ROGER CRAWFORD

 

 

Born 1949, Australia

 

 

Studied

 

1970-1973  Diploma of Painting, National Art School, Sydney

1990           Post Graduate Diploma of Visual Art, (Sculpture, Performance, Installation),

                   Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney

 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

1974            Tutor, Arts Council of New South Wales

1976            Drawing and Painting Teacher, Wollongong Art School

1978-80       Tutor, Arts Council of New South Wales

1985-86       Board Member, Artspace, Sydney

1985-87       Founding Member, Project Coordinator, First Draft, Sydney

1988            Guest Lecturer, Canberra School of Art

1988            Guest Lecturer, City Art Institute, Sydney

1989            Guest Lecturer, Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of New South Wales

1990            Drawing Teacher, Canberra School of Art

1991            Guest Lecturer, Wollongong Art School

1993            Drawing and Painting Teacher, College of Fine Arts, University of New South        

                    Wales

1994            Drawing Teacher, School of Design, Visual Communications, University of             

                    Technology, Sydney

1998            VITAL Certificate TAFE, NSW

1986-2004  Drawing and Painting Teacher, TAFE, NSW

2002            Certificate 4, TAFE, NSW

1986-2010  Drawing and Painting Teacher, National Art School, Sydney

 

 

 

Awards

 

1973           Readers Digest Drawing Prize

                   National Art School Prize

                   Basil Muriel Hooper Scholarship, Art Gallery of New South Wales

1975           Visual Arts Board Project Grant

1985           Visual Arts Board Project Grant

                   Visual Arts Board Special Projects Grant for First Draft

1987           Visual Arts/Craft Board, half Standard Grant

2003           National Art School Staff Travelling Scholarship

 


Solo Exhibitions

 

1980           Australian Image, Rod Shaw Studio, Sydney

1983           Sixty Four Dollar Question, Art Unit, Sydney

1985           Token Child, Art Space, Sydney

1986           Marked Visions, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Project 14, 1209, Installation, Span Project, Sydney

1987           Passage Part 1, Canberra School of Art, Canberra

                   Passage Part 11, First Draft, Sydney

                   Passage in Passing, Foton Photographic Gallery, Art Bulletin, Sydney

                   Carriage, Camera Lucinda, Sydney

1988           Sea Change, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1989           Sighting, Reptilia Salon, Sydney

1991           Undercover in Amnesia, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1992           Undercover in Amnesia: A Self Portrait in Orientation, First Draft West, Sydney

                   Undercover in Amnesia, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton;

                   Access Gallery, University of New England

1993           Between the House and the Water, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1994           Another Look, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1995           Metahouse, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1997           Works in Relief, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Ground (Studio Exhibition), Sydney

1999           Land & Flag, University of Technology Gallery, Sydney

                   Ripple, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2001           Channel, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2003           (un) furling, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2005           Recent Paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2006           Scrim, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2007           Corridor, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2008           Transitional Objects, Sydney Non Objective Gallery (SNO), Sydney

2010           Precincts and Peripheries, Watters Gallery, Sydney

 

 

 

Group Exhibitions

 

1973           National Art School Prize Exhibition, Cellblock Theatre, Sydney

                   Basil Muriel Hooper Scholarship, Cellblock Theatre, Sydney

1974           Young Contemporaries, Hogarth Galleries, Sydney

1975           Young Contemporaries, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney

                   Arts Council Tutors, Diviola Galleries, Sydney

                   Six Young Painters, Macquarie Galleries, Canberra

1977           Art Core Meltdown, University of Sydney

                   Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney

1979           Herald Prize, Hozumi Momota Foundation, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney

                  Australian Image, ANZ Exhibition Centre, Sydney

1982          Studio Access, Cheapside Studios, Sydney

1983          Fresh Blood, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney; Wollongong City Art Gallery;

                  Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra

1984          Last Past the Post-ism, Art Unit, Sydney

1985           In Invisible Pursuit, Artspace, Sydney                  

                   Post Perspecta Third Annual Artworkers Union Fundraiser, Artspace, Sydney

                   The Lounge as a Channeling Room for the Media, Arthaus, Sydney

                   20x20 Minature Shows, Arthaus, Sydney

                   The Most Beautiful Show on Earth, Mori Gallery, Sydney

                   Mahlab Law Week Prize, Law Society Building, Sydney

                   Xmas Show,  Arthaus, Sydney

1986           The Sixth Biennale of Sydney, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney

                   Second Nature, with Tim Maguire, the Performance Space, Sydney

                   Language of Action, 'How do You Cut of the Last Hand?' performance with Ted     

                   Riggs, The Performance Space, Sydney

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Artworkers Fundraiser Exhibition, First Draft, Sydney

1987           A Self Portrait of My Mother in Two Places, collaborative exhibition with Tess        

                   Horwitz, The Performance Space, Sydney

                   University of New South Wales Art Purchase Exhibition, Sydney

                   Carriage, drawing installation, Camera Lucinda at ARX 87, Fremantle, Western       

                   Australia                  

                  Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1988           Maiden Voyage, First Draft, Sydney

                   Blake Prize, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney

                   First Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

                   Cambletown City Festival 24th Exhibition, Campbelltown

                   The Bond Buildings: Towers of Torture, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney

                   A Strange Selection of Sea Pictures, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1989           Australian Perspecta, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

                   Portrait of a Gallery, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Endangered Spaces, Artist Run Initiatives, Artspace, Sydney

                   Inside the Greenhouse, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney

                   A Touch Of Black, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1990           40 Artists - 40 Works, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Second Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1991           Roger Crawford, Euan Macleod, Suzie Marston, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Faber-Castell Drawing Award, Holdsworth Galleries, Woollhara

                   Jacaranda Art Society Purchase Exhibition, Grafton Regional Gallery

                    Post Graduate Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney

                   Jacqui Horn Exhibition, Cancer Foundation, Cellblock Theatre, Sydney

1992           Contact, Graduates of The National Art School, Ten Taylor Street Gallery,                         Sydney

                   Third Contemporary Australian Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery,  Sydney

1994           30th Anniversary Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Fourth Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

                   On your Mark, National Art School, Sydney

                        The Blake Prize Touring Exhibition, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney; University Drill       

                    Hall, Canberra; St. Peters Cathedral, Adelaide; Dubbo Regional Gallery, Dubbo;       

                   Westpac Gallery, Melbourne

                   The Nineteenth Camden Art Prize, Camden, Sydney

                  The Balmain Link, Balmain Watch-house, Sydney

1995           Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1996           Fifth Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

                   A Special Exhibition of Paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   The Contemporary Collection Part 2, Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1997           Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1998           The  Bryan Niland Collection, Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest,                         Penrith

                   Two Sculptures and Seven Paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   The Great Art Auction, Cellblock Theatre, Sydney

                   Pas D'accrochange En Publique (Not a Public Hanging), Staff of the National Art    

                  School, Cellblock Theatre, Sydney       

                   Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

1999           We Are Australian, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne and national tour

2000           Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2001           Context, Kudos Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales

                   The River is Dead, (long live the river), Casula Arts Centre, Casula

                  Summer Exhibition, Watters gallery, Sydney

2002           Conversations: Roger Crawford, Lyn Eastaway, Rob Eadie, Ground Space,                       Studio Exhibition, Sydney                  

                    3D and on the Wall, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                    Summer Exhibition, Watters gallery, Sydney

2003           Duration, Staff of the National Art School curated by Roger Crawford,                              Cellblock Theatre, Sydney                  

                   Arcanum, First Draft, Sydney

2004            Invitation Spectrum 2004, Friends of the National Art School, Parliament House,        

                    Sydney

                    The Studio Tradition: National Art School 1883-2004, Manly Art Gallery and         

                     Museum, Touring Exhibition

2005           Walking the Line, Drawings by Staff of the National Art School, National Art

                      School, Sydney

2006           2005 Revisited, Watters Gallery, Sydney

                   Works on Paper, Roger Crawford and Wally Barda, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2007           Homage & Histories, Roger Crawford and Lyn Eastaway, Tin Sheds Gallery,       

                    University of Sydney

2008           Melbourne Art Fair 2008, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

2009            The Cosmic Battle for Your Hearts, Evans Street, Rozelle, Sydney             

                    Summer Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney

2010           Time and Space: Art and Artist Run Spaces 1970 to Now, Hazelhurst Regional

                   Gallery and Arts Centre, Gymea

                   Radial - Recent Acquisitions from the National Art School, NAS Gallery, Sydney
Bibliography

 

Adams, Bruce: Review of Marked Visions, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1986

Alexander, George: Catalogue essay for Between the House and the Water, 1993

Allen, Christopher: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, The Sydney Review, July 1989

Angeloro, D: Review of Arcanum, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September 2003

Angeloro D: Review of Momota Foundation Exhibition, Art Network, 1979

Baume, Nicholas: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, Agenda Contemporary Art, July 1989

Burn, Ian: Catalogue essay for Symbolism and Landscape, 1986

Crawford, Roger: Catalogue essay for Land and Flag, University of Technology, Sydney, 1999

Crawford, Roger: Catalogue essay for Duration, Cellblock Theatre, National Art School, Sydney 2003

Crawford, Roger: Catalogue essay for Corridor, Watters Gallery 2007

Delaruelle, Jacques: Review of A Self Portrait of My Mother in Two Places, Art Monthly, August 1987

Delaruelle, Jacques: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, The Sydney Review, July 1989

Delaruelle, Jacques: Review of Another Look, The Sydney Review, 17 May 1994

Horwitz, Tess: Review of  Token Child, ArtNetwork, 1985

Fenner, Felicity: Review of Blake Prize for Religious Art, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 December 1992

Fern, Lynette: Review of Between the House and the Water, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 1993

James, Bruce: Review of In Relief, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 June 1997

James, Bruce: Review of Land and Flag, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 1999

Janacewska, Noelle: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, Art Monthly, Number 22, 1989

Lumley, Ann: Art in our Environment: Sydney's Sculpture, Longman Cheshire: Melbourne, 1990

Lynn, Elwyn: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, The Australian, 10-11 June 1989

Lynn, Elwyn: Review of Summer Exhibition No.7, The Weekend Australian, 11 January 1994

Maloon, Terence: Review of Fresh Blood, Sydney Morning Herald, 1983

Maloon, Terence: Review of In Visible Pursuit, Sydney Morning Herald, 1985

Maloon, Terrence: Review of Symbolism and Landscape, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 1986

Marcon, Marco: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, Art Monthly, Number 22 1989

McDonald, Anne: Review of A Self Portrait of my Mother in Two Places, Art Monthly, Issue No.2 1987

McDonald, Anne: Review of A Self Portrait of my Mother in Two Places, Photofile, Summer 1987-88

McDonald, John: Catalogue essay for Second Nature, 1986

McDonald, John: Review of A Self Portrait of Mother in Two Places, Artscribe, 1987

McDonald, John: Review of Australian Perspecta 1989, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 1989

Morrell, Tim: Big Drawings, Art and Australia, 1986

Penny, Simon: Catalogue essay for Australian Perspecta 1989

Penny, Simon: Catalogue essay for Sea Change, 1988

Peritz, Ingrid: Catalogue essay for In Invisible Pursuit, 1985

Smee, Sebastian: Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 1999

Smith, Terry: Review of Passage, The Australian/Times on Sunday,  11 October 1987

Studio Access Project, Catalogue, No.1, 1982

Sydney University Recorder, Art Core Meltdown, 1977

Thomas, Daniel: Review of Young Contemporaries, Sydney Morning Herald, 1974

Thomas, Daniel: Review of Young Contemporaries, Sydney Morning Herald, 1975

Watson, Bronwyn: Review of Passage, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 October 1987

Watson, Bronwyn: Review of Sea Change, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 August 1988

Watters Gallery: Catalogue essay for 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 1989

 

 

 

Collections

 

National Gallery of Australia

Grafton Regional Gallery

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery

Bryan Niland Collection, Penrith Regional Gallery

National Parks and Wildlife

Western Mining Corporation

University of Sydney Union

Private collections

National Art School