Mervyn Bishop b. 1945

  • Artist (Photographer)
An award winning photo-journalist, Mervyn Bishop was the first Aboriginal photographer for the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. Bishop's extensive career began in 1963 and in 2008 his work was included in the exhibition "Half Light: Portraits From Black Australia" at the Art Gallery of NSW.
exhibited at
Sorry ... More Than a Word
Date
2009
Place
Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.aph.gov.au/
exhibited at
Mervyn Bishop: Journey of a Photographer
Date
2008 - 2009
Place
Dubbo Regional Gallery - The Armati Bequest
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.wpccdubbo.org.au
Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia
Date
2008
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/archived/2009/half_light
exhibited at
Riotous Suburbs: Privatising Public Housing
Date
9 June 2007 - 7 July 2007
Place
The Cross Art Projects, 8 Llankelly Place, Kings Cross, Sydney, 2011, Australia
Description

Riotous Suburbs presents threads of arguments about the economics and politics of space, housing, distribution and access as governments turn to private market solutions to housing needs. The artists essay the protest and civil unrest that has shadowed a decade of privatisation and great comfort for some.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
The Cross Art Projects
Website
http://crossart.com.au/home/index.php/archive/209-riotous-suburbs-curator-jo-holder-9-june-to-7-july-2007
exhibited at
Access All Areas
Date
2006
Place
City of Sydney Library, Customs House, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/library/branches/CustomsHouseLibrary.asp
exhibited at
Re-take: contemporary aboriginal & torres strait islander photography
Date
1998 - 1999
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Then toured to: Monash University Gallery, Melbourne Vic, July – August 1999 Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tas,September – October 1999 University of South Australia Art Museum, Adelaide SA,November – December 1999 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Vic,February – April 2000 Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA, June-August 2000

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://nga.gov.au/Retake/Retake.htm
exhibited at
In Dreams: Thirty Years of Photography 1960 - 1990
Date
1991
Place
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.acp.org.au/
exhibited at
Mervyn Bishop: in dreams, thirty years of photogpraphy 1960-1990
Date
1991
Place
John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition held at the Australian Centre for Photography, 1991 and toured nationally 1991 and 1992. Institution formerly known as Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) Art Collection (1972-1973). From 1989-1993, The Curtin University of Technology Art Collection and from 1995 to the present, The John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University of Technology.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Curtin Gallery exhibition archive; http://www.nga.gov.au/Retake/artists/00000001.htm (24/07/03); UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
In dreams : Mervyn Bishop : thirty years of photography, 1960-1990. Paddington, N.S.W. : Australian Centre for Photography, c1991.
ISBN 0909339090

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Photography
exhibited at
In dreams: Mervyn Bishop: 30 Years of photography
Date
1990
Place
Fine Arts Gallery in University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Description

The Australian Centre for Photography and Art Exhibitions Committee, Tasmanian School of Art. Assisted by the Aboriginal Arts board.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Moffat, Tracey ed., In Dreams: Mervyn Bishop: thirty years of Photography. Paddington, N.S.W. : Australian Centre for Photography, c1991
ISBN 0909339090

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Photography