Robert Boynes b. 1942

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker who also studied film, Boynes has worked as an Art lecturer, including a tenure as Head of Painting at the Canberra School of Art. He has been exhibiting since the late 1960s both internationally and in Australia and his work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
exhibited at
Street Stories
Date
2007
Place
Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Robert Boynes
Date
2006
Place
Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
Interesting Times - Focus on Contemporary Australian Art
Date
22 September 2005 - 27 November 2005
Place
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.mca.com.au/default.asp?page_id=12&content_id=1475
exhibited at
True Fictions
Date
2005
Place
Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize
Date
2005
Place
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fieldwork: Australian Art 1968 - 2002
Date
2002
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tales of the Unexpected
Date
2002
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Clemenger Art Prize
Date
2002
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
[Solo exhibition]
Date
1999
Place
Austral Gallery, St Louis, USA
Description

10 year survey exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sydney Metropolis
Date
1999 - 2000
Place
Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paintings 1979 - 1995
Date
1995
Place
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Urban Simulations
Date
1995
Place
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Vic.
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Urban simulations: an exhibition by Robert Boynes
Date
1995
Place
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Ian Potter University of Melbourne exhibition archive; UTAS catalogue

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, Printmaking, Video/Film
exhibited at
Robert Boynes: three decades 1965-1995
Date
1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive; http://www.moragalleries.com.au/rboynes/ (09/09/03); UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Robert Boynes, 3 decades : a survey of the artist’s work from the 1960s to the 1990s Canberra, A.C.T. : Nolan Gallery, 1995.
ISBN 1863313117

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Boynes selected works 1979-1990
Date
1990
Place
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, ACT
Description

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Robert Boynes selected works 1979-1990. Civic Square, ACT: Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 1990.
[15]p: ill (some col) ; 21 × 24 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Survey 7: Robert Boynes
Date
1979
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; State Library of Victoria catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Cole, Alan … et al, Robert Boynes; produced by Open Channel Productions for the National Gallery of Victoria [videorecording]. Melbourne, Vic. : AFI Distribution Ltd., c1979.
Robert Boynes: National Gallery of Victoria 16 February to 25 March 1979. [Melbourne]: The National Gallery of Victoria, 1979
1 folded sheet [5]p: ill; 30

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting
exhibited at
Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide
Date
25 June 1977 - 24 July 1977
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Project exhibition, curated by Bernice Murphy, that brought recent Adelaide experimental art to Sydney

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Recent Australian Art
Date
19 October 1973 - 18 November 1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
John Kaldor Art Projects 2, Szeemann: I want to leave a nice, well done child here (20 Australian Artists)
Date
29 April 1971 - 13 May 1971
Place
Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

ALSO: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, with additional installation by Mike Brown

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Mirror Waratah Festival Art Competition '66
Date
2 October 1966 - 8 October 1966
Place
Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Description

First public appearance of Vag Dens, by Vivienne Binns (Invitation Section, catalogue number 3).

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Feminist
exhibited at
[Solo exhibition]
Date
1966
Place
Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition