GEORGE FOXHILL CV
 

 

  21 Born, Austria
  56 Emigrated with his wife and son to Australia
     
    AWARDS
   

 

96

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art (awarded by the Austrian Government
  95 The Canberra Times Art Critics Award
  95 Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art (awarded by the Austria Government)
  95 ACT Cultural Development Grant
  93 Residency, Landesatelier Künstlerhaus, Salzburg , Austria
  86-87 Residency, Landesatelier Künstlerhaus, Salzburg , Austria
  83 1983 Visual Arts Board Grant , Australia Council
  81 Residency, Landesatelier Künstlerhaus, Salzburg , Austria
  78 Residency, Landesatelier Künstlerhaus, Salzburg , Austria
     
    Solo Exhibitions
     
  07 Artereal Gallery, Sydney
  06 George Foxhill: Self Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Oatley Gallery, Canberra
  01 George Foxhill: Ritus, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra
  00 Drawings, Works on paper , Chapman Gallery, Canberra
  98 Chapman Gallery, Canberra
  97 International Art Festival, Sydney
  95 George Foxhill: An obsessive vision: 1980 - 1995 , ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
  95 Coventry , Sydney
  95 Chapman Gallery, Canberra
  92 Austral Gallery, St Louis , USA
  92 Metropolis , Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
  92 Coventry , Sydney
  91 Works on paper , Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
  90 Coventry , Sydney
  90 Coventry , Sydney
  90 Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
  89 Coventry , Sydney
  88 Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra
  85 Arts Council Gallery, Canberra
  79 Bolitho Gallery, Canberra
  78 H. Schneider and Norbert, Nûrnberg , Germany
  77 Vornholz, Dusseldorf , Germany
  76 Salzburger Kunstverein Trackl-Haus , Austria
  75 Solander Gallery, Canberra
  75 Bolitho Gallery, Canberra
  74 Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum, Graz , Austria
  65 Theatre Centre Gallery, Canberra Gallery Nunda, Canberra
  64 Gallery Nunda, Canberra
  63 Gallery Nunda, Canberra
     
   

Selected Group Exhibitions

     
  01 Reflecting Canberra , Canberra Museum and Gallery
  99 Collective Wisdom , Canberra Museum and Gallery
  98 We are Australian (touring exhibition)
  97 International Sydney Art Festival , Sydney
  96 First Canberra Drawing Biennale , ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
  95 Diary , Coventry , Sydney
  94 Chandler Coventry : Obsession (touring exhibition)


  94 20 artists celebrating 20 years , Coventry , Sydney
  93 On the other hand , Sherman Galleries, Sydney
  93 Chicago International Art Exposition , USA
  92 Australia Week , St Louis , USA
  92 Chandler Coventry : A private collection , Campbelltown City Art Gallery
  92 Artists from Canberra and districts in the Parliament House Art Collection, Parliament House, Canberra
  91 Eltham Art Award , Eltham , Victoria
  91 New Art Five , Coventry , Sydney
  91 Review 1991 , Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
  90 Special: It's been used before , Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
  90 Social Images , Gorman House, Canberra
  90 Camperdown Art Competition
  90 Canbrart , ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
  90 Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair , Melbourne
  88 Black and white , Coventry , Sydney
  79 Trustees' Purchase Exhibition , Queensland Art Gallery
  78 Intimate drawing , Coventry , Sydney
  77 Art in Architecture , Arts Council Gallery, Canberra
  75 Trustees' Purchase Exhibition , Queensland Art Gallery
  74 The Canberra Times Art Award , Canberra
  73 Blake Prize , Sydney
  72 Civic Permanent Art Award , Canberra
  71 Civic Permanent Art Award , Canberra
  70 Trustees' Prize , Queensland Art Gallery
  69 Trustees' Prize , Queensland Art Gallery
  68 H.C. Richards Memorial Prize , Queensland Art Gallery
  67 Helena Rubinstein Portrait Exhibition , Canberra
  66 Adelaide Festival Exhibition , Adelaide
  65 Gallaher Prize for Portraits , Sydney
  62 Transfield Prize , Sydney
     
   

Selected Collections

     
    Galerie Achleitner, Burgenland (Austria);
    Landeskollektion der Landesregierung, Salzburg (Austria);
    Museum Moderne Kunst, Vienna;
    Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra;
    Artbank;
    Landes Galerie, Linz (Austria);
    Austral Gallery, St Louis (USA);
    Jewish Museum, Melbourne;
    John Sands Collection, Melbourne;
    Western Mining Corporation, Melbourne;
    Allen, Allen and Helmsley, Sydney;
    Dickson College, Canberra;
    Commonwealth Bank, Canberra;
    Canberra Museum and Gallery;
    Carter and Ridgeway, Sydney;
    George Baselitz, Germany;
    Embassy of the Republic of Austria, Canberra;
    The Australian National University, Canberra;
    North Ainslie Primary School, Canberra
     
    selected Bibliography
     
    Skreiner, D.D.R.W. & Zaunschirm, T. Gedankenfolge , Neue Galerie Landesmuseum, Graz (1974)
    Richter, Renate Kronen Zeitung , Graz (1974)
    List, Rudolf Tagespost , Graz (1974)
    Grishin, Sasha The Canberra Times (1983)
    Germaine, Max Artists and Galleries of Australia , Brisbane (1984)
    Haynes, Peter " Canberra scene", Art and Australia , Vol 21/4 (1984)
    Haynes, Peter George Foxhill , Arts Council Gallery, Canberra , 1985
    Grishin, Sasha George Foxhill: Paintings and drawings 1978-1986 , Canberra (1986)
    Moses, John The Weekend Australian , Sydney (1986)
    Desmond, Michael Canbrart: A selection of works by artists from the ACT and Districts , Australian National Gallery (1990)
    Johnson, Anna "George Foxhill", Interior Architecture and Design , Vol.25 (1990)
    Drury, Neville New Art Five: Profiles in contemporary Australian art , Sydney (1991)
    Haynes, Peter Artists from Canberra and districts in the Parliament House Art Collection , Canberra (1992)
    Rumley, Katrina Integrating Art on Campus , University of NSW (1992)
    Garside, Sioux Chandler Coventry : A private collection , Campbelltown City Art Gallery (1993)
    McCulloch, Alan and Susan The Encyclopaedia of Australian Art , Sydney (1994)
    Molllison, James & Kolenberg, Hendrik Chandler Coventry : Obsession , Campbelltown City Art Gallery (1994)
    Drury, Neville Images 2: Contemporary Australian Art , Sydney (1994)
    Musa, Helen The Canberra Times (1995)
    Fenner, Felicity The Sydney Morning Herald (1995)
    Throsby, David Who's Who in Australian Visual Arts , Melbourne (1995)
    Philp, Angela Collective Wisdom , Canberra Museum and Gallery (1999)
    Grishin, Sasha The Canberra Times (2000)
    Haynes, Peter Ritus , Canberra Museum and Gallery, 2001