GREG WEIGHT

 

Solo Exhibitions

2012                Photographic Studies from the Studio of Margaret Olley, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2011               Formations, Australian Galleries, Sydney Sydney
2011                Formations in Landscape, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2010                Artists of the Western Desert, Gallery East, Clovelly, Sydney
2009                Love Creek Bitter Springs, Australian Galleries Works on Paper Sydney
2007                ‘Desert Air’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, with Carol Ruff, Sydney
2006                ‘Greg Weight, Artist Portraits’, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
"       "                ‘Iron and Sand – Broken Hill and Lake Mungo’, Gallery East, Clovelly, NSW
2005                ‘Portraits of Australian Artists’, Coffs Harbour City Gallery, NSW
"       "                ‘Corro Scuro’, Australian Galleries, Sydney
"       "                ‘Australian Artists’, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD
2004                Book Launch ‘Australian Artists’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney
"      "                Australian Artists’, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
2002                ‘Around the Rocks’, Clyde Bank, Historical Museum, Sydney
2001                ‘Boogie Days’, Gallery East, Clovelly, NSW
2000                ‘From Hill End’, Residency Exhibition, Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
1998                ‘Dylan’, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
1997                ‘Greg Weight’, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
1995                ‘Artists Portrait’, Manly Regional Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1995                ‘From a Distance’, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
1982                ‘Faces and Places’, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1975                ‘Time and Space’, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW
1971                ‘Infinity’, The Yellow House, Sydney, NSW

 

Group Exhibitions

2010                Hula Dreams 3, Gallery East, Clovelly, Sydney.
2009                Ceramics, Contemporary Australian artists in Ceramic, Australian Galleries at Mary Place, Sydney, NSW
2009                National Photographic Portrait Prize, finalist – National Portrait Gallery. ACT
2008                The Magus, Group show, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2008                Portraits, Greg Weight and Stephen Dupont Airport North Sydney
2008                Represented in Utopia, Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, NMA Canberra
2008                Represented in ‘The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye’, NMA Osaka, Japan
2007                ‘Head On’, Alternative Photographic Portrait Prize, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
2007                Hula Dreams 2, Gallery East, Clovelly, Sydney.
2006                ‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’, 5th June, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
"       "                ‘Citigroup Australian Photographic Portrait Prize’, Finalist Art Gallery of NSW        
"       "                Winner ‘Head On’, The Photographers Gallery, Balmain
2005                Hula Dreams, Gallery East, Clovelly, Sydney.
2005                ‘Take a Good Look’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
"       "                ‘Australian Artists’, Brisbane City Gallery
"       "                ‘Art and About’, Hyde Park, Sydney
2004                ‘Hula Dreams’, Gallery East, Clovelly, Sydney
2003                ‘Citigroup Australian Photographic Portrait Prize’, (winner) Art Gallery of NSW 2003                                                                     "       "                 ‘Figurative’, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2003                ‘Portrait of a Generation’, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2001                ‘Rees and Whiteley’, Brett Whiteley Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1999                ‘Yellow House Now’, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
1997-98           ‘The Reflecting Eye’, Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
1997                ‘The Reflecting Eye’, New England Regional Gallery, Armidale, NSW
1995                ‘Lloyd Rees Drawings, Centenary Retrospective’, Art Gallery of NSW
                        ‘Creative Australians’, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra ACT
1993                ‘Arthur Boyd Retrospective’, Art Gallery of NSW
1990                Yellow House Retrospective’ Exhibiting artist, Art Gallery of NSW
1971                The Yellow House Exhibiting artist, Potts Point, Sydney.

 

 

Awards and Prizes

2012                Blake Prize, Finalist and winner of the Peoples Choice Award
2011                National Photographic Portrait Prize, Finalist
2010                Alice Springs Art Prize, Finalist, NT
2009                Photographic Prize, Finalist, National NPG Canberra ACT
2007                Head On’ Portrait Prize, Finalist, ‘Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney NSW
2006                Head On’ Photographic Portrait Prize, Winner, The Photographers Gallery, Balmain,                                                                   "      "                Citigroup Australian Photographic Portrait Prize, Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW
2003                Citigroup Australian Photographic Portrait Prize, Winner, Art Gallery of NSW
1975                Development Grant, Australia Council,.

 

Collections

Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW
Gold Coast City Gallery, QLD
Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW
Maitland Regional Gallery, NSW
Monash Gallery of Art, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Queensland Art Gallery, QLD
State Library of NSW
Tweed Heads Regional Gallery, NSW
University of Technology Sydney, NSW

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Art and Social Commitment, AGNSW, 1983
Australian Artists, Portraits by Greg Weight, Book, published by Chapter & Verse
“Box Office”, The Sydney Magazine, May 2004 Issue
Brett Whiteley retrospective, AGNSW, 1993
Brett Whiteley, Bay Books, 1972
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Craftsman House, 1994
Drawn from Life, John Olsen, Duffy and Snellgrove, 1997
Elioth Gruner, AGNSW, 1983
Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Macmillan, 2000
Emily Kngwarreye Paintings, Craftsman House, 1998
Garry Shead, Craftsman House, 2001
John Coburn, Beagle Press, 2002
John Olsen, Deborah Hart, 1999.
Joshua Smith, Yve Close, 1998
Lloyd Rees Drawings, Centenary Retrospective, AGNSW, 1995
Margaret Coen, State Library of NSW, 1997
Margaret Woodward, Beagle Press, 2002
McGregor, Craig “Behind closed doors”, SMH Goodweekend, May 15 2004
Michael Nelson Jakagmara, Craftsman House, 1997
Photofile 54, Australian Centre for Photography, 1998
Russell Drysdale, Beagle Press, 1983
Look Magazine The artists at work, , May Issue 2004
The Hermannsburg Potters, Craftsman House, 2000
The Painted Panorama, State Library of NSW, 1984
The Town Grew up Dancing – The Life and Art of Wenten Rubuntja’, Jenny Green, IAD Press, 2004
Tim Storrier, Craftsman House, 2000
Australian Art Review Magazine Weight of the soul, article, Issue 04, March – June 2004
William Robinson, Beagle Press, 2001
Yellow House Catalogue, AGNSW, 1990

 

EXPERIENCE

1946                Born Manly, NSW, Australia. Currently lives and works in Sydney
1967-76           Freelance fashion photographer
1976-85           Tutor in photography, Hornsby TAFE
1984                Tutor in Photography, Sydney College of the Arts
1985-89           Tutor in Photography, East Sydney Technical College
1990-2000       Professional photography, based in Sydney
1999                Resident Artist, Hill End, NSW
2000-2009       Portrait and Landscape Exhibitions, Fine Art – Based Sydney – worked Australia
2010               Artist in Residence, Taronga Zoo, Sydney