Grahame King b. 23 February 1915

  • Artist (Printmaker)
Born in Melbourne in 1915, Grahame King was an artist-printmaker who significantly contributed to the field of printmaking in Australia. He taught lithography to generations of students at RMIT and in 1965, he along with Udo Sellbach and Dr Ursula Hoff established the Print Council of Australia, of which he became the Honourary Secretary and President.
Tags: Printmaking, Printmaker
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exhibited at
Grahame King: survey exhibition
Date
2002
Place
Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Description

This survey exhibition examines the expressive lithographic prints and paintings for which King is renowned with his concerns with the 'mark’.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
http://online.anu.edu.au/pad/drillhall/exhibitprog2002.html

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Printmaking
exhibited at
Print Council of Australia Exhibition
Date
3 December 1969 - 20 December 1969
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Touring exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Central Street Gallery
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1962
Date
2 March 1962 - 11 March 1962
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1959
Date
6 March 1959 - 14 March 1959
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1953
Date
12 December 1953 - 20 December 1953
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Description

Originally scheduled for 8-13 December 1953 but delayed by summer storms.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Past Students of the National Gallery
Date
15 October 1946 - c.October 1946
Place
Myer Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

“PAST STUDENTS OF GALLERY DEPART FROM TRADITION.” “An exhibition of pictures by past students of the National Art Gallery will be opened by Lady Brookes in the Myer Gallery at 2.30 p.m.tomorrow.” The Herald, 14 October, 1946, p.11.

Type
Exhibition

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  • Herald outdoor art show 1959 (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • Past Students of the National Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Grahame King: survey exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Print Council of Australia Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1962 (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1959 (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)