BIOGRAPHY

 

Francis Celtlan

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

1962                          Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney

1968                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1972                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1974                          L'Exposition, North Sydney

1976                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1978                          Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney

1980                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1981                          Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney

1984                          Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney

1985                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1990                          Francis Celtlan, Works on Paper, 1950‑1990, Maitland City Art 

Gallery

1990                          von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1991                          Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney

1991                          Celtlan's Choice: A Survey of Paintings by Francis Celtlan,

                                   1967-1991, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

1994                          Recent Paintings: Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney.

1995                          Recent Paintings: von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1997                          Paintings: von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle

1998                          Selected Paintings of the 90's: The University of Newcastle

2001                          Recent Paintings: The Lindsay Street Galley, Newcastle

2006                          Recent Paintings: Tighes Hill Gallery –

                                    www.tighesgallery.com.au

 

MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

1963                          Helena Rubinstein Travelling Scholarship Exhibition, Art

                                   Gallery of New South Wales

1972                          Hunter Valley Artists, Newcastle Region Art Gallery

1975                          Four Painters, Maitland City Art Gallery

1980                          Figurative Artists of the Hunter Region, Newcastle Region Art 

Gallery

1981                          Project 34, Artists of the Hunter Region, Art Gallery of New 

South Wales

1982                          Ten Realist painters, Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney

1983                          Mattara Invitation Exhibition, Newcastle Region Art Gallery

1986                          Diversities, Holdsworth Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney

1987                          NCAE Staff Show, Muswellbrook and Tamworth Regional Galleries

1987                          Celtlan and Jones, Newcastle Contemporary Gallery

1988                          Drawing as a Medium, Lake Macquarie, Muswellbrook and

                                    Albury Regional Galleries

 

1988                          Newcastle Show Association $10,000 Invitation Art Purchase,

                                    Newcastle Region Art Gallery

1989                          Still Life The Shed, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery

1989                          9 x 5, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery

1989                          Lake Macquarie , Charlestown Square Invitation Art Prize,

                                    Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

1991                          Cross The Creek, Great Hall, The University of Newcastle

1992                          Influences of John Passmore, Maitland City Art Gallery

1993                          Prime Art Prize, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery

1995                          Glimpses of Everyday Life, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

1996                          About Face  A Portrayal, Maitland City Art Gallery

1998                          Open Studio Project  Francis Celtlan, Lake Macquarie City Art 

Gallery

1999                          Drawing from the Word, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

2000                          Drawn Together, The Lindsay Street Gallery, Newcastle

2001                          Well Connected: Dobell + Company, Lake Macquarie City Art 

Gallery

2002                          The Figure, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery

2002                          Body, Mind and Soul, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery

2002                          The Living Image, Suters Architects, Newcastle

2003                          Still Waters ‑ Clear Visions Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery­

2003                          The State of Art peace, Manly Art Gallery and Museum

2004                          Future State. Newcastle…Way Ahead, Newcastle Regional Art 

Gallery

2005                          Home is Where the Art is, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

1978                           Sydney Town: Francis Celtlan returns to Sydney, by Joanna

                                      Mendelssohn, Nation Review, 28 September

 

1980                           Review: Francis Celtlan at von Bertouch Galleries, by David

                                     Bromfield, Artemis ‑ July, August, September

 

 

1981                           7he Intriguing World of Francis Celtlan, by Susanna Short,

                                     Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May

1985                           Individual Approach, by Elizabeth Potter, Newcastle Herald, 28 June

1990                           Significant Exhibition at Maitland Gallery, by Paul J. Pulati, The

                                     Cessnock Advertiser, 14 March

 

1990                           Francis Celtlan's Work over 40 Years a Powerful Display, by Jill

                                     Stowell, Newcastle Herald, 5 March

 

1991                           Insight: Her Wardrobe My Territory: Paintings & Pastels by

September                Francis Celtlan, by Diane Beevers, Art City,

                          

AWARDS

 

1957                           North Sydney Open Tertiary Students Art Prize, North Sydney

1975                           Gosford Shire Open Art Prize, Gosford

1979                           Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook, Work on Paper

1980                           South British United Insurance Group Prize for Work on

                                     Paper, Raymond Terrace

 

1981                           South British United Insurance Group Prize for Work on

                                     Paper, Raymond Terrace

1981                           Raymond Terrace Open Art Prize, Raymond Terrace

1983                           The Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. Prize for Modern Figurative

                                     Painting, Sydney  

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