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2 NOVEMBER - 20 NOVEMBER 2013 GALLERY HOURS TUES - SAT 11:00 - 6:00 PM SUN 1-5 PM 98 HOLDSWORTH STREET WOOLLAHRA NSW 2025 0 2 9 3 2 7 6 5 2 5 | I N F O @ R I C H A R D M A R T I N A R T. C O M . A U VIEW EXHIBITION ONLINE WWW.RICHARDMARTINART.COM.AU
‘Go Girl’ (Salute to Daughter) acrylic on linen 274 x 167 cm
Peddle Faster acrylic on linen 213 x 203 cm
Slippery When Wet I acrylic on linen 122 x 213 cm
Slippery When Wet II acrylic on linen 137 x 167 cm
Rusty Old Bike acrylic on linen 137 x 167 cm
Show Off
acrylic on linen 183 x 76 cm
My Big Brother Said I Could acrylic on linen 101.5 x 122 cm
Skater Girl
acrylic on linen 76 x 183 cm
I Will Never Let You Go acrylic on linen 101.5 x 122 cm
Study for ‘Slippery When Wet’ 3 charcoal & acrylic on paper 68 x 98 cm
Study for ‘My Big Brother Said I Could’ charcoal & acrylic on paper 48 x 68 cm
Study for ‘Show off’
charcoal & acrylic on paper 98 x 68 cm
Study for ‘Go Girl’
charcoal & acrylic on paper 98 x 68 cm
Study for ‘On The Ice’ 1
charcoal & acrylic on paper 68 x 48 cm
Study for ‘Skater Girl’
charcoal & acrylic on paper 68 x 98 cm
GORDON RICHARDS CURRICULUM VITAE 1953
Born Melbourne, Vic.
Before painting his first canvas in the early 90’s, Gordon was a highly acclaimed chef and innovative restaurant owner in Bendigo, Victoria, farming much of his own produce, including yabbies! In 1991 he relocated to Noosa, Queensland where his talent for drawing and painting finally emerged - he exchanged his chef’s knives for paint brushes and so began his extraordinary career as an artist. He now lives in Sydney and works from his studio in the Southern Highlands. Gordon’s training as a chef enables him to work fast and spontaneously; scraping back and layering lush acrylics onto his canvases. Together with his self-confessed passion for “wine, women and food” and his ability to record observations of humour and pathos in everyday life, the artist is rewarded with the instant appeal that has made him one of Australia’s most successful artists. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Slippery When Wet - Richard Martin Art, Sydney 2013 Glow - Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast, Qld 2013 Pop-Up-Annex Richard Martin Art & The MLC Centre, Sydney 2012 Hydrangea - Richard Martin Art, Sydney 2012 Hydrangea – Gadfly Gallery, Perth WA 2011 Melodic Conversations - Richard Martin Art, Sydney 2010 A Long Hot Summer Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast, Qld 2010 Sweet Consequences – Richard Martin Art, Sydney 2009 Bird Song – Richard Martin Art, Sydney 2008 Tides of Spring, Schubert Contemporary, Gold Coast Qld
2007 2006 2005 2003 2003 2001 2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1996 1995
Fleurtation, Richard Martin Art, Sydney Vie à la Campagne, Richard Martin Art, Sydney New Works - Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney New Works - Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney La Dolce Vita - Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane Take Me Home Baby Trevor Victor Harvey, Sydney Blown Away - Libby Edwards Gallery, Sydney Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane The Queen Street Fine Art Gallery, Sydney Feast Your Eyes - Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane The Waiting Series - Fine Art Stockroom, Brisbane
GROUP 2012 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2000
EXHIBITIONS Winter - Richard Martin Art @ Milk Factory,Bowral Group Summer Exhibition - Richard Martin Art, Sydney Top Guns – Richard Martin Art, Sydney Christmas Exhibition with Gallery Artists Richard Martin Art,
Autumn Mixed Exhibition – Richard Martin Art, Sydney Mixed Exhibition – Richard Martin Art, Sydney Contemporary Australian Paintings - Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
COLLECTIONS Held in numerous private and corporate collections throughout Australia and overseas including USA, Brazil, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Japan.
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