Jack Carington Smith b. 26 February 1908

Also known as Jack Carrington Smith, Jack Carington Smith, Jack Carrington Smith
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Prolific mid 20th century painter based in Hobart and Sydney. Jack Carington Smith won numerous awards and prizes including the 1949 Sir John Sulman Prize for Mural Painting and the 1963 Archibald Prize.
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exhibited at
Personal perspectives: artists & their portraits
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Quiet records and careful observations: Pastels by Jack Carington Smith
Date
1985 - 1986
Place
TAS
Description

Organised by the Fine Arts Committee of the University of Tasmania. Two venues – Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania [8 -31 Oct 1985]; Burnie Regional Art Gallery [3 December 1985 – 19 January 1986]. Foreword in exhibition catalogue written by Lloyd Rees.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
1940-1965: The Heroic Years of Australian Painting
Date
1978
Place
VIC
Description

Organised by Alan McCulloch for 'The Herald’, Melbourne. Toured regional Victoria. Ararat Gallery [27 Jan – 17 Feb 1978]; Geelong Art Gallery [24 Feb – 17 March 78]; La Trobe Regional Gallery [24 March – 14 April 1978]

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jack Carington Smith Watercolours
Date
27 June 1977 - 15 July 1977
Place
University of Tasmania, TAS
Description

The Fine Arts Committee. Foreword in exhibition catalogue written by Max Angus.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jack Carington Smith
Date
1976
Place
Hobart & Launceston, TAS
Description

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (10 August – 12 Sept 1976); Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston (24 Sept – 14 Oct 1976) Comprehensive exhibition catalogue compiled by Sue Backhouse.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jack Carington Smith (1908 - 1972)
Date
19 June 1975 - 6 July 1975
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Murray Crescent, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
J. Carington Smith
Date
14 July 1971 - 27 July 1971
Place
Macquarie Galleries, King Street, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
J. Carington Smith
Date
15 October 1969 - 27 October 1969
Place
Macquarie Galleries, King Street, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tasmanian Avant Garde Painting
Date
1968
Place
University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
An Exhibition by Eleven Painters
Date
1967
Place
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jack Carington Smith: European Watercolours
Date
2 December 1964 - 14 December 1964
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Famous Australians by Famous Australian Artists
Date
7 March 1964 - 4 April 1964
Place
Adelaide Festival, Special Exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Archibald Prize 1963
Date
18 January 1964 - 16 February 1964
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jack Carington Smith: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings 1938-1963
Date
May 1963
Place
Adult Education Board of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Description

Foreword in exhibition catalogue written by Joseph Burke, Professor of Fine Arts, University of Melbourne.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith
Date
21 March 1962 - 4 April 1962
Place
Adelaide Festival, Myer Emporium (S.A.) LTD, Rundle Street, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Transfield Art Competition
Date
1962
Place
Organised in Sydney and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Description

Theme: Modern Figure Composition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Australian Art
Date
1960
Place
Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists Exhibition of Drawings and Prints
Date
20 February 1959 - 1 March 1957
Place
David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Matson Lines Exhibition of Australian Painters
Date
1959
Place
San Francisco, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
J. Carington Smith
Date
October 1958
Place
Australian Galleries, Derby Road, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Australian Painters
Date
July 1957 - May 1958
Place
Organised by The National Galleries of Australia for circulation in Canada
Description

Winnipeg Art Gallery (July-Sept 1957); London Public Library & Art Museum (Oct-Nov 1957); The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (Nov-Dec 57); The National Gallery of Canada (Dec 57-Jan 58); The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Feb-Mar 58); The Art Gallery of Toronto (April 58); The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina College (May 58).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games
Date
18 November 1956 - 15 December 1956
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
A Retrospective Exhibition of Australian Painting
Date
1953
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith
Date
26 September 1951 - 8 October 1951
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Bligh St, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art
Date
1951
Description

Toured the major State Galleries

Type
Exhibition
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