Biography
CRAIG BARRETT
Born Melbourne, Australia �1958
Studies
1977 � 79 Diploma of Fine Art, Preston Institute of �������Technology
Solo Exhibitions
2010���� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne. �� �Buying Back the Farm� paintings &drawings
2008���� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne. �� �Ruby Gap� drawings
2008 ��� ARB Gallery, Gasworks Arts Park, Melb. � �Chronicle 1998 � 2008��
2007 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2005 ��� Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne � �Everyman� �
2005 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2003 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2001 ��� McClelland Gallery, Melb. � sculpture installation
2000 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery �
2000 ��� St Stephens Church, Richmond � �Land� � sculpture installation
1999 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery � �Fencelines� �
1998 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
1996���� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery � �Dig�
1995 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery ��Momentum� -
1993 ��� The Fitzroy St Art Gallery, Melb
1990���� J.Jinks Gallery, Melb. � �Transit�
1989���� J.Jinks Gallery, Melb. � �Spirit�
1987���� Coventry Gallery, Melb� �
Group Exhibitions
2009 ��� Gasworks Arts Park � �Aqueous Bloom�
2009 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery � �Ruby Gap�
2008 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery. � Works on Paper
2007 ��� Gasworks Arts Park �Contamination���������
2006 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery @fortyfivedownstairs
2005 ��� City Library Gallery � �Some Beguiling Artworks�
2004 ��� Chapman & Bailey, �In House�
2004 ��� Gasworks Arts Park Artists exhibition 2004
2004 ��� Works on Paper 2004 � Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2003 ��� Gasworks Artists exhibition 2003
2003 ��� Montalto Sculpture Prize � Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill Sth, Vic
2002 ��� Works on Paper 2002 � Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2002 ��� The Fleurieu Biennale � McLaren Vale, SA
2001 ��� Salon de Refuses � S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2001 ��� Span Galleries, �Melb. � �AB OVO�, sculpture collaboration with Andrea Barker
2001 ��� Outback Prize � Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW
2001���� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery � �Some Artists� Books
2000 ��� Victorian Tapestry Workshop � �Small Tapestries Project�
2000 ��� Melbourne Art Fair 2000 � Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
2000 ��� The Fleurieu Biennale � McLaren Vale, SA
2000 ��� Gasworks Arts Park,� Melb. � �15� � Gasworks Studio Artists
2000 ��� Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Melb. � Unbearable Beauty
1999 ��� Outback Prize � Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW
1999 ��� Australian Galleries, Melb. � Victorian Tapestry Workshop, works in progress
1998 ��� ACAF 6, Aust. Contemporary Art Fair, Melb. � Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
1997 ��� Outback Prize � Broken Hill City Art Gallery, NSW
1996 ��� Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery �
�Spring Festival of Drawing Survey Exhibition 1973 � 1995�
1996 ��� Stephen McLaughlan Gallery � �Encore�
1995 ��� Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery � �Spring Festival of Drawing�
1992 ��� Salon des Arts, Melb. � �Down to Earth� � wearable sculptures
1990 ��� Wallace Gallery, Castlemaine � �Festival Exhibition� � paintings, sculptures
Acquisitions and Commissions
2008 ��� National Gallery of Victoria � Ian Brown Collection
2006 ��� Shrine of Remembrance, Melb. �Everyman�
1999 ��� Victorian Tapestry Workshop � Small Tapestries
1995 ��� Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Media and Print
2010 ��� The Weekly Times article
2008 ��� National Gallery of Victoria �Making a Mark� - Ian Brown Collection catalogue
2005 ��� ABC Radio National � interview, Julie Copeland, 12 Nov
2000 ��� Modern Australian Tapestries � Sue Walker � The Beagle Press
2000 ��� World Sculpture News, Vol 6 #3 � review
2000 ��� The Age, Good Weekend Magazine� Alan Saunders �Food for Thought�, 18 March
2000 ��� ABC TV �Snapshot� �� profile, 2 May
1999 ��� ABC Radio National � interview, Marius Benson, 26 June
1999 ��� The Weekly Times � profile, 9 June
1995 ��� Herald Sun � review, Marie Sierra Hughes, 10 May
1987 ��� ABC Radio 3LO � review, Mary Lou Jelbart� � � � � �
2004-2009
Board of Management, Gasworks Arts Park