George Joseph Victor Baldessin b. 1939

Also known as George Baldessin
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Widely travelled, Baldessin honed his art through formal training and collaborative projects. He was a highly respected printmaker who studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London before teaching in the printmaking department at RMIT in Melbourne. In 1975 he was represented in the Bienal de Sao Paulo in Brazil and despite his premature death in a car accident at the age of 39, he is well represe
exhibited at
Baldessin works from the estate
Date
2003
Place
Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, VIC
Description

A survey exhibition of prints, drawings and sculpture from the estate collections examines the recurring themes of this important Australian artist.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Latrobe Gallery exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing
exhibited at
George Baldessin: occasional images from a city chamber 1975
Date
2000
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW archive index cards

Exhibition Catalogue:
George Baldessin: occasional images from a city chamber 1975. [Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1999]
1 folded sheet [8 p] : ill, port, ; 27 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Printmaking
exhibited at
George Baldessin (1939-1978): drawings and selected sculpture
Date
1991
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW, Paddington, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
IDG archive printout

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sculpture, Drawing
exhibited at
Survey exhibition: Ball, Baldessin, Senbergs, Leach-Jones
Date
1991
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

A group survey exhibition.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Group, Painting, Printmaking, Drawing
exhibited at
George Baldessin drawings
Date
1991
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Organised by Heide Art Gallery. Drawings by Baldessin from 1964 to 1978.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
BFAG annual report

Exhibition Catalogue:
George Beldessin: an exhibition of drawings. Bulleen, Vic: Heide Park and Art Gallery, 1991
ISBN 0947104127 (pbk)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Drawing
exhibited at
George Baldessin: an exhibition of drawings
Date
1991
Place
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Drawings by Baldessin from 1964 to 1978.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Heide exhibition archive; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
George Beldessin: an exhibition of drawings. Bulleen, Vic: Heide Park and Art Gallery, 1991
ISBN 0947104127 (pbk)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Drawing
exhibited at
George Baldessin etchings
Date
1988
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NGV annual report

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Printmaking
exhibited at
George Baldessin
Date
1984
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

A memorial exhibition organised by NGV.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive

Exhibition Catalogue:
Lindsay, Robert and Holloway, Memory, George Baldessin, sculpture and etchings : a memorial exhibition. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1983
ISBN 0724100997

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Printmaking
exhibited at
George Baldessin retrospective and survey
Date
1983
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

An NGV exhibition, 134 works created over 20 years, including prints, graphics, small sculpture and etchings.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report 1983

Exhibition Catalogue:
Lindsay, Robert and Holloway, Memory, George Baldessin, sculpture and etchings : a memorial exhibition. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1983
ISBN 0724100997

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Retrospective, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing
exhibited at
George Baldessin: sculpture and etchings
Date
1983
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NGV annual report; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Lindsay, Robert and Holloway, Memory, George Baldessin: sculpture and etchings: a memorial exhibition. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1983
ISBN 0724100997

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Sculpture, Printmaking
exhibited at
Minnie Crouch exhibition 1975
Date
July 1975 - September 1975
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sculpture 75: young Australian sculptors
Date
7 March 1975 - 16 March 1975
Place
Commonwealth Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Australia 75
exhibited at
Bienal de Sao Paulo
Date
1975
Place
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australia: XIII Bienal de Sao Paulo, 1975: George Baldessin and Imants Tillers
Date
1975
Place
Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Description

Conversations with the bride, 1974, by Imants Tillers and Occasional images from a city chamber and Occasional screens with seating arrangements by George Baldessin.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Australia: XIII Bienal de Sao Paulo, 1975. [Sydney: Arthur Leydin & Associates, 1975]
3 folded sheets in folder : ill. ; 33 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Sao Paolo, Duo, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
The Biennale of Sydney
Date
1973
Place
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Marland House sculpture competition
Date
22 June 1971 - c.June 1971
Place
Age Gallery, 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
George Baldessin: drawings and sculpture
Date
1971
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
BFAG annual report; UTAS catalogue

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sculpture, Drawing