GEOFF DYER Award Winning Landscape Painter

! Twilight St Claire

oil on canvas 186 x 245cm $48,000

LAKE COUNTRY 5 March – 9 Apri l 2013 Exhibition Opened by Mr Tony Bond OAM, Assistant Director Curatorial & Head Curator of International Art, Art Gallery of NSW

Grey Light Crater Lake 1

oil on canvas 120 x 214cm $28,000

Best known for his landscape paintings of the Tasmanian wilderness, the exhibition “Lake Country” focuses on the picturesque lake district of Tasmania, Lake St Claire and Cradle Mountain.

‘This has been something I’ve wanted to do for a little while. It’s an area I haven’t explored in depth. It’s trying to tap something within myself to renew my own energy and it’s worked.’

Having drawn influence from his recent trip to France and inspiration from the raw and direct works of Courbet, Dyer delivers an exhibition of paintings fraught with extreme depth, a painterly style that is both mysterious and sublime.

Tony Bond was extremely impressed by Geoff’s majestic landscape paintings and spoke about the importance of “paint in a painting”. Dyer’s work shows his great skill in understanding and using the medium. Dyer’s use of paint portrays not just subject matter but also mood and impression. There is nothing formulaic about these works, they are fresh and inspired and a direct response to seeing and feeling the landscape.

MULTI-AWARD WINNING ARTIST | Landscape Pr izes The Wynne Pr ize and The Kings School Art Pr ize

Lake St Clare Suite II

oil on canvas 120 x 214cm $28,000

Geoff Dyer has been a finalist in The Art Gallery of New South Wales Wynne Prize (the leading National landscape award) 10 times and a finalist in The Glover Prize for Landscape 5 times. His successful year in 2012 include winning The Kings School Art Prize, which has previously been won by John Olsen and Ben Quilty. Dyers’ paintings are infused by the power and majesty of the natural world, witnessing the ancient landscape at the heart of the Tasmanian experience. Over the past decade he has covered the island, from the west coast to the rugged islands of Bass Strait and the dense timbers of the Franklin River.

In recent years his work has become increasingly abstract. Dyer’s ability to extract beauty within a seemingly barren and arid landscape bears testimony to his talent. His paintings are considered wonders of serenity and beauty, presenting a true celebration of Australia’s iconic landscape.

MULTI-AWARD WINNING ARTIST | Portra iture Archibald Pr ize |Par l iament House Commission |Nat ional Portra it Gal lery

!1/ ! !!!!!!!!!!!2/ ! !!!!!!!!!!!3/ ! !1/ Archibald Prize winning portrait of Richard Flanagan - 2003 2/ Parliament House commission of former Tasmanian Premier, Mr Paul Lennon – 2012. Unveiled in February 2013. L – R, Paul Lennon, Lara Giddings (Tasmanian Premier), Geoff Dyer (Artist) 3/ Portrait of poet Robert Adamson – accepted by and to be hung in the National Portrait Gallery – 2013

Predominantly a landscape painter, Dyer will only paint one portrait a year, usually for the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ prestigious Archibald Prize, Australia’s oldest and best-know visual arts award. Dyer likes to choose fellow Tasmanians as his sitters, such as his friend the author Richard Flanagan, who was the subject of his 2003 winning entry. 2011 was Dyers’ 10th time as an Archibald finalist, with a portrait of David Walsh, owner and creator of Tasmania’s MONA (Museum of Old and New Art). It was among the final selection of portraits considered for the prestigious Prize.

“The central room is dominated by what is perhaps the most successful p icture of a ll , a three-quarter length portrai t of David Walsh, the founder of the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart , by Geoffrey Dyer . ” - Christopher Allen, Nat ional Art Cr it ic ,The Austral ian 12 .04.11

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!Lake St Clare Suite III

oil on canvas 120 x 214cm $28,000

Reflections Crater Lake 2

oil on canvas 152 x 182cm $28,000

!Fire I

oil on canvas 152 x 182cm $28,000

My Olympus, Lake St Claire

oil on canvas 120 x 214cm $28,000

Narcissus Bay

oil on canvas 120 x 182cm $24,000

Lake Repulse (after Turner)

oil on canvas 120 x 152cm $21,000

Crater Lake 3

oil on canvas 60 x 182cm $13,000

Dusk

oil on canvas 60 x 182cm $13,000

Lake St Clare Suite I

oil on canvas 62 x 183cm $13,000

Lake St Clare Suite IV

oil on canvas 62 x 183cm $13,000

Study, Lake Repulse, Fire 1

oil on canvas 60 x 182cm $13,000

Study, Lake Repulse, Fire 2

oil on canvas 60 x 182cm $13,000

Source of the Derwent, Study 1 Source of the Derwent, Study 2 oil on canvas 50 x 50cm $4,500 oil on canvas 36 x 10cm $3,000

!Narcissus Bay, Study 1

oil on canvas 40 x 66cm $3,500

Narcissus Bay, Study 2

oil on canvas 40 x 66cm $3,500

Crater Lake, Study 1

oil on canvas 30 x 60cm $3,000

Crater Lake, Study 2

oil on canvas 30 x 60cm $3,000

!Lake Repulse, Study 1

oil on canvas 30 x 60cm $3,000

!Lake Repulse, Study 2

oil on canvas 30 x 60cm $3,000

!Lake Repulse, Study 3

oil on canvas 30 x 60cm $3,000

GEOFF DYER CV

BORN Hobart, Tasmania, 1947 QUALIFICATIONS 1995 AGNSW, Work/Study Scholarship - Cite Paris, France 1965-68 Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1980-94 Full-time painting - travelled abroad on study trips to England, Europe, Greece and USA 1977-79 Department Head in Art - Burnie Technical College 1969-76 Teacher Tasmanian Department of Education - Lecturer at Launceston School of Art PRIZES (se lected) Winner Archiba ld Pr ize , AGNSW, 2003 | Portrait of Richard Flanagan Winner K ings School Art pr ize 2012 Archiba ld Pr ize F ina l is t , AGNSW | 2011, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1996, 1993 Wynne Pr ize F ina l is t , AGNSW | 2004, 1997, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1977 Sulman Pr ize F ina l is t , AGNSW | 2006, 1997 The Glover Pr ize F ina l is t , 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004 COLLECTIONS MONA; Art Bank; Qantas; MEPC; Pacific Mutual; National Australia Bank, Melbourne; The Art Trust; Reserve Bank; Price Waterhouse; Hayman Island Resort; Wrest Point Casino, Hobart; Crown Casino, Melbourne; Sheridan Hotel Group; Arthur Robinson Hedderwicks; Prime Life Corporation Ltd; University of Tasmania; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart; Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston; Maroondah Regional Gallery, Victoria; Burnie Regional Gallery; Devonport Art Gallery; Moorilla Museum; Tasmanian Parliament; House (commissioned portrait of former Premier, Paul Lennon); Private collections in Australia, England, Europe, America and Asia Pacific. EXHIBITIONS 2012 MiCK, Sydney, New Tasmanian Landscapes; Despard Gallery, Hobart 2011 MiCK, Sydney, Gallery Launch Exhibition; Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 2010 Art Equity, Sydney, Southern Light 2009 Guandung Museum of Art, China ; Australian Consulate, New York; Axia Modern Art, Sydney; Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS, New Paintings; Melbourne Art Fair Represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Art Equity, Sydney, Coast to Coast 2007 Art Equity, Sydney, Brittany to the Antipodes

2006 Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS, A Point of View; Melbourne Art Fair 2006, represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS; AXIA Modern Art, Melbourne, A Tasmanian Perspective; Archibald & Sulman Prizes (Selected Finalist), AGNSW, Sydney 2005 ArtSydney05, represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS, 10 + 4 Days on the Island; AXIA Modern Art, Melbourne, Geoff Dyer– Recent Tasmanian Paintings; Hill-Smith Gallery, Adelaide, Geoff Dyer 2004 Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS, 17th Annual Summer Show; Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS Geoff Dyer - Recent Work; Melbourne Art Fair 2004, represented by Despard Gallery, TAS; Axia Modern Art, Sydney, New Tasmanian Paintings 2003 Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS,16th Annual Summer Show; SOFA Chicago, (Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS; AXIA Modern Art, Melbourne; Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney; Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, TAS, Painting: Tasmanian Landscape 2002 Melbourne ARTFAIR 2002, Melbourne, represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Australian Modern Landscape Painters, group exhibition, Hong Kong, represented by Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney; Despard Gallery, TAS With a French Accent (The French Connection Down Under); Despard Gallery, TAS, From the dark to the light 2001 AXIA Modern Art, Melbourne; Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS New Work 2000 AXIA Modern Art, Melbourne; Carnegie Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 1999 Wagner Art Gallery, SydneyOut of Australia, 2000 Rotunda, Hong Kong 1998 Editions Gallery, Melbourne: Lui-Hai-Su Art Museum, Shanghai - (Group); Australian Contemporary Art Exhibition “Out of Australia” 1997 Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney 1996 Beaver Galleries, Canberra; Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne; Wagner Gallery, Sydney; Kensington Gallery, Adelaide; Wagner Gallery, Hong Kong; Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart Archibald Finalists Tour of N.S.W. Regional Galleries (Jun-Dec) (Group) 1995 Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney; AGNSW, Work/Study Scholarship Cite Paris (April July) 1994 Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne; Kensington Galleries, Adelaide 1993 Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney; Strickland Galleries, Hobart, TAS 1992 Cook Hill Gallery, Newcastle; Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide 1991 Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney; Gould Gallery, Melbourne 1990 Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Gould Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria 1989 Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney; Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart; Giles Street Gallery, Canberra; Gould Gallery, Melbourne 1988 Gould Gallery, Melbourne; Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, TAS 1987 Eddie Glastra Gallery, Sydney; Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide 1986 Richmond Galleries, Richmond 1982-85 Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney 1981 Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Colonial Gallery, Evandale, TAS 1979-80 Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, TAS; Burnie Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS 1970 Brisbane Street Gallery, Launceston, TAS; Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart, TAS

“As a contemporary Australian painter, Geoff Dyer enters the landscape with an intimate knowledge of its terrains and a lifetime of immersion in expressive and haptic modes of painting. Gained through extended periods of informal study and studio work in locations such as Paris and Sydney, Dyer is possibly the most

prolific chronicler of paint of the Tasmanian and mainland Australian wilderness. He leaves his mark as one of the nations leading artists.” - Damian Smith, 2008

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