Trevor Weekes
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New Bird and Jail Bird
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 cm
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New Bird and Man
Acrylin & Oil on board
30 x 30 cm
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New Bird,Old Man & the Sea
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 50 cm
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New Bird , old Forest & the Night
Acrylic & Oil on canvas
30 x 40 cm
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New Bird and Industry
Acrylic & Oil on canvas
20 x 30 cm
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New Bird, the Sea & Fruit
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 cm
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New Bird, Old Masks
Acrylic & Oil on canvas
20 x 30 cm
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Trevor Weekes
Curriculum Vitae
Trevor Weekes
was born at Orange, NSW, 1951
Education
- 1996-99 Ph.D University of
Newcastle
- 1994 MFA, College of Fine Arts,
University of New South Wales
- 1976-78 Diploma in Art,
Alexander Mackie School of Art, Sydney
- 1975 National Art School
- 1974 Canberra Art School
- 1972 Studied part-time at
National Art School
Solo Exhibitions
- 2006 "The New Bird
II" Eden Gardens Gallery. Sydney
- 2005 “The New Bird” Stella
Downer Fine Art. Sydney
- 2005 “There is beauty in
everything” John Miller gallery. Newcastle
- 2003 “Flights of Fancy” A
Survey 1979-2003. Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
- 2002 “Bird Impressions” John
Miller Galleries, Newcastle
- 2002 "Life Lines (The
Human Arm as the basis for Flight)" Rex Irwin Gallery
- 2000 "Birds", (Portrait
Studies) The Forge Gallery, Wollombi
- 2000 "Elephantism"
Rex Irwin Art Dealer Sydney
- 1999 "The Magnificent
Elephant Bird" Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney
- 1999 "The Magnificent
Elephant Bird" Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
- 1999 "Elephant Anatomy as
the basis of Multi-Dimensional Exploration" The University of
Newcastle
- 1995 "Elephant:
"Unnatural Poses" Maitland City Art Gallery
- 1994 "Dreams of
Flight" 3-Dimensional works. CoFA Gallery, Sydney
- 1992 "Dreams of
Flight" 2-Dimensional works. Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1990 "The Horses
Head" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1989 "The Lost Sea
Wolves" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1988 "And the Wolf shall
Devour the Moon" Touring Exhibition of Regional Galleries in New
South Wales and Victoria
- 1987 "Trojan Life-City of
Dreams" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1985 "The Art of
Fowlconry" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1984 "The Perfect Trojan
Horse", Macquarie Galleries. Sydney
- 1983 "Charlotte Darling's
Andean Condor Expedition of 1830-1833", Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1982 "Teach your Chicken
to Fly Kit" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1981 "Project Pelican, The
Flight Show" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1980 "Flight -Man and
Machine, The Society for Man-Made Flight, established in 1485"
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1979 "Sopwithicus Snipus,
Extinctus Species" Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2006 "New Bird in the Old
World”" Pollock Gallery,Richmond, Victoria.
- 2005 “Sheer Diversity” Trevor
Victor Harvey Gallery. Sydney
- 2005 “Drawing it Out” Newcastle
Regional Gallery.
- 2003 “Love Letters from China”
Ivan Dougherty Gallery. Sydney
- (touring three centres in
China)
- 2003 “2-D: a 3-D Tool. Maitland
Regional Gallery
- 2002 “ Animal State” manning
Regional Gallery. Taree
- 2002 “Important Works on paper
"Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
- 2002 "Contained
"Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook2001 "Peer
Pressure" Access Gallery, Sydney
- 2001 “Peer Pressure” Access
Gallery. Sydney
- 2001 "Important works on
paper" Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
- 2001 "Constructing Futures"
Newcastle Regional Gallery, Newcastle
- 2000 "Hatched: Healthway
National Graduate Exhibition Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts,W.A
- 2000 "Oh Africa"
Maitland City Regional Gallery2000 "Oh Africa" Manning Regional
Gallery, Taree 1999 "Do you Remember" Lake Macquarie City Art
Gallery
- 1999 "Digital Decade"
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
- 1999 "Thoughts on the
Millenium" Maitland City Art Gallery
- 1999 "Ark works"
Newcastle Regional Gallery
- 1999 "25 Years" Ivan
Dougherty Gallery Sydney
- 1998 "Trappings of the
Horse" Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery ( Touring Exhibition)
- 1998 "After the
Masters" Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
- 1997 "Powerful
Animals" Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
- 1996 "Artists and Artisans
of the Hunter Valley" Maitland City Art Gallery
- 1996 "Boat" Rocket
Art, Newcastle
- 1996 "About Face"
Maitland City Regional Art Gallery
- 1996 "Elephant Works"
The New England Regional Gallery, Armidale
- 1995 "Its About Time"
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
- 1994 "Crates"
Airspace Gallery, Sydney
- 1994 "Sculptors of the
Hunter Valley "Maitland City Art Gallery
- 1994 "New works" The
Headmasters Cottage Gallery, St. Ives
- 1994 "First Eleven"
The University of Newcastle
- 1993 "Survey Show by Men
of the Hunter Region" Maitland City Art Gallery
- 1992 The Pacific Rim, Hand made
books, Touring exhibition, USA, Europe and Japan
- 1992 "The Book Show"
Touring exhibition,Victoria Regional Galleries
- 1992 "In the Company of
Others" King on Burton Gallery, Sydney
- 1991 "The Phantom
Show" D-C Art, Sydney
- 1989 "Gallery Show"
New England Regional Art Gallery
- 1988 "Tenth Mildura
Sculpture Triennial" Mildura Arts Centre
- 1988 "New Art 11"
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney.1988 "The Horse Show" Heide Park and
Art Gallery,Victoria 1987 "Gravities Angels" Touring Regional Galleries
of New South Wales and Victoria
- 1987 "Birds and Animals in
Australian Art" - (first settlers to present day.) Lewers Gallery,
Penrith Regional Art Gallery
- 1985 "Glass Art
Exhibition" Craft Council of New South Wales, Sydney
- 1985 "Australian Sculpture
Triennial" National Gallery of Victoria
- 1984 "Animal Images in
Contemporary Art" Ballarat Art Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery,
Wollongong City Gallery1982 "Installations-3 Aspects" CAS
Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival
- 1981 "Continuum" Ivan
Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
Commissions
- 2003 Eden Gardens : Botanicals,
Sydney
- 2002 Gateway Sculpture. Lake
Macquarie Gallery, Burragul.
- 1999 Curator: Toys by Artists,
The University of Newcastle (Travelling to Regional galleries in N.S.W.)
- 1999 Sculpture, Mission Impossible
2, Sydney
- 1999 Convict Lumberyard
Destination Artwork. Newcastle City Council
- 1997 Sculpture for short film
"White Tree" Film and Television School, Sydney
- 1997 Bandera, Private
Commission, Pheonix Arizona.U.S.A.
- 1995 Weldon Owen. "The
Birding Book" (A field guide to North American Birds) The New York
Times (Full Colour Drawing.)
- 1994 Governor Macqcuarie Tower,
Sydney
- 1986 Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne
- 1985 Wong and Associates, 55
Clarence St, Sydney
- 1984 The State Bank of New
South Wales
- 1983 Araluen Arts Centre, Alice
Springs
Collections
- Artbank
- Burnie Art Gallery
- College of Fine Arts, Sydney
- John Darnell Collection,
Queensland
- Hamilton Regional Art Gallery,
Victoria
- Macquarie University, New South
Wales
- Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
- New England Regional Gallery
- South Australian College of
Advanced Education
- State Bank of New South Wales
- The Australian National
Gallery, Canberra
- The Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences, Sydney
- The Visual Arts Board
- Toowoomba Rotary Club
- Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
- Lake Macquarie Regional Art
Gallery
- The University of Newcastle
- Araluan Art Centre, Alice
Springs. N.T
- Private Collection: U.S.A.,
Britain, Spain, Australia
Limited Edition Publications
- 1983 - 2006
- "The Art of Fowlconry
- "The Perfect Trojan
Horse"
- "Trojan Life"
- "The Charlotte Darling
Diary - 1830"
- "The Wolf Journals"
- "Dreams of Flight"
- "The Story of
Flight"
- "The Elephant
Chronicles"
- "Trunken Tales"
- "Elephant Poems"
- "The Magnificent Elephant
Bird"
- "Computer works -
(Infini- D)"
- "Collage"
- "The small book of
Elephants"
- "Thumb prints /
Birds"
- "Thumb prints /
Pigs"
- "Pigs,Pigs,Pigs"
- "Bird Studies ( from the
Australian Museum"
- "Elephant - A Day in the
Life "Compact Disc ( audio) in collaboration with Robert Bartlett
- More Irelephant Tales
- The New Bird
- New Bird/Old Bird
- The Art of Fowlconry (Expanded
Edition)
Commercial Publications
- "The Teach your Chicken to
fly Manual" Kangaroo press. Sydney."The Teach Your Chicken to
Fly Manual" Watermark Press, Australia. Ten Speed Press, Berkley,
California, Windrush Press, England, Ireland, Germany, Canada.
"Master Classes" Drawing the Nude. T.A.F.E. 1999 (Video)