Douglas Kirsop

About the Artist:

BORN: Scotland, 1952


STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1972 - 76

BA (Hons) Fine Arts - City & Guilds School & Homsey Art School, London

1976 - 77

1 Year French Scholarship - Aix - en - Provence, Ecole de Beaux Arts

1977 - 78

1 Year Post-graduate Arts Teacher's Certificate, Leeds University

1978 - 82

Travelled and painted in Italy, France and Austria, specialising in watercolours, landscapes and portraits

1982 - 84

Arrived in Australia March 1982. Travelled and painted extensively until November 1983, and then returned to Europe until September 1984.

1984-97

October 1984: gained permanent residency in Australia and commenced painting full-time. Paints Pilbara, Kimberleys, South-west of Western Australia and Northern Territory.
Settled in South West of Western Australia

Subsequent painting trips made to Nepal and Europe, taking in Tuscany, France and Portugal

1999
2000
2001
2002

2 week Painting and teaching trip to Lucca, Tuscany
2 week Painting and teaching trip to Lucca, Tuscany
3 week Painting and Teaching trip to Greece
2 week Painying and Teaching trip to Lucca, Tuscany


SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2004

Stafford Studios of Fine Art - Perth

2004

Delshan Gallery - Armadale Victoria

2003

Monsoon Gallery - Broome WA

2002

Evans and Tate Wines Visitor's Centre Opening, WA

2000

Stafford Studios of Fine Art - Cottesloe, Perth

2000

Monsoon Gallery - Broome WA

1999

Beaver Galleries - Canberra

1997

Stafford Studios of FIne Art - Cottesloe, Perth

1996

Gunyulgup Galleries - Yallingup, WA

1995

Stafford Studios of Fine Art - Cottesloe, Perth.

1995

Holdsworth Galleries - Sydney.

1995

Beaver Galleries - Canberra.

1994

Gunyulgup Galleries - Yallingup.

1993

Stafford Studios of Fine Art - Cottesloe, Perth.

1991

Beaver Galleries - Canberra.

1991

Arts Darwin Gallery - Darwin.

1990

Holdsworth Galleries - Sydney.

1990

Goodridge Galleries - Perth.

1988

Goodridge Galleries - Perth.

1987

"Pilbara Light" Exhibition - His Majesty's Theatre - Perth.

1986

Goodridge Galleries - Perth.

1986

Ric's Gallery, Dalkeith - Perth.

1985

Tresillian Community Centre, Nedlands, Perth.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2004
2003
2001
1999
1998
1998
1996
1996

Yallingup Galleries Garden Art Studio- WA
Yallingup Galleries Garden Art Studio- WA
Stafford Studios- Perth WA
Stafford Studios- Perth WA
Stafford Studios- Perth WA
Monsoon Gallery, Broome,
Pierrepiont Gallery, Newark, England
Abney Gallery ,New York, USA

1991 - 1995

Gunyulgup Galleries - Yallingup.

1991

Gallery at Carillion - Perth.

1989

Group Exhibition - Blaxland Gallery - Sydney.

1989

Group Show of Relief Print Portfolio - "Western Sight" - Perth Gallery - Perth.

1987

Group Exhibitions - Fremantle Arts Centre - Fremantle.

1986

Two Man Festival of Perth Exhibition - Editions Gallery - Fremantle.

1984 - 1985

Group Shows in Perth and Fremantle.

1983

Balmain Art Gallery - Sydney.

1980 - 1981

Austria and Italy


AWARDS:

2000
2000

People's Choice, Cossack Art Prize
Finalist for Mandorla Art prize

1995

Finalist for Mandorla Art Prize

1993

Wild West Hyundai Art Competition, Gillian Aitken Award

1991

Katanning Art Prize - Water Based Medium

1987

Subiaco Rotary Art Club Prize

1986

Subiaco Rotary Art Club Prize

1985

Williams Watercolour Prize


REPRESENTATIONS:

Private collections in Europe, U.S.A., Israel, Australia
Corporate Collections in Japan, Australia, China
Romanian Government
Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth WA
The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth WA
Dominion Gold Mines
The Weld Club, Perth WA
Westpac
Wesfarmers
Kerry Stokes
Reserve Bank
E.U. Delegation Office, Canberra
Evans & Tate Wines, Perth WA
BHP
Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, Perth WA
Royal Perth Hospital, Perth WA
Alinta Gas
ERG
Kalgoorlie College Art Dept. Collection, WA
Hale School Collection, Perth WA
Illustrations for three poems in "Songs Of The Possom" by Bill Mather-Brown


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