George Gittoes b. 1949

Also known as George Noel Gittoes
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, draughtsman, printmaker, film maker, performance artist, George Gittoes was one of the artists involved in Sydney's Yellow House before creating a creative hub at Bundeena, south of Sydney. More than any other artist he has created a visual response to the early 21st century's War on Terror and its human and spiritual consequence.
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exhibited at
Realism of peace: George Gittoes
Date
1995
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

Organised by MAGNT and toured to: Mildura Arts Centre; Broken Hill City Art Gallery; Orange Regional Art Gallery; Riddoch Art Gallery, Mt Gambier; Rockhampton City Art Gallery; SH Ervine Gallery, Sydney. Sponsored by the Australian Army. A major exhibition of George Gittoes’ work covering his experiences as an artist documenting recent military peace keeping efforts of the Australian Army in Somalia and Cambodia, the Western Sahara and Middle East.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NT annual report;

Exhibition Catalogue:
Hart, Deborah, Realism of peace: George Gittoes. Darwin, Northern Territory: Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Heavy industry
Date
1992
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Timms, Peter, Corbett, Gary (Gary Maxwell), Heavy industry / George Gittoes. Broken Hill : Broken Hill City Art Gallery, c1992
ISBN 0959088563

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
The Yellow House
Date
1990
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
George Gittoes: artists in residence
Date
1989
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo, Painting
exhibited at
George Gittoes
Date
1989
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
NT landscape paintings by George Gittoes and ceramic sculpture by Joyce Gittoes
Date
1987
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NT annual report; UTAS catalogue

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics

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  • George Gittoes: artists in residence (exhibited at)
  • George Gittoes (exhibited at)
  • Realism of peace: George Gittoes (exhibited at)
  • The Yellow House (exhibited at)