Ron McBurnie
Biography
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Qualifications |
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2000 |
Masters of Creative Art |
James Cook University, Townsville. |
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1989 |
Graduate Diploma of Art |
Queensland College of Art, Brisbane |
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1979 |
Graduate Diploma in Teaching |
Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, QLD. |
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1976 - 78 |
Diploma of Arts |
(Fine Arts) Queensland College of Art, Brisbane |
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Solo Exhibitions 1997 - 2011 |
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2011 |
Metal as Anything - A survey exhibition of etchings |
On tour throughout Queensland regional Galleries |
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2010 |
Journey through Summer |
Gallery @28, Sydney, 25 August – 14 September |
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2009 |
Metal as Anything - A survey exhibition of etchings |
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Townsville. 26 June-16 August. |
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2008 |
Etchings and Paintings- Arthouse Gallery, Mackay. |
Arthouse Gallery, Mackay. |
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In Search of the Miraculous: 200 years of British Printmaking |
Curated by Ron McBurnie |
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2006 |
Collection Focus |
QUT Art Museum |
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Romantic Etchings: in the tradition of Samuel Palmer and the Ancients |
Grahame Galleries + Editions, Brisbane |
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Chasing Palmer |
Impressions on Paper, CanberraFlinders |
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Suburban to Sublime: etchings and artists |
Carelton College,Northfield, Minnesota |
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2005 |
The Artist's Studio |
Flinders Lane Gallery Melbourne |
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2003-04 |
The Artist's Studio (A Cairns Regional Gallery Touring Exhibition) |
Cairns Regional Gallery QUT Museum- Brisbane Art Space Mackay Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery Manly Regional Gallery Hazelhurst Regional Gallery- Sydney |
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2003 |
Dog's Tales |
Flinders Gallery - Flinders Street West, Townsville |
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1999 |
Flinders Lane Gallery |
Flinders Lane Melbourne with Juli Haas |
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1998 |
The Miraculous and The Bizarre From My Verandah |
Akky van Ogtrop Fine Arts Gallery, Sydney |
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1997 |
Accidents and a Little Romance |
Exhibition of prints & artists’ books Grahame Galleries + Editions, Brisbane |
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Major Group and Invited Exhibitions |
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2011 |
Burnie Print Prize 2011 Fair and Square Personal Space- Contemporary Chinese and Australian Prints Stations of the Cross 2011 London Print Fair The Artists Studio - Ron McBurnie Prints |
Burnie, Tasmania Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga Manly Art Gallery, April May St Ives Uniting Church, Sydney Represented by Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, April 2011 Artspace Mackay, 14 Jan- 6 Mar |
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2010 |
Pressed Ink Water People and Place- JCU Staff Exhibition |
Printmaking from the collection, 29 Oct- 5 Dec.Cairns Regional Gallery Gallery at 28, Sydney Emerge Media Space , JCU Townsville, 29th March- 23rd April. |
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2009 |
Contemporary Australian Printmaking |
Southern Graphics Council Conference, in Chicago Illinois USA |
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12 Degrees of Latitude |
Regional and University Art Collections in Queensland, Touring Exhibition |
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Collectors |
An exhibition featuring photographs of collections from the Townsville community and contributions of local artists’ work |
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2008 |
Accounting for the Collector |
Redcliffe City Art Gallery & Logan Art Gallery |
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Freestyle Books |
State Library of Queensland |
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Making your Mark
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curated by Patricia Dunn, Rockhampton Art Gallery, |
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2007-2008 |
Ex Libris |
Bookplates from our collections, State Library of Queensland | |
2007 |
Gifted |
Recent donations of limited edition prints by 49 contemporary Australian artists. Charles Darwin University. | |
Altered States |
An exhibition featuring the work of eight contemporary Australian printmakers, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. NSW. | ||
2006 |
Artists’ Books from the Centre for the Artist Book, Grahame Galleries+ Editions |
Research Library and Archive, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney | |
Partnerships |
Alcan Building, Plaza Terrace, 443 Queen St, Brisbane | ||
Art Bound |
Ballieu Library, University of Melbourne | ||
2005 |
Sydney Art on Paper Fair |
Byron Kennedy Hall Sydney |
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Bookscapes - Contemporary Australian Artists books |
Port Jackson Press print Room, Melbourne. | ||
33 Print exchange portfolio |
Curated by Rona Green, Port Jackson Press print Room, Melbourne |
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2003-05 |
Lights out |
Curated by Flying Arts inc. touring Queensland and New South Wales |
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| 2003 | Under the Monsoon |
Art Space Mackay, a touring exhibition. |
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Hitchins Invitation Works On Paper Award Exhibition |
Hobart |
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2001-03 |
Trans-Visual |
Queensland Regional Galleries Touring Exhibition. | |
2002 |
Compact Prints, Print exchange and Exhibition |
Umbrella Studio Townsville. |
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Inspiration NQ |
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville. |
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Book Arts Exhibition |
Newcastle Regional Gallery, September. |
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Kedumba Drawing Award
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Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls. |
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Minature |
Montréal International Minature Print Biennial, Canada |
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2001 |
Little Treasures, Collaborative Artists Books |
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, July. | |
4TH Artists Book & Multiple Fair |
The School of Arts, Brisbane. |
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Lyre Bird Press in Full Flight |
Perc Tucker Gallery Exhibition, Townsville Touring East Coast Regional Galleries |
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8th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney |
Represented by Akky van Ogtrop Fine Arts, Sydney and Grahame Galleries + Editions, Brisbane. |
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Trans-Visual |
Queensland Regional Galleries Touring Exhibition. |
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| Real World Art: art of the QUT Alumni | QUT Art Museum, Brisbane. |
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Art Reach |
Brisbane City Gallery touring exhibition. |
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8 Triennale: Australia + Germany Craft From Scratch |
Museum of Applied Art, Frankfurt /Art Gallery of South Australia. | ||
2000
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5th Mondial Triennale of Small Sized Prints |
Chamalieres, France. |
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Trans-Visual |
Travelling schools exhibition. |
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1999 |
Bernheim Invite L’Australie Artists’ Books |
Curated by Grahame Galleries + Editions, Brisbane. |
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1997 |
Recent Acquisitions |
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria |
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| The Urban Edge | Queensland Art Gallery travelling exhibition. Venues Ipswich, Gladstone, Toowoomba, Townsville, Logan and QAG. |
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7th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney |
Represented by Grahame Galleries + Editions, Brisbane. |
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Kunst RAI, Amsterdam |
Represented by Akky van Ogtrop Fine Arts, Sydney |
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Selected Professional |
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2009 |
Residency Alayrac |
France - August - September |
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2007-2010 |
Lecturer and Artist in Residence |
James Cook University School of Creative Art |
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2006 |
Visiting Professor and artist in residence- |
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. |
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2005 |
Flying Arts winter school Tutor |
Magnetic Island | |
2004-05 |
Director- Monsoon Publishing |
James Cook University, Townsville. |
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Speaker- First National Artists Book Forum |
Art Space Mackay, Friday 6th Feb |
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2001-02 |
Guest Lecturer /Artist-in-Residence |
ANU, Canberra |
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1992-02 |
Co-Director Lyre Bird Press (with Tate Adams) |
JCU Townsville |
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2001 |
Lecturer in Printmaking and Book Arts |
James Cook University (JCU), Townsville QLD |
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1998 |
Invited Lecturer for critique sessions |
Carelton College, Minneapolis, USA |
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Juror Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award |
Vanderbuilt University, Nashville, USA. |
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1991 |
Residency Cite International des Artes |
Paris, France |
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2007 |
Martin Hanson Memorial Queensland Alumina Ltd Art Award |
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum |
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2006 |
Martin Hanson Memorial works on paper Award |
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum |
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2003 |
Runner up Hutchins Invitation Art Award
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Hobart |
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1999 |
Martin Hanson Memorial Art Award |
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum |
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1999 |
Henri Worland Memorial Art Award Purchase Prize |
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| 1977 | Melvil Hanson Award |
Gladstone Regional Gallery |
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7th C.P.M. Print acquisition Awards |
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© Ron McBurnie 2009