Dick Watkins b. 1937

Also known as Richard John Watkins
  • Artist (Painter)
Sydney-born painter, who occasionally attended art classes in the 1950s. He came under the influence of New York School abstraction and emerged as a major figure in Australian abstract art in the 1960s.
Tags: Colour field, Abstract
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exhibited at
'Better git it in your soul'
Date
2007
Place
Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Colour and Movement: Abstract Painting from the Collection of the Geelong Gallery
Date
2006
Place
Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
13 landscapes
Date
2006
Place
Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Dick Watkins
Date
2006
Place
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Lloyd Rees and Contemporaries
Date
2005
Place
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Moderns: 20th Century Painting and Sculpture
Date
2005
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New Work 2005
Date
2005
Place
Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
New Paintings 2003
Date
2003
Place
Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Fieldwork: Australian Art 1968 - 2002
Date
2002
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Abstraction
Date
2002
Place
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Newcastle Lights
Date
2002
Place
John Miller Galleries, Newcastle, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Marks and Angels
Date
2001
Place
Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
New Paintings
Date
2000
Place
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Recent Work 1998-1999
Date
1999
Place
Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
solo exhibition
Date
1998
Place
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
I Had a Dream: Australian Art in the 1960s
Date
1997
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Triennale Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art
Date
1996
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paintings 1993-1996
Date
1996
Place
Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian art 1940-1990 from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Date
28 July 1995 - 3 September 1995
Place
Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Japan
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
solo exhibition
Date
1995
Place
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Twilight of the Gods
Date
1995
Place
Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Twin Peaks
Date
1994
Place
Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Dick Watkins in Context: An Exhibition from the Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
solo exhibition
Date
1993
Place
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Dick Watkins in context
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NGA annual report; UTAS catalogue; AGNSW Library catalogue; http://www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au/stockroom/Watkins/Watkins.html (28/05/03)

Exhibition Catalogue:
Dick Watkins in context: an exhibition from the collection of the National Gallery. Canberra: Department of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, 1992
ISBN 0642188653

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting
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