Robert Holcombe
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born: Australia 1945
Art Education: Self taught
NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions - 33
Group Exhibitions - 88
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Ausdoc Group Ltd, Melbourne
Barloworld, Melbourne
Brambles Ltd. (USA)
DBM Australia Limited
FH Faulding Collection- Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney
Malca-Amit New York, Inc., New York
Shepparton Regional Gallery, Victoria
University of Melbourne, Vic
Winsor & Newton, London
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Worldwide
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 – Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, Brisbane (by invitation)
2000, 2002 – The Fleurieu Prize – South Australia (finalist)
1985, 1986 - Diamond Valley Acquisitive At Prize, Melbourne
1966, 1967, 1968 - Andrew Fairley Art Prize, Shepparton- (1968 finalist- Painting acquired by Shepparton Regional Gallery)
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL PROJECT
2004- United Nations International Art Education and Exhibition, New York (September)
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2003 - International Art Expo, New York (February/ March)
2003 - Palm Springs International Art Fair (March)
2000 - The United Nations Millennium Art Exhibition, New York (July/August): ‘OUR WORLD in the YEAR 2000’
2000 - World Trade Center, Stockholm (March/April)
2000 - Mall Galleries, London (February)
1999 - The Old Gallery, Warsaw (September/ October): Cultural Exchange between the Cities of Warsaw and Melbourne.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
2000- The Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition:‘Your Country in the Year 2000’
NATIONAL AWARDS
1999 - Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition (June): ‘Our World in the Year 2000'
The National and International Award Winning Painting for OUR WORLD in the year 2000 was, 'cry in the wilderness' Rape of the landscape.
PUBLICITY
2009 - Mr. Neil Everist OAM inspired, descriptive and unique (official Opening - 25th Anniversary Melaleuca Gallery)
2007 - Geelong Advertiser evocative
2006 - Jason Sprague (freelance arts writer) a tangible sence of individuality pervades all of Holcome's work
2005 – Artprofil, Art Magazine Germany ‘The Master of Line’
2004 – Wentworth Courier, Sydney ‘Rich tapestry’
2001 – Brisbane news –Tattersall’s Club Art prize ‘Critic’s Choice’
2000 - The Age, Melbourne City Search – Terra Australis ‘earthy and primal
2000 – Kyabram Free Ppress ‘former local wins global art acclaim’
2000 - Our World in the Year 2000, London ‘hard-hitting imagery’
1997 - Geelong Advertiser, Vic ‘Less is More’
1993 - Moorabbin Standard, Melbourne ‘Portrait of an artist who loves landscape’
1989 – The Courier, Ballarat ‘A Diverse Artist’
1977 – Telegraph, Gisborne ‘Top young painter’
1977 – Kyabram Free Press (home town paper) ‘Kyabram artist grows in fame’
1969 – The Sun, Melbourne ‘A promising start’
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