Roger Kemp b. 3 July 1908

Also known as Francis Roderick Kemp
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
The Melbourne based Roger Kemp developed his angular abstract paintings and prints in harmony with his deep felt spiritual values. Although he was hailed at first for his abstract work, there was always an underlying structure, citing Christian and other religious iconography.
Tags: Non-figurative, spiritual, geometric abstraction, Theosophy, metaphysics
exhibited at
Biennale of Sydney, 1973
Description

The first Biennale of Sydney was an initiative of Franco Belgiorno Nettis, and held at the Sydney Opera House when it first opened in Ocotber 1973

exhibited at
Roger Kemp etchings
Date
1991
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Organised by the AGNSW. The first major exhibition of the artist’s etchings, accompanied by the publication of a book.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Kolenberg, Hendrik, Roger Kemp: the complete etchings. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1991.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Printmaking
exhibited at
Roger Kemp: paintings and drawings 1940s-1978
Date
1979
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Drawing
exhibited at
Roger Kemp: cycles and directions 1935-1975
Date
1978
Place
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Organised by Patrick McCaughey of Monash University and the Australian Galleries Directors Association.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
MUMA archive printout; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
McCaughey, Patrick, Roger Kemp : cycles and directions 1935-1975. Clayton : Monash University, Dept. of Visual Arts, 1978.
54p: ill

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
Roger Kemp
Date
1979
Place
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery annual report 1979-80

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Cycles and directions 1935-1975
Date
1979
Place
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Organised by Patrick McCaughey of Monash University and the Australian Galleries Directors Association. A selection from a major retrospective.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
McCaughey, Patrick, Roger Kemp : cycles and directions 1935-1975. Clayton : Monash University, Dept. of Visual Arts, 1978.
54p: ill

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Roger Kemp retrospective
Date
1979
Place
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
CACSA 'Recollections’ 1942-86

Exhibition Catalogue:
Roger Kemp: cycles and directions 1935-1975, Melbourne : Monash University, Dept. of Visual Arts, 1978.
[54] p. : ill.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Roger Kemp: works on paper
Date
1975
Place
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;

Exhibition Catalogue:
Roger Kemp on paper. Melbourne : University Gallery, University of Melbourne, [1975]
[20] p. : ill. (some col.), port.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, Printmaking, Drawing
exhibited at
Flotta Lauro 1968 art prizes
Date
28 October 1968 - c.November 1968
Place
Myer, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1953
Date
12 December 1953 - 20 December 1953
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Description

Originally scheduled for 8-13 December 1953 but delayed by summer storms.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Painters’ Exhibition
Date
1953
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description

This exhibition presented the work of eight contemporary Melbourne painters.

Type
Exhibition