Larry Mitchell
Breathtaking large canvasses of stunning Western Australian coastal scenes. If you only look at Art once this year please come and see one of these. Masterful brushstrokes and awe inspiring color harmonies. These paintings will truly take you to the place they were painted. You will fall in love with them and will definately grow as an investment.
DATE OF BIRTH – 10th October 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH – Northampton, Western Australia
ART EDUCATION – Self-taught
| POSITIONS - | |
| 1976-1987 | Art Teach at St Patricks College, Geraldton |
| 1989-1992 | Lecturer at various TAFE Colleges in Perth district |
| 1989 | Artist-in-Residence at All Saints college, Bullcreek |
| 1997 | Full Time Artist |
| TRAVEL – | |
| 1977-1978 | Pacific Islands |
| 1987-1988 | Europe & UK |
| 1994 | UK |
| 1999 | Europe & UK |
| 2001 | USA & UK |
| 2002 | Europe & UK |
| 2003 | Europe & UK |
| 2004 | Asia, Europe & UK |
| 2005 | Hong Kong |
| 2006 | UK, New Zealand, Papua New Guine |
| AWARDS AND PRIZES – | |
| 1975 | Geraldton Art Award |
| 1977 | Cultural Trust Landscape Prize |
| 1979 | Sunshine Festival Oil Award |
| 1980 |
Sunshine Festival Oil Award |
| 1981 | Melville Purchase Award Canning Art Award Commendation Wynne Prize, New South Wales |
| 1982 | Sunshine Festival Watercolour Award |
| 1985 | WA Cultural Trust Prize for Oil Painting |
| 1990 | Melville Art Award |
| 2000 | Finalist Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales Finalist Fleurieu Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia |
| EXHIBITIONS – | |
| 1979 | Signature Gallery, WA Way 79 Anniversary Exhibition |
| 1983 | One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre Fremantle Drawing Survey Exhibition WA Week Exhibition |
| 1984 | WA Arts Council Touring Exhibition Canberra Times Exhibition, Canberra |
| 1985 | One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre |
| 1988 | One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre Royal Society Touring Exhibition |
| 1990 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London Agnews Gallery , London One man exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre |
| 1991 | Fremantle Art Centre One man exhibition, Geraldton Art Gallery |
| 1992 | One man exhibition, Perth Gallery Fremantle Art Centre 20th Birthday Exhibition |
| 1994 | “Best of Australia” Exhibition, Hong Kong |
| 1995 | “Best of Australia” Exhibition, Hong Kong |
| 1996 | One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA |
| 1997 | One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA |
| 1998 | One man exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA |
| 2000 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Festival of Perth – Ballet on Show, Stafford Gallery, WA Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW Catanachs Gallery, Broome Solo Exhibition Stafford Gallery, WA Finalist Fleurieu Prize, Adelaide, SA – Touring Exhibition |
| 2001 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2002 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Represented by Hespe Gallery, San Francisco Solo Exhibition Stafford Gallery, WA |
| 2003 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Fremantle 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Fremantle Art Centre “Fires On” Festival of Perth Exhibition, Stafford Gallery, WA Solo Exhibition Yallingup Gallery, WA WA Contemporary Art Fair, Perth, WA |
| 2004 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA “On the Wall” Art Fair, London, UK Business Design Centre, London Exhibition Yallingup Gallery, WA |
| 2005 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Exhibition Yallingup Gallery, WA |
| 2006 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Exhibition Yallingup Gallery, WA Balckheath Gallery, London Represented James Corliss, London |
| 2007 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA Represented vessel “True North” Project Abrolhos Jahroc Gallery, Margaret River, WA Proposed exhibition, Balckheath Gallery, London |
| 2008 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2009 |
“Project West Kimberley” Jahroc Gallery, Margaret River, WA Represented by Wylde's Art, WA |
| 2010 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2011 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2012 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2013 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
| 2014 | Represented by Wylde’s Art, WA |
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COLLECTIONS – |
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| Barings Bank, London | |
| R & I Bank (Bankwest) | |
| Weld Club Collection | |
| Art Gallery of WA – Geraldton | |
| Private Collections in Australia, UK, USA, Europe and Japan | |
| Fremantle Art Centre | |
| Rupert Murdoch | |
| PUBLICATIONS – | |
| 1999 | “Abrolhos Island Conversation” – Fremantle Art Centre Press (1999 WA Premiers Award) |
| PUBLICITY AND REVIEWS | |
| 1990 | Saturday Observer / London |
| 1991 | ABC Radio / Perth Art and Australia |
| 2000 | Weekend Australian |
| 2002 | Art Scene WA |
| 2003 | Scoop Magazine |
| 2004 | Icon Magazine / London Time Out Magazine / London The West Australian / numerous times since 1982 |
| 2006 | Insite Magazine Artist’s Profile |
