Convivio II, 2016

oil on linen

34 x 34.5 cm

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Artwork story: Garry Shead (b. 1942) is an accomplished Australian artist known for his narrative paintings, ceramics, and printmaking. He studied at Sydney's National Art School between 1961 and 1962 before embarking on a career that initially spanned various media roles, including as an editor for publications linked to Oz Magazine and as a scenic artist and film editor for the ABC throughout the 1960s. Shead has consistently exhibited his art across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide since the 1960s. He has participated in prestigious group exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, notably the Archibald, Wynne, Sulman, and Moran Prizes. His notable awards include the Young Contemporaries Prize (Central Art School, Sydney, 1967), the Archibald Prize (1993), and a residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris (1973). He also served as an artist in residence at the Karolyi Foundation Studio in Venice (1982) and has collaborated with Indigenous artists from Lockhart River. Significant collections holding Shead’s artworks include the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and various regional galleries. His artistic contributions have been extensively documented in monographs such as The DH Lawrence Paintings (1993) and Garry Shead and the Erotic Muse (2001).

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b. 1942

oil on linen

34 x 34.5 cm

Price on application — enquire

Artwork story: Garry Shead (b. 1942) is an accomplished Australian artist known for his narrative paintings, ceramics, and printmaking. He studied at Sydney's National Art School between 1961 and 1962 before embarking on a career that initially spanned various media roles, including as an editor for publications linked to Oz Magazine and as a scenic artist and film editor for the ABC throughout the 1960s. Shead has consistently exhibited his art across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide since the 1960s. He has participated in prestigious group exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, notably the Archibald, Wynne, Sulman, and Moran Prizes. His notable awards include the Young Contemporaries Prize (Central Art School, Sydney, 1967), the Archibald Prize (1993), and a residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris (1973). He also served as an artist in residence at the Karolyi Foundation Studio in Venice (1982) and has collaborated with Indigenous artists from Lockhart River. Significant collections holding Shead’s artworks include the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and various regional galleries. His artistic contributions have been extensively documented in monographs such as The DH Lawrence Paintings (1993) and Garry Shead and the Erotic Muse (2001).