Victor Rubin b. 1950 Sydney, NSW

  • Artist (Painter) , (Draughtsman)
Painter, draughtsman and lecturer born in Sydney, NSW, in 1950. Rubin began exhibiting in the 1970s and has held numerous solo exhibitions throughout his career. His work has been included in major exhibitions such as Australian Perspecta (1983, 1985) and in 1990 he was awarded a residency at the Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris.
Name
Victor Rubin
Birth date
1950
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Residence
  • 1950s- Sydney, NSW
Other Occupation
  • Full-time art teacher 1974- 1975 Narrabeen Boys High School, Narrabeen, NSW
  • Full-time art teacher 1976- 1980 Randwick Boys High School, Sydney, NSW
  • Full-time art teacher 1982- 1984 Sefton High School, Chester Hill, NSW
  • Drawing tutor (part-time) and visiting lecturer in Art Education 1985 Nepean College of Advanced Education, Kingswood, NSW
  • Painting and Drawing Lecturer 1986 Canberra School of Art Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra
Active Period
  • 1970s-
Training
  • c.1965- c.1966 Vaucluse Boys High School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1967- 1969 Bakery Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1970- 1973 National Art School Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • Diploma of Art Education, 1970- 1973 Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (CAE), Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Writers:

Olivia Bolton
Date written:
Last updated:
associate of
Ken Unsworth
1931
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
Rubin studied under Unsworth at Vaucluse Boys High School.
associate of
John Olsen
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer, Artist (Ceramist)
Rubin studied under John Olsen at the Bakery Art School.
associate of
Janet Dawson
1935
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Rubin studied under Dawson at the Bakery Art School.
associate of
Bill Rose
Artist
Rubin studied under Rose at the Bakery Art School.
Rose Bay Reflections
2010
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW
Solo Exhibition
Small masonite paintings from Raine Street Bondi Junction 1974 - 1976
2009
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW
Solo Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
2008
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Salonbim, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
2008
(exhibited at)
Convent Gallery, Daylesford, VIC
Solo Exhibition
2007
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Mahoney's Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
2006
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
2005
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Drummond Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
After Van Gogh: Australian Artists in Homage to Vincent
2005-
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery, Victoria
Solo Exhibition
2004
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
2004
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Return of the White Bull
2004-
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
Solo Exhibition
2003
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
2003
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Qdos Gallery, Lorne, VIC, Australia
Solo Exhibition
2002
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
2002
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Gallery Irascible, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
2002
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney, NSW
A Studio in Paris: Australian Artists at the Cite
2001
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Trust S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Group exhibition
Solo Exhibition
1999
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Gallery Irascible, Melbourne, VIC
We Are Australian
1999
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
travelling
Solo Exhibition
1998
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Renard Wardell Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1997
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1996
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1995
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Annandale Galleries, Sydney, NSW
The Bailleu Myer Collection of the 80s
1994
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, Vic.
Modern Muses
1994
Exhibition (exhibited at)
S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1993
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahara, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1993
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Identities: Art from Australia
1993- 1994
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
Nuclear Ò Age
1993
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1992
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Greenaway Galleries, Adelaide, SA
Interiors
1992
Exhibition ()
Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, QLD
Solo Exhibition
1991
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Realities Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1989
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Mindscapes
1989
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1988
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Realities Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1988
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Advance Australia Art Painting
1988
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
Solo Exhibition
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Realities Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Five Artists in Manly
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Manly, NSW
Urban Anxieties
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Gallery Australia, Canberra, ACT
Young Australians
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Touring
A New Romance
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
The Age of Collage Exhibition
1987
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1986
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Realities Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1986
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
33 Male Painters - The Male Sensibility
1986
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
The Sixth Biennale
1986
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of NSW Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1985
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Mori Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Australian Perspecta
1985
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of NSW Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Realities Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Soft Attack
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Artspace, Sydney, NSW
Australian Perspecta
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
A Different Perspective
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Artspace Sydney, Sydney, NSW
A Biennale Survey of Contemporary Australian Art
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
None
Touring
Solo Exhibition
1983
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Mori Gallery, Sydney, NSW
VOX POP: Into the Eighties
1983
Exhibition (exhibited at)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Solo Exhibition
1982
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Mori Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1982
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Axiom Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1981
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Student's Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1981
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Stanfield Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Solo Exhibition
1981
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Closet Gallery, New Zealand
Solo Exhibition
1981
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1978
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1978
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Student's Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1978
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Warehouse Galleries, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Solo Exhibition
1977
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Macquarie Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1974
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Solo Exhibition
1971
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Yellow House, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
2010 Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
Award
None
Note: Finalist
2009 Sir John Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
Award
None
Note: Finalist
2006 Blake Prize, Sydney, NSW
Award
None
Note: Finalist
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