Trevor Richards

Contact
ph: +61 (08) 9336 2490
email: traxbema@iinet.net.au
web: http://www.traxbema.iinet.net

Born 1954 Western Australia

Education
1998 Masters in Fine Art (Prelim) University WA
1971-74 Associateship in Fine Art, Curtin University
1977 Graduate Diploma in Education, Curtin University

Art Teaching Experience
1988-2004 Part time teacher, Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont
1995 Acting Head of Art Methodist Ladies College, Claremont
1985-88 Head of Art, Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont
1982-3 Scotch College, Swanbourne (full-time)
1978 South Fremantle High School (full-time)

One Person Shows
2004 BYOG Project 1999 -2004, PICA, WA
2003 Facades Project, West End, Fremantle, WA
2002 Project 2 AC4CA Wall Painting, Fremantle, WA
2001 “Ask” installation, International Art Space, Kellerberrin, Australia
2001 “Paintings” Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
2000 Studio Installation, Fremantle
1999 “Paintings/Objects” Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1996 Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1994 "Jigsaw", PICA, WA
1992 "Under Construction", Lawrence Wilson Gallery, UWA
1992 "Physical Painting", Project Gallery, AGWA
1991 International Studio. AFWA, Fremantle
1991 Gore St Gallery, Melbourne
1990 Beach Gallery
1988 Delaney Galleries, Perth
1986, 81, 78 Gallery 52, Perth
1983 Nexus, Fremantle

Selected Group Shows
2004 “Shifting Ground”, Moores Building, Fremantle, WA
2004 “Amplified”, M.O.P Space, Sydney
2004 “Konkret”, Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
2003 “Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec”, Depot Gallery, Sydney
2003 Group Show ( Melbourne Perth) curated by John Nixon, Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
2002 Melbourne Art Fair (Goddard de Fiddes)
2002 “Out of Site”, IASKA survey, Art on the Move
2002 “In Abstract” Lawrence Wilson Gallery, UWA
2002 “Material Colour”, Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
2000 Group Show, Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1999 View Assistance, City project, Basel, Switzerland
1999 International Artists Group Show, Kaskadenkondensator, Basel, Switzerland
1999 “Perth-Melbourne”, Stephen Mclaughlan Gallery, Melbourne
1999 “West Coast Geometric Abstraction” Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1998 Melbourne Art Fair
1997 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Art Galleries
1997 "A Further Possiblity", Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1996 "Out of Australia", PICA, Perth
1995 Midland Centennial, Kalla Yeedip Gallery
1995 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Art Galleries
1994 "Pride of Place", AGWA
1994 "A New Possibility", Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
1993 "115" 58' East 31" 56' South", Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
1992 “Unfamiliar Territory”, Adelaide Biennial, Art Gallery of SA
1991,90,89,88 Old Customs House Studio Exhibitions
1991 Charles Gairdner Invition Exhibition
1991 Gore St Gallery, Melbourne
1988 Charles Gairdner Invitation Exhibition
1987 "Small-Scale Still Life", UWA
1987 Mandorla Art Prize
1986 "Visual Spaces", Gallery 52, Perth
1984 “Destination China”, AGA Touring Exhibition Republic of China

Awards
2002 Australia Council grant, new work
1998 Basel Exchange Artist, Switzerland 1999
1998 Joondalup Art Award
1993 Creative Fellowship, ARTSWA
1991 Albany Art Prize - Open Section

Commissions:
2003 Design Consultant Team, AC4CA, Queensgate Carpark, Fremantle, WA
1994 Textile print, "The Print on the Sheep's Back", Wool Project, AGWA.
1992 Poster to commemorate Westrail's northern line

Representation:
Art Bank, Edith Cowan University, University of WA, Western Australian
College of Advanced Education, Bankwest, State Govt Insurance Office,
Ian Bernadt Collection, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Mining
Corporation, Robert Holmes a Court Collection, Fremantle City Council,
Australian Capital Equity, Art Gallery of WA, and numerous private
collections.

Selected References:
Rick Spencer, West Australian, August 7, 2004
Nyanda Smith, West Australian, July 19, 2004
Julian Goddard, catalogue essay, BYOG Project 1999 -2004, June 2004
Julian Goddard, catalogue essay, Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec, Depot Gallery, September, 2003
John Stringer catalogue essay, Andrew Leslie, Trevor Richards, Jurek Wybraniec, Depot Gallery, Sydney , 2003
Simon Blond, West Australian, June 7, 2003
Simon Blond, West Australian, December 20,2003
John Barrett-Lennard, Janice Baker catalogue essay, In Abstract, Lawrence Wilson Gallery, UWA , 2002,
David Bromfield, West Australian, April 13th,1996
John Stringer, 'Artists In Residence', 1995
David Bromfield, West Australian,March 26th,1994
Elwyn Lynn, Weekend Australian, 10th July,1993
David Bromfield, West Australian, 17th October,1992
Noel Sheridan, “Unfamiliar Territory”, Adelaide Biennial, 1992
Ted Snell, The Australian 31st January, 1992,