Hugh Ramage
1958 Born in New Zealand. Migrated to Australia in 1978.
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Con Moto - Damien Minton Gallery
2007 Compendium – Damien Minton Gallery
2005 Cutting – Paintings and Sculpture – studio exhibition
2004 New Paintings, Redfern Cycle – studio exhibition
2003 Redfern Cycle – Rex-Livingston contemporary fine art, Sydney.
2000 Op Shop – Gallery 19, Sydney.
1989 Sense – D.C. Art, Sydney.
1988 Photographic Memory, Camera Lucida, Sydney. Solo Exhibition. Notes on Terra Nullius – Canberra Contemporary Art Space, A.C.T. Solo Exhibition.
1987 Australia Felix – Cog, Sydney. Becoming – Globe, Sydney.
1985 Paintings & Drawings - Plan Z, Sydney. Solo Exhibition.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Ceramicism, Delmar Gallery, Sydney Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
2008 The Coloured Digger, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney Group Show, Damien Minton Gallery
2007 Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 07, Perth The Coloured Digger, Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney
2006 Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 06 Art on the Rocks
2005 Sculpture by the Sea – Tamarama Beach installation Sculpture Inside – Bondi Pavillion ‘Drinkin’and Thinkin’ – installation, Faculty of Architecture Sydney University. Sculpture Inside – Maunsell Wickes Gallery Damian Minton Gallery – stock show ‘By Invitation Only’ – Sir Hermann Black Gallery
2004 Selected for touring exhibition Xmas Show - Jackman Gallery – Melbourne Xmas Show – rex-livingston contemporary fine art, Sydney. Affordable Art Show, Fox Studios @ rex-livingston contemporary fine art. Sydney. Picturing Paradise – Mori Gallery. Sydney.
2001 Crackpots – Gleebooks, Sydney.
1993 Poster Art in Australia – National Gallery of Australia, A.C.T.
1992 Derision & Desire – Blaxland Art Gallery, Sydney; Campbelltown Regional art Gallery; Adelaide Festival Centre.
1990 Mambo Exhibition – Ray Hughes Art Gallery, Sydney.
1988 The Art Collector’s Starter Kit - D.C.Art, Sydney. Pederson Prize for Drawing, Queensland Art gallery.
1987 The First Show – D.C. Art, Sydney. Self Portrait Show - Cog, Sydney. Paperworks – Cog, Sydney. True Pictures – Newtown Police Boys Citizens Club.
1986 Truth Rules II – Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide. Plastic, Rubber & Leather, National Gallery of Australia, A.C.T. Recent Acquisitions of Australian Contemporary Art – University Drill Hall Gallery, A.C.T. Softwear – Commonwealth Arts Festival; Edinburgh Arts Festival, Scotland.
1985 ANZART – Auckland, New Zealand. Out of Thin City – Bitumen River Gallery, Canberra. 1984 Zone XII – After the Flash – Art Unit, Sydney.
1983 ANZART - Hobart.
Public Collections
UTS Union collection, Sydney.
Sydney University Union Collection.
Artbank, Sydney.
National Australia Gallery, Canberra.
Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, (Powerhouse Museum) Sydney.
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
Dobell Foundation, Sydney.
Works also held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, U.K. and U.S.A.
Documentation
2005 * The Leader
* Metro Exhibitions, SMH. April 25th.
2004 * Spotlight, SMH. ‘City Life’. Dec 4th. 2003
* Southern Courier: ‘Paintings on edge of life’. Sept. 23rd.
2000 * Marie Claire. Sept/Oct.
1995 * Australian Decorator – No 3.
1993 * Poster Art in Australia: catalogue - Roger Butler. N.A.G. Publication
1991 * Tacit - M.I.A. Truth.
1988 * Canberra Times: Sonia Barron.
* Art in Australia. Summer edition.
1987 * The Australian: Elwyn Lynn.
* Times on Sunday - A Time That We Forgot: Terry Smith.
1986 * Vogue Living - Patterns of Success.
* Checklist, National Australian Gallery - Recent Acquisitions of Australian Contemporary Art.
1985 * Tribune * Canberra Times: Life in the City Heart.
* Canberra Times: Something From Thin City
1982 * National Times * City Express
* Art Network
Awards
2006 Mosman Art Prize Prometheus Art Prize Inaugural Gallipoli Art Award
2005 Hazelhurst Art Award – finalist and People’s Choice winner. Waverley Art Prize - finalist Mosman Art Prize - finalist Prometheus Art Prize - finalist
2004 Blake Art Prize - finalist Mosman Art Prize – finalist Waverley Art Prize – finalist Willoughby Art Prize - finalist Inaugural Kambala Art Prize – winner
2004 Willoughby Art Prize – Winner 2D Painting & Drawing. Sydney. Liverpool Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney.
2001 Willoughby Art Prize – finalist.
1998 Willoughby Art Prize – Finalist
1997 Willoughby Art Prize – Finalist
1988 Pederson Prize for Drawing, Queensland Art gallery. RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 1982 Co-founded Shepherd & Newman Exhibition Space at East Sydney, an occasional venue for local artists, musicians, cabaret, comedians etc.
1984 Co-founded Merd International – a partnership which designed, printed and distributed unique photo silk-screened fabrics.
1987 Established Cog – a non-profit artist run exhibition facility at 338 Pitt St, Sydney.
1992-2003 Co-founded Funky 3D, a sculpture company providing commissioned works for domestic and export clients.
