Bulkhead
Exhibition dates: Tue 27 September to Sat 15 October 2011
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Print Artist CV
Liam’s first major solo exhibition develops the themes of the volume, colours, and shapes of the large coal loaders which dominate the landscape around Newcastle Harbour. Driving through the large and heavy industrial coal loading facilities at Kooragang has provided a visual feast for Liam to use in his paintings both on canvas and paper.
Power states, “My work begins by working directly ‘en plein air’. The act of gathering information in the form of painted and drawn studies enables me to develop a formal language. Primarily my gaze is fixed upon the intruding and contradictory forms present within the landscape.”
Since being awarded the Ford Scholarship Grant for a graduating student at the Newcastle Art School (Hunter TAFE) Liam Power’s painting has been acquired by the Newcastle Region Art Gallery and major Sydney corporate art collections.
Born
1988 Sydney
Studies
2011Bachelor of Fine Art Honours, University of Newcastle2010Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Newcastle2009Advanced Diploma of Fine Art, Hunter St TAFE Collage, Newcastle2008Diploma of Fine Art, Hunter St TAFE Collage, Newcastle
Solo Exhibitions
2011Bulk Head, Damien Minton Gallery2010Rhombohedron, Damien Minton Gallery2008‘People, Paddocks, Coastlines’, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, WindsorRhombohedron, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle
Group Exhibitions
2011New Acquisitions 2009 – 2011, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle
Black – A coal case, Cessnock Regional Art Gallery
INANDOUT of Newcastle, Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
10 Years Ago, Damien Minton Gallery at the Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle
Honours Exhibition, Project Space, University of Newcastle2010Looking Forward, Watt Space, Newcastle
Stand and deliver, Watt space, Newcastle
Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize, Newcastle Art Space2009Down to Earth, Cessnock Regional Art Gallery Young Artist Award
Graduation exhibition, Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle
Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery
Reg Russom Memorial Art Prize, Hunter St TAFE Collage
Newcastle Emerging Artist Prize, Newcastle Art Space
Response to Landscape, Front Room Gallery, Hunter St TAFE Collage 2008Graduation exhibition Diploma of Fine Arts, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle
Carol Duval Memorial Scholarship, Hunter St TAFE Collage
Maritime Prize, Front Room Gallery, Hunter St TAFE Collage
Collections
University of Newcastle
Macquarie Bank
Newcastle Region Art Gallery
Mater Hospital, Newcastle
Private collections within Australia
Grants and Awards
2011Vice Chancellor’s Honours Scholarship, University of Newcastle 2009Helen and Chris Ford Grant, Hunter St TAFE Collage, Newcastle Reg Russom Achievement Award, sponsored by Ekersley’s Art & Craft 2008Maritime Art Prize
Publications
2011Artemis, Newcastle Art Gallery Society Magazine 2010Australian Art Collector