Solo Exhibitions & Projects
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| 2020 |
About What?, Kandos Projects, Kandos |
| 2019 |
Ganga/Ganguddy, Cementa19, Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW |
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Circular, Gallery 47, Rylstone, Mid-West NSW |
| 2018 |
Objectivity, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery |
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Agent Orange / Hanuman, Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India |
| 2017 |
HOME, Cementa17 Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW |
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Banaras Backs, Black Eye Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney |
| 2016 |
Texting @ the Coalface, Kandos Projects – Artlands Dubbo 2016 |
| 2015 |
Banaras Backs, Bathurst Health Service Foyer, Bathurst Hospital |
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Varanasi Sojourns, Gallery 47, Rylstone, MId-West NSW |
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Banaras Backs, RMIT Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne |
| 2014 |
Banaras Backs, Australian Center for Photography, Paddington, Sydney |
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Structures, Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, University of Sydney |
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Banaras Backs, Lalit Kala Akademi of Fine Arts, Delhi, India |
| 2013 |
Banaras Backs, Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India |
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The Banaras Back Book, Photographic essay co-published with Kriti Gallery, Varanasi |
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Spirit & Flesh, The University Gallery, University of Newcastle, with Kurt Schranzer |
| 2012 |
Ganga Dancing, Peleton Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 |
Ghat by Ghat, Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India |
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Ghat by Ghat, Nandalal Bose Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Calcutta, India |
| 2010 |
Untitled Paintings, Flinders Street Gallery, Sydney |
| 2006 |
The Carriers, Esa Jaske Gallery, Sydney |
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A Short History of Large Works, Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, University of Sydney |
| 2005 |
Untitled again, Esa Jaske Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 |
bonk!, Washhouse gallery, Sydney |
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Now & Then, Faculty of Creative Arts Gallery, University of Wollongong |
| 1995 |
As If, Selenium Gallery, Sydney |
| 1994 |
Before Tubbing, Rom Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 |
More Grey Bits, Syme/Dodson Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 |
Untitled, Syme/Dodson Gallery, Sydney |
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Untitled, Sylvester Studio’s Gallery, Sydney, collaboration with Heidruhn Lohr |
| 1988 |
The Grey Man Never Shows Maybe No Skin At All,First Draft Gallery, Sydney |
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Drawings From Other Shows, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1987 |
Tit Tit, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
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At The Globe, Globe Theatre/Gallery, Sydney |
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Drawing At Cog, Cog Gallery, Sydney |
| 1986 |
Avoiding The Wall, Span project space, Sydney |
| 1985 |
In All Seriousness, Mori Gallery, Sydney |
| 1984 |
Bologna Has A Lot Of Porticos, Art Unit, artist facility, Sydney |
| 1983 |
Its Figures And Others, Galleria Studio G7, Bologna, Italy |
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Its Figures, Exiles Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 |
78/81, Exiles Gallery, Sydney |
Group Exhibitions
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| 2023 |
Working the Waters, Mudgee Arts Precinct, Mudgee, NSW |
| 2012 |
Udarta/Kindness, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne |
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Udarta/Kindness, DFAT, Canberra |
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Udarta/Kindness, Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi |
| 2006 |
Summer Show, exhibition of Gallery artists, Esa Jaske Gallery, Sydney |
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Photography, Esa Jaske Gallery, Sydney |
| 2004 |
The Agnostic Model, Curated by Sean Lowry, Phatspace Gallery , Sydney |
| 1993 |
Se, Selenium Gallery, Sydney |
| 1991 |
Group show, Syme/Dodson Gallery, Sydney |
| 1990 |
Art Dock, exhibition of contemporary Australian artists, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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Group show, Syme /Dodson Gallery, Sydney |
| 1987 |
Tit Tit Or Table Tennis?, slide show and performance at ‘Beyond The Call Of Toys’, Syds, Sydney |
| 1986 |
The Carry, slide show at ‘Bake Little Eggs Now’, Syds, Sydney |
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Works On Paper, Cog Gallery, Sydney |
Commissions
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| 2011 |
Painting diptych for Darbangah Palace, Clarks Hotel Group, Varanasi, India |
| 1986 |
Mural drawing, for film ‘Besieged‘, directed by Richard Bladel |
| 1984 |
Mural drawing, for theater production ‘Keep The Dream Running’, directed by Carol Woodrow, performed by Red Weather, Performance Space, Sydney |
Grants, Residencies, etc
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| 2018 |
New South Wales Artist’s Grant, NAVA |
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Two month residency at the Kriti Gallery & Residence, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 2013/14 |
Four month residency at the Kriti Gallery & Residency, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 2010/11 |
Five month residency at the Kriti Gallery & Residency, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 1992 |
Creative Development Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts |
Collections
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| Lalit Kala Akademi of Fine Arts, Delhi, India |
| Art For Banaras Archives, Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India |
| RMIT Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne |
| Australian High Commission, Delhi, India |
| Artbank, Sydney |
| University of Wollongong |
| Various private collections |
Bibliography
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| 2019 |
Burrows’ Circular Exhibition, Mudgee Guardian, review by David Innes, April |
| 2018 |
Best of Burrows on Display, Western Advocate, review by Julian Woods, August |
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Varanasi on the Canvas, Times of India, review by Meera Vohra, May |
| 2015 |
Fashion and Identity in India, Indian Link, review by Purnima Ruanglerbutr, April |
| 2014 |
Winter Season 2014, The Art Life, review by Andrew Frost, June |
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Photography With Extras, Art Guide, review by Tracey Clement, August |
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The Other Side of Benares, The Asian Age, review by Kishav |
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Rear View, The Financial Express, review by Kunal Doley |
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Different Facets….., The Hindu, review by Madhur Tankah |
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Images at the Back of His Mind, The Pioneer, review by Divya Kaushik |
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Altering the Animate, Mail Today, New Delhi, review by Srijani Ganguly, January |
| 2013 |
The Rear View, The Times of India, review by Meera Vohra |
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The Banaras Back Book, essay by Ann Finegan |
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Spirit & Flesh, catalogue essay by Moses Langtree
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Shifting tides of change, Newcastle Herald, review by Una Rey, March |
| 2011 |
Love at first sight, Times of India, review by Prashant Gupta, February |
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Sydney painter to teach Varsity Students, Hindustan Times, review by Akanksha Sarraff, February |
| 2010 |
Metropicks, Sydney Morning Herald, January |
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Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, February |
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Profile, Ciao magazine, February |
| 2006 |
A Short History of Large Works, catalogue essay by Ann Finegan |
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Topshelf, Metro, Sydney Morning Herald, March |
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Metropicks, Sydney Morning Herald by Tracey Clement, March |
| 2005 |
Untitled again, catalogue essay by Ann Finegan |
| 2004 |
Critic’s picks, Metro, Sydney Morning Herald, review by Shelley McSpedden, August |
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Exploring Space and Time, Illawarra Mercury, review by Kilmeny Adie, August |
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Eye of the Beholder, Illawara Mercury, August |
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Now and Then, catalogue essay by John Conomos |
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The Agnostic Model: contemporary painting after postmodernism?, catalogue essay by Sean Lowry |
| 1990 |
Lines of Appeal, Sydney Morning Herald, review by Bronwyn Watson, June |
| 1987 |
Twisted Figures Play in Theatre of the Absurd, Sydney Morning Herald, review by Bruce Adams, February |
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Ecstasy Amid the Muddle, Weekend Australian, review by Elwyn Lynn |
| 1986 |
Big Drawings, Art and Australia, article by Timothy Morrel, Autumn |
| 1984 |
Art Unit Have Two, Satellite Magazine, review by Frank Haines, June |
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Profile, P Dash, Japanese popular culture magazine, Autumn |
| 1983 |
A Seemingly Simple Artist, review by Margaret Smith, Metro, Sydney Morning Herald |
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Nirvana Via The Process of Craft, review by Andrew Saw, Daily Telegraph |
Studies
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| 1973-78 |
Combined full-time studies in Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Visual Communications at Hornsby Technical College, Randwick College of TAFE and Sydney College of the Arts respectively |
Related Professional Activities & Employment
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| 2019 |
Installation Manager, Cementa19 Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW |
| 2017 |
Installation Manager, Cementa17 Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos, NSW |
| 2013-2016 |
Research Affiliate, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney |
| 1994-2012 |
Technical Officer & Supervisor, Painting Studio, Sydney College of the Arts, University Of Sydney |
| 1995 |
Co-curator of Critical Spaces, a series of exhibitions and forums presenting an overview of contemporary Artist-Run Galleries in and around Sydney, hosted by Artspace |
| 1991-95 |
Director / Administrator of Selenium Gallery, Redfern Sydney |
Related Travel
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| 2005 |
Research excursion in India to witness and document aspects of traditional Hindu religious ritual and temple art |
| 2001 |
Excursion to Beijing and the South of China. Visited Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts on behalf of Sydney College of the Arts and tour of Southern Chinese Provinces on Professional Development leave |
| 1998 |
Journey to Tamil Nadu, India, to view Hindu temple art and architecture |
| 1989 |
Travel through Spain, Morocco, Hungary and East Germany |
| 1983 |
Lived and worked in Bologna, Italy and Paris, France |
| 1979 |
Gallery and museum tour through Britain, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria and Italy |
