Martin Ritchie Sharp b. 1942

Also known as Martin Sharp
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
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.
You are viewing the version of bio from July 17, 2011, 4:26 p.m. (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
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
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

Difference between this version and previous

Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Kerr, Joan Note:
  • Kerr, Joan