John Armstrong b. 1948

Also known as Jihad Muhammad John Armstrong
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
John Armstrong's sculptures were made from manipulated found objects, carefully arranged or clamped together.
Tags: Conceptual art, Objects, Found objects
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exhibited at
Jihad Muhammad: green and black
Date
1991
Place
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Institute of Modern Art exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Mixed media, Sculpture
exhibited at
It is what is in it
Date
1989
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Supported by the Blanche Louisa Buttner Bequest.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
It is what is in it. Brisbane, QLD: Queensland Art Gallery, 1989. 4p: ill

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo, Installation
exhibited at
ANZART/ Auckland
Date
May 1985
Place
Auckland, New Zealand
Description

Cross media/ multi media exhibition, artists exchange. Australian participation co-ordinated through Experimental Art Foundation. 60+ Australian artists represented by bookworks, film, video, and sound.
Therese Kenyon speaker and Guest artist in ANZART Auckland of 1985 in New Zealand.

Type
Other event
Tags
Experimental Art Foundation, New Zealand
Website
http://aeaf.org.au/
exhibited at
7th Mildura Sculpture Triennial
Date
25 March 1978 - 28 May 1978
Place
Mildura, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 3: Objects
Date
April 1975
Type
Exhibition
Note
Art Gallery of New South Wales
exhibited at
John Armstrong sculptures
Date
1975
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description

Sponsored by the Visual Arts Board, the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, the Education Department of Tasmania. An exhibition of all the works produced by during his year in Hobart as artist in residence at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
TMAG annual report; State Library of QLD catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
John Armstrong. [Hobart, Tasmania]: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1976
[20] p : chiefly ill, ports ; 24 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sculpture
exhibited at
John Armstrong: sculptor
Date
1975
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 1975-1976; State Library of QLD annual report

Exhibition Catalogue:
John Armstrong. [Hobart, Tasmania]: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1976
[20] p : chiefly ill, ports ; 24 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo, Sculpture
exhibited at
Jan Senbergs and John Armstrong
Date
1974
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

An exhibition of works which represented Australia at the 1973 Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil, brought to Adelaide with assistance from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Armstrong won the Biennale prize for his sculptural work; Senbergs showed 18 paintings.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Australia, Bienal de Sao Paulo 1973: Jan Senbergs and John Armstrong. [Australia: sn, 1973]
[10] p, [1] folded p : chiefly ill ; 21 × 29cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Sao Paolo, Painting, Sculpture
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
'Sculpturscape '73', 5th Mildura Triennial
Date
7 April 1973 - July 1973
Description

Also known as 'Sculpturscape '73’

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Object and Idea: New Work by Australian Artists
Date
1973
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
Note
National Gallery of Victoria
exhibited at
Marland House sculpture competition
Date
22 June 1971 - c.June 1971
Place
Age Gallery, 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria
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
32nd annual C.A.S. exhibition
Date
28 October 1970 - 10 November 1970
Place
Farmers Blaxland Gallery, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Contemporary Art Society

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