Garry Foye

Remembering Capricorn

Marina

 

 

 

Capricorn Nocturn

Midday at Mount Morgan

 

 

 

Three Boats

 

 

 

Clinging to the Edge

Yellow Maheno

 

 

 

 

Capricorn Sunrise

 

 

 

Capricorn Beach Scene

Capricorn Ebb Tide


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BIOGRAPHY - Garry Foye

 Born in Sydney 1946

2005/04
2004
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2000/1999
1997/98
1995/97
1992/94 
1991
1990/91
1980/81
Coordinator/Lecturer, 'Garry Foye Mentor Program for Advanced and Emerging Artists"
Part-time Teacher, St George College of TAFE, (Painting, Digital Technology)
Part-time Teacher, St George College of TAFE, (Painting/Drawing, Digital Technology)
Part-time Teacher, St George College of TAFE, (Painting & Digital Technology)
Part-time Teacher St George, T.A.F.E, (Drawing, Colour/Design, Painting)
Casual/ Relief Teacher (Painting and Drawing) St George College of TAFE
Working full time in studio
Bachelor of Visual Arts - Sydney College of the Arts/University of Western Sydney
Part-time Technical Officer, Liverpool College of TAFE.
Associate Diploma of Fine Art - Liverpool College of TAFE.
Studied Painting-Drawing Adult Education Scheme, Pendle Hill

AWARDS & PRIZES
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Blacktown Art Prize, Watercolour Award
Paul Haefliger Cottage, Hill End Residency, (Bathurst Regional Art Gallery) 2001
Fairfield Festival of the Arts, Works on Paper Award
Blacktown City Council Purchase Award
Blacktown Art Prize, Mixed Media Award
Great Lakes (Forster) Art Prize, Mixed Media Award
Fairfield Art Prize, Works on Paper Award
Taree Art Prize, Drawing Award
Kiama Art Prize, Portrait Award
Maitland Drawing Prize (Acquisitive)
Fairfield Art Prize, Watercolour Award
Liverpool Contemporary Art Prize (Acquisitive)
Muswellbrook Drawing Prize (Acquisitive)
Cessnock Contemporary Art Prize (Acquisitive)
Alvaro-Bowral Open Painting Prize
Camden Open Art Prize
Liverpool Contemporary Art Prize (Acquisitive)
Fairfield Festival of the Arts (Acquisitive)
Liverpool Contemporary, Art Prize (Acquisitive)
University of Western Sydney (Milperra) Art Prize
Fairfield Open Art Prize (Acquisitive)
Fairfield Contemporary Art Prize
Educational Film Services Prize (Art Theory-Art History) University of Western Sydney, Macarthur  
College Medal, Associate Diploma of Fine Arts - Liverpool TAFE
Art Matrix Prize ­ Liverpool TAFE
Art Matrix Award for Excellence - Liverpool TAFE
College Medal, Associate Diploma of Fine Arts, Liverpool TAFE

COLLECTIONS
Blacktown City Council - Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery- Maitland City Art Gallery - Fairfield City Council - University of Western Sydney, Macarthur - Westway Bus and Coach Service - Fairfield Festival of the Arts Acquisitive Collection - Cessnock Art Society Collection - HowSten Propriety Limited - L.A. Kennett Enterprises - South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Justice (Ret) Roderick Pitt Meagher Collection, and private collections in Australia and Europe.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
"The Dobell Prize for Drawing, 1993-2004", Art Gallery of NSW, Published 2005
Australian Art Review, www.artreview.com.au/news/article848asp, exhibition review,
"Only Drawing" Robin Gibson Gallery, April 2005
State Library of NSW website, www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/moran, 2004
Catalogue - Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, State Library of NSW, 2004
Janne Selento, Northern District Times, Page 27, August 4th 2004
Michelle Fernandes, Sydney Morning Herald, Domain Events, Page 3, 29th May 2003
NSW TAFE Student Excellence Awards Presentation Program, Cover Page image,
(Portrait of Paul Miller)
National Trust, S.H. Ervin Gallery--Salon des Refuses 2003. www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au
Southern Sydney Institute of TAFE, www.ssi.tafensw.edu.au (News) Salon des Refuses 2003
TAFE "InSSight Quarterly" Magazine, Page 4, April 2003
Donna Sawyer, Northern Districts Times, "Life Magazine", Cover page, March 26th 2003
Terri Dodd, Australian Artist No 218, August 2002, volume 19 No2
Sydney Morning Herald web site, www.smh.com.au, Archives, Archibald Prize 2002
Southern Sydney Institute of TAFE, www.tafensw.edu.au/news/Archibald.htm
Jane Igoe, Mosman Daily 27th June 2002
Donna Sawyer, Northern Districts Times "Life Magazine" Page 4, 12th June 2002
Arts Alive News, April-August 2002, Issue No15
Catalogue ­ Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, 2000, Grafton Regional Gallery and
Touring Regional Galleries, NSW, QLD, VIC, 2001
Catalogue - Artworks Publishing, 1999 Distribution catalogue
Records of the Holdsworth Galleries 1969-1996 Gisella Scheinberg, Australian National
Library, Canberra. ACT
Armidale Express, 18th March 1999
Armidale Independent, 12th March 1999
Angela Bate, Moree Champion, 11th February 1999
Catalogue - "No Bloody Gum Trees" Broken Hill City Art Gallery/Moree Regional Gallery
Artists and Galleries of Australia, Max Germaine (CD-ROM), 1996
Mach II Vol 5 issue 12, Barry Gazzard, UWS, Macarthur, 1996
Catalogue - Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, 1996, Grafton Regional Gallery
Catalogue - Mary Alice Evatt Art Award, 1995, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Catalogue - "55 Degrees", Graduating Students Exhibition, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, 1994
Catalogue - "Technically Speaking", Liverpool College of TAFE 1991

PUBLISHED
Artworks Publishing, Open-ended poster edition, International distribution. (Relic 1 & Relic 2)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005
2003
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1994
"Remembering Capricorn", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
"New Abstract Paintings and Works on Paper" Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
"More Balmain Bits", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Balmain Bits, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
"Mine-site Reflections, Nowra Galleries, Nowra
"New Paintings", Sergio Sill Fine Arts Gallery, Karion
"Capricorn Re-visited" The Private Gallery, Sydney
"Landscapes, Mines, Memories & Other Things"- Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
"Observations and Memories" University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
"Recent Works" University of Western Sydney, Macarthur

SELECTED GROUP & MIXED EXHIBITIONS
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Finalist - Dobell Drawing prize, Art Gallery of NSW
"Only Drawing", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Finalist - Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, State Library of NSW
Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Touring Regional Galleries Exhibition 2004/2005
"Landscape" Gallery Artists Exhibition, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney 
"Still Life" Gallery Artists group exhibition, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
"Salon des Refuses", National Trust-S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
"Gallery Artists Exhibition", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney   
Finalist  Archibald Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Touring Regional Galleries 2002/03
"Gallery Artists Exhibition", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney  
"In The Footsteps Of", Artists Ties Gallery, Fyshwick, ACT
"Discovered Connections, Sydney Institute Of TAFE
"A Space on Cleveland, "Southern Accents" Teachers from the Southern Institute of TAFE
"Gallery Artists Exhibition, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Dobell Drawing Prize (x2) Art Gallery of NSW
"The Art of Drawing", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Touring various regional
galleries in NSW, QLD, and VIC in 2000/2001
"Gallery Artist Exhibition", Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Dobell Drawing Prize (x2) Art Gallery of NSW	
"No Bloody Gum Trees" Broken Hill City Art Gallery,
Group show with Liz Cuming & Barry Gazzard (Touring various regional galleries)
Mosman Art Prize
Maitland Art Prize
"The Real Refuses", Tap Gallery, Sydney
Gallery Artists Exhibition, The Private Gallery, Sydney
Fairfield City Council Art Collection, Retrospective Exhibition,
The Stein Gallery Fairfield
Muswellbrook Art Prize
Jacaranda Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery
Mosman Art Prize
Alvaro-Bowral Open Painting Prize
Berrima District Open Art Exhibition
Hawkesbury Degree of Excellence Art Award
Gallery Artists Exhibition, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
"Black On White" CELF Gallery, Sydney
Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Festival of Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Art Gallery
Muswellbrook Art Prize
Mary Alice Evatt Award, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
'"Down to Earth", Blackwattle Art Gallery, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize
Fairfield Festival of the Arts, Acquisitive Art Award
Chancellors Cup Art Prize,  University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury
"Drawings From the Human Figure", University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
'Portraits From Life' University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
Graduating Students Exhibition, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
Mosman Art Prize
Sutherland Shire Biennial Acquisitive Art Award
Hunters Hill Art Award
Diamond Valley Acquisitive Art Award, Victoria
Festival of Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Art Gallery
"Bird, Card, Case"- Print Exhibition, University of New England, Lismore
Berrima District Open Art Award
Festival of Fishers Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Regional Gallery
"Technically Speaking", Independent Exhibition, Liverpool TAFE
Graduating Students Exhibition, Liverpool College of TAFE


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