Ken Johnson
Circle of Stone
2003
acrylic on canvas
114x114cm
(featured in 2004 exhibition)
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| 1950 |
Born in Sydney, Australia |
| 1967-70 |
National
Art School |
| 1971 |
Diploma of Graphic Design, National Art School,
Sydney |
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| Travel |
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| 1971-73 |
Study
tour of South and Central America, USA, UK, Europe,
Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,
Thailand, Indonesia, North America, Mid-Pacific,
Easter Island, Chile, Thursday Island, Scandinavia |
| 1974 |
Philippines, Japan |
| 1975 |
Mexico |
| 1976 |
Japan |
| 1976-77 |
Bali, Java |
| 1977-78 |
Japan, U.S., Guatemala |
| 1978 |
Japan |
| 1978-88 |
Travelled within Australia |
| 1983 |
U.S., Polynesia |
| 1984 |
Japan |
| 1985 |
Taiwan, Western Australia, Central Australia |
| 1986 |
Western Australia |
| 1987 |
Japan, Cape York |
| 1988 |
U.S., West Indies, Venezuela |
| 1989 |
Cape York, Kimberley, Western Australia, Bathurst
Island, Melville Island, Kakadu Northern Territory |
| 1991 |
Mexico, U.S., France |
| 1992 |
Central Australia |
| 1993 |
Japan, New Zealand |
1994 |
Italy, France, Tasmania, Eyre Peninsula, South
Australia |
| 1995 |
Spain |
| 1996 |
Italy, Greece, Turkey |
| 1997 |
Japan, Nepal, NSW, Victoria |
| 1998 |
NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Fiji |
| 1999 |
India, South Australia, Indonesia |
| 2000 |
Antartica, Chile, Argentina, Brazil |
| 2001 |
Indonesia |
| 2002 |
South Australia, Victoria, NSW, Queensland |
| 2003 |
Switzerland, Spain, Japan |
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| Exhibitions |
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| 1970-76 |
Strawberry Hill Gallery, Sydney |
| 1972 |
Gallerie Manuel, Berne, Switzerland |
| 1978 |
Studio Zero, Gold Coast, Queensland |
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Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
| 1980 |
'Coastal' - Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 |
Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle, New South Wales |
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Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
| 1982 |
Cooks Hill Gallery, New South Wales |
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Wynne Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South
Wales |
| 1983 |
Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New
South Wales |
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Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
| 1984 |
Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 |
Mosman Gallery, Sydney |
| 1986 |
Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
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Greenhill Gallery, Perth |
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'The New Outback: Australian Art Today', Design
Centre, Los Angeles, USA |
| 1987 |
Muson Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico |
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Art Expo, Chicago, USA |
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Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney |
| 1988 |
IMG Artists Space, New York City |
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Munson Gallery, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
USA |
| 1990 |
Art Fair, Melbourne |
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Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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Barry Stern Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 |
Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1992 |
Prince Cohen Gallery, Sydney |
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Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1993 |
'Australian Contemporary Artists', The Rotunda,
Hong Kong |
| 1994 |
'Trans' - Bridge Street Gallery, Sydney |
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Wagner Gallery, Sydney |
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Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW |
| 1995 |
'Contemporary Australian Art' - Kuala Lumpar |
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Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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Christopher Day Gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 |
'Three Continents' - Christopher Day Gallery,
Sydney |
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Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1998 |
'Australian Contemporary Art', Liu-Hai-Su Art
Museum, Central Shanghai, China |
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'Recent Works' - Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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'Recent Works' - Christopher Day Gallery, Sydney |
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Phililp Bacon Galleries, Brisbane |
| 1999 |
'Towards 2000 - Contemporary Australian Art' -
The Rotunda, Hong Kong |
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Borderlines - Axia Modern Art, Melbourne |
| 1999-2002 |
'We are Australian' Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne |
| 2000 |
Life and Landscape book launch, Christopher Day
Gallery, Sydney; Axia Modern Art, Melbourne |
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'Life and Landscape' Christopher Day Gallery,
Sydney; Axia Modern Art, Melbourne |
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'We are Australian' - touring exhibition, Volvo
Gallery, Sydney; Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide;
Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Australian Capital
Territory; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart;
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, New South
Wales; Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria; Latrobe Regional
Gallery, Morwell, Victoria |
| 2001 |
Extinction Denied, Volvo Gallery, Sydney |
| 2002 |
'We are Australian' - touring exhibition, State
Library of Queensland; Geelong Art Gallery, Regional
Venue Morwell |
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Nexus - Axia Modern Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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Art Fair, Melbourne |
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'Australian Realist Painters', Wagner Gallery,
Rotunda, Hong Kong |
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'At One Stage' - Christopher Day Gallery, Sydney |
| 2003 |
'We are Australian', The Immigration Museum, Melbourne |
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| Collections |
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AGL
Electricity Ltd
Amrop
International
The
Art Trust, Melbourne
Bank
of America
BHP
Steel
Boston
Consulting Group
BP Australia
Burdett
Buckeridge & Young
Burnie
Regional Gallery, Burnie, Tasmania
CGE
Australia
CIG
Corrs,
Chambers, Westgarth, Sydney
CS First
Boston Bank
Debeers,
London
Dresna
Bank
Gandel
Group
Gordon
Pacific
Gosford
City Countil, New South Wales
Grosshill
Properties, UK
Hewlett
Packard
Honda
Australia
Jones
Lang Wootton, UK
Legal
& General Insurance Ltd
Leighton
Holdings Ltd
Lend
Lease
Lloyds
of London
McDonald's
Corporation, New Merck Pty Ltd
York
Medical
Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd
NEC
Australia
NSW
Treasury Corporation
Newcastle
Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
News
Corporation
NRMA
Australia
Omni
Finance
Presidential
Palace Israel
Rothschild
Rupert
Murdoch (Private Collection)
Salamon
Smith Barney Australia P/L
Southcorp
Star
City Casino, Sydney
St George
Bank
St Martins
Properties
Time
Inc
Trans
City
Umehara
Japan
Wesfarmers,
Perth
William
M Mercer
Woolworths
Ltd
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