Colin Russell Gardiner b. 1937

  • Artist
Gardiner is a self-taught painter who began study in 1954 at the South Australian School of Art but left to qualify as an electrician. In 1972 he took up full time painting and worked under Polish/Australian artist Stan Ostoja-Kotkowski, including working on a giant mural Spacescope 1970 installed at the Adelaide airport in 1970.
exhibited at
Colin Russell Gardiner Exhibition - 1973
Place
Stirling, SA
Note
location not identified
exhibited at
The Fairview Art Collection Open Day and Exhibition
Date
14 March 2021
Place
Subiaco, Perth, WA
Description

The Fairview Private Art Collection is housed in a historic Queen Anne Federation villa located within Subiaco’s historic Chester’s estate and built in 1915 for John Kennedy, a Scottish Ice Engineer who ran the Perth Ice Works. The collection has a focus on South Australian and West Australian artists from the 1850s to present day. A 48-page illustrated catalogue was published.

Tags
Fairview Art Collection, fairviewartcollection, womensart
Website
http://www.fairviewofsubiaco.com.au/
exhibited at
Right Here Right Now - Australia 1988
Date
5 March 1988 - 27 March 1988
Place
Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, SA
Description

Curated by Co-Media, National Touring Exhibition
Included work by Portland Community Access Print Workshop, Redback Graphix, TIWI Designs
EAF Annual Report 1988

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://aeaf.org.au/