Brett Colquhoun
Education
1975 - 78
Diploma of Graphic Design. Swinburne College of Technology.
Residencies
1997
Artist in Residence, Mt Scopus College, Burwood, Melbourne.
1985
Studio artist at 200 Gertrude St. Studios.
Awards & Prizes
2002
Arts and Professional Development Grant, Arts Victoria.
1997
Recipient of Art Council Project Grant.
1996
Visual Arts/Craft Award, Australia Council.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015
Breath Drawings, Milani Gallery, Brisbane
2014
Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne
2012
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2011
Project Space, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2009
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2007
Bellas Milani Gallery, Brisbane.
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
2004
Bellas Gallery, Brisbane.
2003
Sutton Gallery Melbourne.
2002
Sutton Gallery Melbourne. (Works on Paper)
2001
Stairwell, North Melbourne Town Hall.
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne.
2000
Bellas Gallery, Brisbane.
1999
Pinacotheca, Melbourne.
1997
Pinacotheca, Melbourne.
1995
Pinacotheca, Melbourne. (Works on Paper)
1994
Pinacotheca, Melbourne.
1993
Pinacotheca, Melbourne.
1991
Pinacotheca, Melbourne.
1989
Pinacotheca, Melbourne
1987
200 Gertrude St., Melbourne
1985
Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney.
1982
Art Projects, Melbourne.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Geelong Contemporary Art Prize Finalist, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria
2011
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize Finalist, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Apple from the Tree, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
2010
Pulp, Drawing Exhibition, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
Beleura National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Fletcher Jones Art Prize Exhibition, Geelong Art Gallery
Melbourne><Brisbane Punk, art and after, The Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne
The Shilo Project, The Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne
2009
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize Finalist, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2008
Robert Jacks Memorial Prize Finalist, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2007
Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria.
2001
Phenomena New Painting in Australia : 1 Art Gallery of NSW, Ian Potter Gallery.
Rock the Boat. Uplands Gallery. Melbourne
2000
On the brink: abstraction in the 90’s, John & Sunday Reed Galleries, Heide.
1999
Slide, 200 Gertrude St. Fitzroy.
48 hours, North Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne.
1996
Exactly, 200 Gertrude St, Fitzroy.
1995
10 Year Exhibition, 200 Gertrude St, Melbourne.
1993
A4 Art Westspace Gallery, Footscray.
Contemporary Australian Paintings - Works from the Allen, Allen & Hemsley Colection Westpac Gallery Melbourne
1992
Transporting Art Project, Melbourne's Painted Trams.
Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition.
Melbourne Savage Club Drawing Prize.
Abstract Images Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane.
1991
Art Object Vending Machine Project. Melbourne.
1990
Biennial of South Australia, Art Gallery of S.A.
Greenpeace Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne.
Loaded, 13 Verity St. Melbourne.
1989
Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition.
The Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Drawing Art Prize, Langwarrin.
1988
The Studio Artists, 200 Gertrude St. Melbourne.
The Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Drawing Art Prize.
The Studio Artists, 200 Gertrude St. Melbourne.
The Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Drawing Art Prize.
The Studio Artists, 200 Gertrude St. Melbourne.
The Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Drawing Art Prize.
1987
Bohemia, Linden Art Gallery, Melbourne.
Angry Young Penguins, Church St. Theatre.
What Is This Thing Called Science? Melbourne University & Gallery.
1986
Slouching Towards Bethlehem, 200 Gertrude St.,
Primal Painting, Heide Park & Gallery.
1983
Perspecta, Art Gallery of N.S.W.
Pirates & Mutineers, Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney.
The End of Civilisation Part 2: Love Amongst the Ruins, George Paton Gallery.
Bibliography
A Chronicle of Australian Art, (1980-1989), Tension 19.
Cass, Naomi, (1987), What Is This Thing Called Science, Exhibition catalogue.
Contemporary Australian Paintings, (1993), Works from the Allen, Allen & Hemsley Collection Catalogue.
Crawford, Ashley (1989), Brett Colquhoun, The Spark Inside, Tension 15.
Crawford,Ashley (April 22 1989 Herald-Sun), Colquhoun’s Moments of Mystery
Eagle, M., (1990), Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Exhibition Catalogue.
Edelstein, L. (1993), Brett Colquhoun; Pinacotheca, Art Forum.
Eggar, Ray, (March 10, 1993), Start of Mystery, The Melbourne Times.
Geczy, Adam.(August 2001), Art Monthly.
Green, Charles. ( May 1993), Brett Colquhoun, Pinacotheca, Art & Text No.45.
Hill, Peter. (July 21, 2001), The Sydney Morning Herald.
McLachlan, T. (May 20, 1983), `Shock, horror, outrage' in Perspecta '83, The Nat.Times.
Nixon, John (1986) Primal Painting Catalogue, Heide.
North, Ian, (1990-91), The Return of the Interred, Artline, 10(4), Summer.
Pataphysics, (1995), A Book of Drawings, Closing In.
Pataphysics Issue G, (1990), Artists pages.
Rooney, Robert (April 22-23), On Wings of Fantasy, The Weekend Australian.
Rooney, Robert (Dec. 30, 1989), When Children Know Best, The Weekend Australian
Rooney, Robert (March 30-31, 1991), The Weekend Australian.
Rooney, Robert, (Dec 2001), The Lure of Light, Art in Australia.
Shark LeWitt, Vivienne (Winter 1983) ‘The End of Civilization Pt II:, Love Among the Ruins” Art & Text .
Shark LeWitt, Vivienne (1996) Exactly exhibition catalogue.
Taylor, Paul, (1982/1983), Pool Talk, Art & Text 8.
The Australian Perspecta, (1983), Exhibition catalogue.
Watson, Jenny (1984), Urgent Images, Art & Text 14.
Wardell, Michael. (2001), Phenomena New Painting in Australia :1 Catalogue.
Young Blood, Notes on Art Practice. Art Projects. Melbourne 1983.
Collections
Monash University Gallery
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
National Gallery of Australia
Allen, Allen & Hemsley Collection.
B.P. Collection.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
National Australia Bank Collection.
City of Melbourne Collection.
Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Various Private Collections.