Exhibition  25th October to 12th November 2006

Copyright  © 2004 Pollock Gallery

Steve Lopes

“ Visitation”

 

Regarded as one of the country’s most promising young figurative painters, Steve Lopes has consistently attracted the attention of critics and collectors alike.  

 

After graduating in Fine Arts at the Sydney College of the Arts, Steve studied in

London where he was twice named in the ‘top young artists under 30” by the

Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Britain; twice selected and short listed in the Brett Whitely Travelling Art Scholarship; three times exhibited in the Archibald Salon des Refuses.

 

In just a few years, Lopes has acquired an impressive list of awards and solid exhibition history which includes selection in numerous prestigious national juried shows (in the 2006 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Steve Lopes made history as the only artist ever to have two works selected as finalists in this Prize),

 

He is represented in many important collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, ACT; BHP Billiton; Time Warner; NSW State Library, Rolls Royce London, Cable & Wireless, British BioTech.

 

Scan down for Steve’s full CV after the images. 

 

 

 

A selection of the catalogue follows:

 

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Bush Orchid, Amphitheatre.

Oil on canvas

152 x 121 cm

 

 

Visitation

Oil on canvas

151 x 121 cm

 

 

Homily.

Oil on canvas

102 x 195 cm

 

 

Gorge I

Oil on canvas

100 x 100 cm

 

 

Gorge II

Oil on canvas

100 x 100 cm

 

 

Caretaker II

Oil on canvas

100 x 100 cm

 

 

Not Yet Dark

Oil on canvas

100 x 100 cm

 

 

Caretaker I.

Oil on canvas

45 x 75 cm

 

 

 

Caretaker III.

Oil on canvas

45 x 75 cm

 

 

 

Samson in the Amphitheatre.

Oil on canvas

70 x 50 cm

 

 

 

I am a Tree.

Oil on board

82.5 x 72 cm

 

 

Caretaker IV

Oil on canvas

50.5 x 61 cm

 

 

 

Wombat Skull 1 – Bundanon.

Oil on canvas

45 x 45 cm

 

 

Wombat Skull 2 – Bundanon.

Oil on canvas

45 x 45 cm

 

 

Deadwood

Oil on board

43 x 35.5 cm

 

 

Portrait

Peter Rowsthorn

Oil on canvas

168 x 120 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

Steve Lopes

Artist Background   

Born in Sydney, Australia, 27-5-71

2004 & 05          Private study with Peter Howson, Glasgow

1998                   The London Print Studio, UK (lived and worked in London 1997-98)

1991                   New York Art Students League, USA

1988-91                      Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts

                         University of New South Wales, Sydney

 

Solo Exhibitions

                 

2006                   “Visitation”, Pollock Gallery, Melbourne

                           “Silver Valley”, Gallery 482, Brisbane

                             “Bundanon Paintings”, Harrison Galleries, Sydney

2005                   “Passage”, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney

                           “Here or There”, Pollock Gallery, Melbourne

2004                   “Elemental Man”, Gallery 482, Brisbane

                           “Ambergris”, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney

2003                   “Regeneration”, Pollock Gallery, Melbourne

2002                   “Introduced Species”, Gallery 482, Brisbane

2000                   “The Arrivals”, Gallery Savah, Sydney  

1996                   “Access”, Toast II Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

 

Selected Exhibitions & Awards

2006                  Bundanon Residency, Arthur Boyd Studios, Bundanon, NSW

2006                  Doug Moran finalist (two works selected), National Tour

2006 & 04         Kedumba Drawing Award, finalist

2005                  London Art Fair, Battersea, Farmillo Fiumano Gallery, London

2005                  Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Art Award, finalist

2004, 01 & 00   Archibald Salon de Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

2004                   Arte di Ritorno, Berio Gallery, Genoa, Italy

2003                   Metro 5 Art Prize finalist, Metro 5 gallery, Melbourne

                           Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega Regional Art Gallery

                           Sceggs Art Show, Sydney

                           Brian Moore Memorial Exhibition, Sydney

2002                   “Small Gems”, Metro 5 gallery, Melbourne

                           Brian Moore Gallery, ‘Naked’ & ‘Gallery Artists Exhibition’, Sydney

                           Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Grafton Art Gallery

                           Waverly City Art Award, Sydney

2004, 03, 02, 01 Hills Grammar Award finalist, Kenthurst

2002, 01 & 99    Mosman Art Award finalist, Sydney

2001                   Alice Art Prize finalist, The Araluen Centre, Alice Springs 

                           Conrad Jupiters Art Prize finalist, Gold Coast City Art Gallery

2001 & 2000      AGNSW Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship finalist

2000                   Doug Moran Portrait Prize finalist, National Tour

                           Lloyd Rees Youth Art Award finalist, Atrium Gallery, ABC Centre

                           Shell National Print Awards finalist, Fremantle, WA

1999                   Alice Bale Awards finalist, Glen Eira Gallery, Caulfield, Melbourne

1999, 01 & 03    Carnivale Arts Festival, Artists on Norton, Sydney, first prizes

1998               Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London

1997               Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Young Artist Award,

                        Mall Galleries, London

1997                   Sothebys Art Auction, New York, drawings

1996               “Access”, Toast II Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

1995               Orange Regional Gallery, NSW                        

1991               University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts Graduates Exhibition

 

Collections

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; BHP Billiton, Australia; New South Wales State Library, Sydney; Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney; University of  Wollongong Art Collection; Time Warner, New York; Rolls Royce, London; British Biotech, London; Psion Communications, London; Premier Farnell, London; Cable & Wireless, UK;  Private collections in Australia, UK, Italy and USA

 

Publications

Alison Harper, Art Market News, The Australian Art Market Report, Issue 16, Winter 2005

Alexandra Wilcox, The art of making money out of art, (listed as top 10 investment artist) The Herald Sun,

  6 March 2005, p6

John McDonald, In love with Archibald, The Financial Review, 1 April 2004

Paul Flynn, Passage catalogue, 22 pages, July 2005

Valerie Lawson, A Judge of Character, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13-14 March 2004

Dominique Angeloro, Critic's Picks, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2004

Alice McCormick, Tiny Paper Walls, The Australian Art Market Report, Issue 11, Autumn 2004

The Australian  Art Market Report, front cover image, Issue 10 Summer  2004

Phil Brown, Burning Passion, Brisbane News, July 15 2004

Geoff Elliott, Marketwatch, The Australian, 3 March 2004, p25

Andrew Taylor, Spotlight Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Feb 2005, p11

Tom Gilling , Ambergris, Paintings of Steve Lopes, The Artisan Press, 62 page book, 2004

International Artist magazine, figure painting special, page 84 2004

The Australian Art Market Report, front cover image, Summer Issue, Dec 2003

The Age, News Section, May 25, 2002

Artist’s Palette magazine, 10-page feature article, July 2000

Joyce Morgan, Drawn Hung and Quartered, Sydney Morning Herald, 3-page Summer Times artist profile,

  January 5, 2000

Sebastian Smee, Sydney Morning Herald, Metro (review) feature, April 5, 1996

Angus Fontaine, Daily Telegraph, Arts profile piece, March 28, 1996