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PERSONAL DETAILS

Address Home   2 Abbey Street, Leura, NSW 2780 AUSTRALIA
Phone Number   +61 (0)439 448 110
Email   grahamjmarchant@gmail.com
Website   www.grahammarchant.com.au
Gallery Representation  Artsite Gallery, Sydney   www.artsite.com.au

BIOGRAPHY

Graham Marchant is an Australian Artist who lives and works in Leura in the Blue Mountains, having relocated here from England in 1981. He trained in the UK, gaining both a BA and MA both at Honours level, he gained his PhD from Newcastle University, Australia in 2012. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, art prizes and artist residencies over the years in Australia, Paris: Italy: Spain: The United Kingdom, New York and Vermont. USA. He has held over thirty-one person exhibitions and participated in over eighty significant group exhibitions. His principal mediums are painting (oil and watercolour) drawing and printmaking.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

2013   PhD Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
1991    MA. (Hons), Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, UK.
1971    Higher Diploma in Art, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, UK.
1970   BA. (Hons), Fine Art, Maidstone College of Art, UK.

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS:

1973-80         Various Art colleges in the UK, principally Cheltenham College of Art and Maidstone College of Art
1981               Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne, VIc., Australia
1982-2002    University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia.
                      Positions including Head of Fine Art, Post Graduate Co-ordinator
2003-2011     Professor, Rollins College, Florida, USA. Australian Studies Program, Sydney University
2006-2010    Visiting Professor, Rollins College, Florida, USA
2003-            Printmaking and Water Colour Workshops; Various Summer/ Winter   Schools

EXHIBITIONS

Over thirty-one solo exhibitions, including

2022 Oct The Mist That Follows Rain, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2019 Oct Seasonal Nocturnes, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2017 Oct Burning Colour, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2016 Oct   The Still Life Show, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2015 Nov         The Colour of Light, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2014 Mar         A Sydney Flower Show, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2013 March      Hot House Gardens, Interior landscapes, Artsite, Sydney, NSW
2011 June         Inside Gardens, Outside Rooms, University of Newcastle Gallery, Newcastle NSW. PhD Exhibition
2008 Nov        Window Studies, Palmer Street Gallery, Sydney NSW
2007 May        Silks, Quilts and Manuscripts, Paintings and Works on Paper, Marianne Newman Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2006 Dec        Reflected Moments, Paintings and Works on Paper, Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney, NSW.
2006 June      The Manuscript Series, Paintings and Works on Paper, Impressions on Paper Gallery, Canberra
                         (reviewed Canberra Times, 7 June 2006)
2004 Sept       Images of Changing Light, Paintings and Works on Paper
                         Bundaberg Regional Gallery, Bundaberg, QLD
2003 Sept       View from the window, Paintings and Works on Paper
                         New England Regional Gallery, Armidale, NSW
2003 April       Recent Paintings, Bower House Gallery, Milton, NSW
1996/98           Recent Paintings, Works on Paper, Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney NSW
1992/94/98      Paintings/Works on Paper, Breewood Gallery, Leura, NSW
1996 June        Filtering Light, Paintings/Works on Paper, Perth Galleries, Perth, WA
1993 May         The Rain Forest Canopy, Paintings, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney (reviewed Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May 1993)
1992 Jan          The Garden Series, Paintings, Prints & Drawings, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Gallery, Penrith
1991 April         The Garden Series, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1985 Aug         Paintings, Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney, NSW (reviewed Sydney Morning Herald, 26/8/83)
1978 June        The Australian Suite, Paintings, Prahran Gallery. Melbourne

1974–2013        Participated in over seventy significant juried exhibitions and art prizes.

ART PRIZES:

2024 Oct Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Prize, Sydney, NSW
2024 Oct Finalist, Paddington Landscape Prize, Sydney, NSW
2024 Aug Finalist, Land Cove Art Award, Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
2024 July Finalist, Small Works, Lethbridge Galleries, Brisbane, Qld.
2024 June First Prize. Waterbrook Landscape Prize, Bowral Art Gallery, NSW
2024 June Finalist, Doyles Art Award, Mudgeeraba, Qld.
2023 Dec Finalist, Flow, Watercolour Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
2023 Apr Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Works on Paper, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery, NSW
2023 Sept Finalist, Mount Eyre Art Prize, Rex Livingstone Gallery, Katoomba, NSW
2023 Sept Land Cove Art Prize (Highly Commended), Sydney, NSW
2023 Sept Tim Coats Watercolour Prize (Highly Commended), Bowral, NSW
2023 Oct Finalist, Polish Drawing Biennale, Melbourne, Vic.
2023 Aug Finalist, Hawkesbury Art Prize, NSW
2019 July Gosford Art Prize (Highly Commended), Gosford, NSW
2018 Highly Commended, Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2018    Finalist, 9” x 5” Landscape Prize,
Waverly Woollahra Art School, Bondi, Sydney,NSW.
2017 Dec        Invited Artist, Kedumba Drawing Prize, Orange Regional Gallery, NSW 
2017/18 July   Annual Watercolour Exhibition, AWI, Juniper Hall, Sydney, NSW
2017 July        Finalist, Painting Section, Waverly Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2017 March    Awarded Third Prize, Oakhill College Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2017 March    Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize, Works on Paper, Muswelllbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook, NSW
2017 Feb       Finalist, The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting. Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld. 
2016               Finalist, Art Concerning the Environment, Scope Galleries, Warrnambool, Vic.
2016               Finalist, Emsla Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW
2016 June      Finalist, Art Concerning the Environment Exhibition. Scope Galleries, Warrnambool, Vic.
2014 Nov        Invited Finalist, Kedumba Drawing Prize, Wentworth Falls, NSW
2007-2015      Finalist, EMSLA Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour, NSW
2014 July        Waverley Art Prize (Winner, Printmaking section), Sydney, NSW
2013 July        Merit award, Small works exhibition, BSG Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
2012 July        James Kiwi Watercolour prize (Highly Commended), Wollongong City Gallery. Woolongong, NSW
2011 Oct          Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2007-12          Finalist, EMSLA Still Life Award, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW
2012 April       Winner, Inaugural Painting Prize, Oakhill College, Sydney, NSW
2004 March   Winner, Printmaking Prize, Mungundi Art Prize, Mungandi, NSW
2003 March   Winner, Hills Grammar School Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
1999 April       International Biennale of Drawing (2nd Prize) Le Puget Art Gallery, Le Puget, France
1998 Oct         Waverly Art Prize, Winner Drawing Section, Sydney, NSW

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES:

2004 May                Queensland Arts Council Grant. Residency and Exhibition, Qld.
2004 April–May     Artist in Residence, Bundaberg Regional Gallery, Qld.
2002–2003 Sept     Artist in Residence, Armidale Regional Art Gallery, Armidale, NSW
2001 Sept - Oct       Artist in Residence, University of Central England, Birmingham, UK
1999/01 Nov- Dec    Artist in Residence, Part Fellowship, Vermont Studio Centre, USA
1986/96 July-Sept   Artist in Residence, AGNSW Studio, Cité International des Arts, Paris
1996 Oct-Dec          Artist in Residence, Delphina Studio Trust, Manilva, Spain
1991 July-Dec           University of Western Sydney, Professional Experience Program, Study
                                 Tour of Italian and English Gardens
1989 June                University of Western Sydney, Nepean
                                 Research Grant for a series of Paintings and Prints based onGardens
1986 June-July        Artist in Residence, British School at Rome, Italy
1981 July-Dec          Artist in Residence, Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne, Vic.
1978 Jan-April          British Council Award, Visiting Artist to Australia

PUBLICATIONS and Articles:

2016 Nov        Painting in Watercolour, The Indispensable Guide, 2016.
                     My article: ‘Painting Fabric in Watercolour’, pp. 232–235 (Book code WCCG).
2016 Mar        Australian Artist Magazine, pp. 66–70.
2007 May       Catalogue Essay, Silks, Quilts and Manuscripts by William Wright.
2006 Nov       The Australian Watercolour Institute, Publisher Phillip Mathew.
2000 Dec       Residency Report, The Vermont Studio Centre. Postwest UWS No 17.
1997 Apr         Selected Prose, Home and Away, Pandora Books, Brighton UK.
1995 Jan         Commissioned to publish four prints for Port Jackson Press, Melbourne.
1992 Feb         The Garden Series, Exhibition Catalogue, Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Author Dr. Alan Krell   

COLLECTIONS:

Nepean Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Cheltenham Art Gallery UK.
Art Bank, Australia.
New Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.
Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia.
University of Central England, Birmingham, UK.
Hills Grammar School, Sydney, NSW. Australia.
Oakhill College, Sydney NSW Australia.

SOCIETIES/ MEMBERSHIPS:

2005–      Elected Member Australian Watercolour Institute
2003–      Sydney Printmakers, NSW, Australia
2005–10    Elected President, Sydney Printmakers, NSW, Australia