Richard Byrnes
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Richard Byrnes
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Exhibitions
Biography
- 1959
- Born in Sydney. Lives & works in Sydney
- 1980-83
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Alexander Mackie College Majoring in Sculpture and Drawing
- 1984
- Post Graduate Degree, Sculpture and Drawing
- 1985-1989
- Travel in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America
- 1986
- Academie Grand Chaumier, Paris, Life Drawing
- 1996
- Master of Art. College of Fine Arts (COFA), University of New South Wales
- 1997-2004
- Part time teaching, Meadowbank, Penrith, Liverpool, St George, Hornsby, Campbelltown, Newcastle TAFE
- 1998
- Tutor, Gosford City Arts Centre
- 1999-2002
- Art Teacher, NSW Corrective Services
- 2002
- Master of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts (COFA) University of New South Wales
Solo Exhibitions
- 2005
- New Sculpture, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 2004
- Animal Logic, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
- 2003
- Wooden Man,Sculpture and Drawing,John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
- 2002
- Recent Sculpture, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 2001
- The Human Machine, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Sydney
- 1999
- Recent Sculpture, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 1999
- Falling Down, Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne
- 1999
- Passion Circus, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
- 1998
- Small Sculptures, Compendium, Auckland, New Zealand
- 1997
- Recent Sculptures, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 1996
- Tainted Child, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra
- 1995
- Recent Sculptures, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 1994
- Machine Heart, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra
- 1993
- Sculpture and Drawing, Mark Julian Gallery, Sydney
- 1993
- Bones, Toys and Flesh, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra
Group Exhibitions
- 1993-2008
- Annual Group Sculpture Exhibition, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 2004
- Sheer Diversity – Sculptors Who Draw, Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
- Sculpture 2004, Global Gallery , Sydney .
- Elaine and Jim Wolfensohn Gift, National Gallery of Australia
- 2002
- A Difficulty with God, Orange Regional Gallery with Paul Miller
- 2003-2004: A Difficulty with God, New England Regional Gallery
- Gosford City Art Gallery, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
- Grafton Regional Gallery
- 2003
- Sculpture 2003,Objective Forms & Formal Objects, Global Gallery, Sydney
- Dog Show, A Space on Cleveland, Sydney
- Mixed Metaphors, Byrnes, Snape and Speight, Maitland City Gallery
- Thursday Plantation Sculpture Exhibition, Ballina, NSW
- Significant Tilt, Macquarie University Art Gallery, Sydney
- Sculpture Inside, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney
- Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
- Wolfenson Travelling Collection,Cowra Art Gallery
- Wynne Prize Finalists, Art Gallery of NSW Sydney
- Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
- Sculpture Inside, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney
- 2002: Masters Graduates, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
- Southern Accents, A – Space, Sydney
- 2000: Art of Drawing, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- Taree Sculpture Commission Finalists, Manning Regional Gallery
- 1999
- Lake Macquarie City Gallery, Sculpture Acquisitions Finalists
- Sculpture by the Sea, Marks Park, Bondi, Sydney
- 1998
- Toys By Artists, Newcastle University Gallery
- Orange Regional Gallery, Manning Regional Gallery
- 1996
- Art at UNSW, Selected Acquisitions 1991–1995, Ivan Dougherty Gallery
- Still Life, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, Sculpture Acquisition Finalists
- 1995
- Men Under the Microscope, Watt Space, University of Newcastle
- Roundhouse Gallery, UNSW Sydney
- 1994
- Urban Totems, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney
- Grafton Regional Gallery Drawing Exhibition
- 1993
- Director’s Choice, Gallery 101, Melbourne
- Artworkz Five, Gallery 101, Melbourne
- 1992
- Grafton Regional Gallery Acquisitive Exhibition
- Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, Blake Prize Finalists
- 1991
- Grafton Regional Gallery Drawing Exhibition
- 1988
- Las Block De Debujar, The Sketchbook
- Galeria Bolivar, Universite National, Quito, Ecuador
- 1986
- Salon Sandoz, Paris, Drawings
- 1985
- Concept to Object, Four Figurative Sculptors
- Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney
- 1984
- Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW Travelling Art Scholarship Finalists
- 1983
- Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Mitchell Cotts Award Exhibition
Awards
- 2004
- Hunters Hill Sculpture Prize
- 2003
- Hunters Hill Sculpture Prize
- Waverley Sculpture Prize
- Thursday Plantation Acquisitive Sculpture Prize
- Hill End Artist Residency, Bathurst Regional Gallery
- Sell and Parker Sponsorship, Sculpture by the Sea
- 2002
- Finalist Wynne Prize
- State Forests Sponsorship, Sculpture by the Sea
- 1999
- Hunters Hill Sculpture Prize
- Sutherland Shire Sculpture Prize
- 1998
- Blacktown City Sculpture Prize
- Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
- GAS Scheme Grant – University of New South Wales
- 1997
- Fairfield Art Society Sculpture Prize
- Blacktown City Sculpture Prize
- 1996
- Sculpture Prize, Fairfield Art Society
- GAS Scheme Grant – University of New South Wales
- 1995
- Hunters Hill Sculpture Prize
- University of NSW Union Art Prize
- 1994
- Pat Corrigan Artist Grant
- 1993
- Contemporary Sculpture Prize, Fairfield City Arts Festival
- Contemporary Sculpture Prize, Fairfield City Arts Festival
- 1992
- Finalist Blake Prize
- 1984
- New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship
- Dyason Bequest and Occupancy Moya Dyring Studio, Cite Des Arts, Paris
Commissons
- 2008
- Sculpture commission for residence in Mosman, Sydney
- 2004
- Guardian Dogs, Newtown Precinct Sculpture Commission Marrickville Council, Sydney
- 1998
- Water Sculpture, Cast Aluminium, Private Commission, Sydney
- 1997
- Fabrication of ornate doorhandles, embellishment and logo Spackman and Mossop Architects, Sydney
Collections
- Australian National Gallery – Canberra
- Elaine and Jim Wolfenson Collection
- University of New South Wales – College of Fine Arts
- Macquarie University Sculpture Collection , Sydney .
- Australian Law Reform Commission , Sydney .
- Donovan , McAlpine and Associates , Sydney .
- Artbank , Sydney .
- Thursday Plantation Sculpture Collection , Ballina , N.S.W.
- Marrickville Council , Sydney .
- Blacktown City Council , Sydney .
- Sutherland Shire Council , Sydney .
- Savion Products , Sydney .
- Private collections in Australia , Britain and New Zealand
Bibliography
- Guardians of the arts – Emma Nicholas The Inner City Courier – March 1st 2005
- Sculptor takes cuteness out of corgis – 2004 Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post – Dec 4
- Doggie Style – Sydney City Hub 2004 Nicolette Davey Vol. 9 Issue 6
- The Elaine and Jim Wolfenson Gift – 2004 Melanie Douglas – artonview NGA
- Sardonic look at Humankind – Sasha Grishin 2004 Canberra Times June 2
- Art on Show – Muswellbrook Chronicle May 28 2004
- Artlook The Beat – June 2004
- Sculpture by the Sea – Exhibition Catalogue 2003
- Significant Tilt – Art & the Horizon of Meaning – 2003 Exhibition Catalogue Essay – Rod Pattendon
- Fashionable craft not glazed over – Jill Stowell 2003 Newcastle Herald August 30
- Exhibition Catalogue Thursday Plantation Sculpture Exhibition 2003
- A Difficulty with God – Paul Miller and Richard Byrnes
- Craft Arts International No. 58 – Alan Sisley 2003
- Intimate with Freud – Jill Stowell 2003 Newcastle Herald May 24
- Exhibition to Challenge Visitors – May 15 2003 The Maitland Mercury
- Art’s Bare Bones – Northern District Times , March 20, 2003
- New Addition to Sculpture Park – Fiona Crawford 2003 Macquarie University News, April
- A Difficulty with God – Alan Sisley 2003 Central Western Daily January 18
- New Exhibitions Open – Alan Sisley 2002 Central Western Daily December 7
- A Difficulty with God – Exhibition Catalogue 2002 by Alan Sisley & Rod Pattenden
- Sculpture by the Sea – Exhibition Catalogue 2002
- Information for Teachers 2002
- 2002 National Gallery of Australia Publication
- Artist Makes Finals of Prestige Prize The Leader – June 11 Christine Ryan 2002
- Four Finalists for Major Australian Art Awards 2002 Campus Review -June Jan Spencer
- The Sunday Age , Melbourne – August 29, 1999 Galleries Kay Stewart
- More Fairytale than Surreal – Sonia Barron 1999 Canberra Times – March 20
- Exhibition Simply Toys with Art Interpretations Newcastle Herald – October 3 Liam Driver 1998
- Art in Australia Vol . 36 , No , 2 Galleries 1998
- Sculpture by the Sea – Exhibition Catalogue 1998
- Art and Design Education – Design Graphics Education 1998 Sydney Morning Herald – June 23 1998
- No Danger of Understatement – Bruce James
- Craft Art International – Issue 41 1997- Richard Byrnes – Recent Sculpture- Victoria Hynes
- Craft Art International Issue 40, 1997 – An Unknown Future – David Dolan
- The Australian – Arts Review July 1996 – Added Dimensions – Giles Auty
- Sydney Morning Herald – July 10, 1996 – Heavy Metal Rules OK – Peter Cochrane
- Craft Art International Issue 36,1996 – New Sculpture by Richard Byrnes – Linley Hindmarsh
- Art at UNSW” – Selected Acquisitions, 1996 Exhibition Publication – Belinda Allen
- Craft Art International Issue 30, 1994 – Bones, Toys and Flesh – Linley Hindmarsh
- Artworkz Five – Gallery 101 Melbourne 1993 Exhibition catalogue
- The Canberra Times August 4,1993 – Unsettling Conception of the Modern World, Sasha Grishin
