Martin Ritchie Sharp b. 1942

Also known as Martin Sharp
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Influential late 20th century Sydney painter, satirical cartoonist and art director. Sharp's 1964 cartoon "The Word Spread Round the Arms", published in "Oz" was seen to breach the Obscene and Indecent Publications Act and resulted in charges being laid against Sharp and his editors. Charges that were eventually dismissed on appeal.
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exhibited at
The Everlasting World of Martin Sharp
Date
16 November 2006 - 23 December 2006
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp
Date
20 September 2006 - 19 November 2006
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960s London
Date
2003
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp
Date
4 March 2000 - 9 July 2000
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
The Yellow House
Date
1990
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present
Date
1988
Place
Regional Australian touring exhibition
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc...,
Date
1986
Place
Roslyn Oxley9, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition
Date
c.1 April 1971 - c.1971
Place
Yellow House, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art for Mart's Sake
Date
December 1965
Place
Clune Galleries, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
Date
11 September 1964 - 19 September 1964
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other occupations
  • Art director
  • Art director
Alternative names
  • Martin Sharp
  • Martin Sharp
Related people
  • Walsh, Richard (associate of)
  • Tim, Tiny (associate of)
  • Neville, Richard (associate of)
  • Askin, Bob (associate of)
  • Walsh, Richard (associate of)
  • Tim, Tiny (associate of)
  • Neville, Richard (associate of)
  • Askin, Bob (associate of)
Related works
  • Art Sale for Land Rights (creator of)
  • The Venetian Twins (creator of)
  • Kaspar (creator of)
  • Tiny Tim Eternal Troubadour Opera House 1982 (creator of)
  • Just For Fun? (creator of)
  • The Word Spread Round the Arms (creator of)
  • The Gas Lash (creator of)
  • The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (creator of)
  • Art Sale for Land Rights (creator of)
  • The Venetian Twins (creator of)
  • Kaspar (creator of)
  • Tiny Tim Eternal Troubadour Opera House 1982 (creator of)
  • Just For Fun? (creator of)
  • The Word Spread Round the Arms (creator of)
  • The Gas Lash (creator of)
  • The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (creator of)
Related collections
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 1962 : Mirror Art Award (received)
  • 1962 : Mirror Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • The Everlasting World of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960s London (exhibited at)
  • The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art for Mart's Sake (exhibited at)
  • Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc..., (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
  • Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • The Everlasting World of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960s London (exhibited at)
  • The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art for Mart's Sake (exhibited at)
  • Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc..., (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991