Martin Sharp b. 21 January 1942

Also known as Martin Ritchie Sharp
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Late 20th century Sydney artist. Sharp's 1964 cartoon "The Word Spread Round the Arms", published in "Oz" was seen to breach the Obscene and Indecent Publications Act and resulted in charges being laid against Sharp and his editors. Later, after reprising his antipodean success with the London edition of "Oz", he returned to Australia where he founded the Yellow House at 59 Macleay Street Potts Point.
Tags: Poster, Collage, Oz, Censorship, Yellow House
exhibited at
The Everlasting World of Martin Sharp
Date
16 November 2006 - 23 December 2006
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp
Date
20 September 2006 - 19 November 2006
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960s London
Date
2003
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp
Date
4 March 2000 - 9 July 2000
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Just for fun: the prints of Martin Sharp
Date
2000
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Printmaking
exhibited at
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
1968
Date
1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

1968 was an exhibition of works from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia, curated by Michael Desmond and Christine Dixon. As the curators noted, it included work from 1967 to 1969 that encapsulated the spirit of those revolutionary years both in Australia, Europe and the USA.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
revolution, posters, Graphic Art, Photography, Abstraction, Colour, Political art, political posters, Minimal art, Fashion
The Yellow House
Date
1990
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present
Date
1988
Place
Regional Australian touring exhibition
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc...,
Date
1986
Place
Roslyn Oxley9, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Survey 14: Martin Sharp
Date
1981
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Robert Lindsay’s series of survey exhibitions were exhibited in a specially adapted area close
to the Gallery Society Lounge. Each exhibition concentrated on one contemporary Australian artist and aimed to present a comprehensive survey of their work.

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting
exhibited at
The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition
Date
c.1 April 1971 - c.1971
Place
Yellow House, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art for Mart's Sake
Date
December 1965
Place
Clune Galleries, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Drawings & Paintings: A Group Show
Date
13 October 1965 - 30 October 1965
Place
Watters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Watters Gallery
exhibited at
A unique exhibition of avant-garde art
Date
22 May 1965 - 30 May 1965
Place
Latchford Showroom, Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
Date
11 September 1964 - 19 September 1964
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Young painters' exhibition
Date
17 April 1963 - 27 April 1963
Place
Farmers Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Young contemporaries, Contemporary Art Society