle, a Newcastle Region Theme
1994 - First Prize, Drawing, Newcastle
1996 - Second Prize, Rural section, Royal Easter show, Sydney
1999 - Second Prize, Painting, Newcastle Show
1999 - Second Prize, Marine Section, Royal Easter Show, Sydney