Ray Crooke b. 12 July 1922

  • Artist (Painter)
Crooke began his career as an artist at a Melbourne advertising agency while taking courses as Swinburne Technical College. After 1939-45 war service, he taught, painted and worked as a textile designer. His first solo show was held in 1959 and he became well-regarded for his evocations of Australia's tropical north. He had considerable success locally and internationally, later settling in Cairns.
Tags: Archibald Prize, painter, textile designer, illustrator
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exhibited at
Retrospective Exhibition, North of Capricorn: The Art of Ray Crooke
Date
1997 - 1998
Place
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD
Description

Touring

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The View From Here: Six Kuranda Artists
Date
1996
Place
Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, QLD
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: Two Islands
Date
1995
Place
Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: The Islands
Date
1994
Place
Holdsworth Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Diverse Visions: Twelve Australian Mid to Late Career Artists
Date
1991
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Date
1990
Place
Carrick Hill, Adelaide, SA
Description

Adelaide Festival of Arts Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke
Date
1989
Place
Greenhill Galleries, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke, Diana Crooke: Paintings
Date
1988
Place
Von Bertouch Galleries Newcastle, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke
Date
1986
Place
Holdsworth Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: Paintings of the Tropics
Date
1984
Place
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke, David Dridan: Australian Landscapes
Date
1983
Place
Thos. Agnew and Sons, London, United Kingdom
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
North Queensland: Paintings and Drawings by Ray Crooke
Date
1982
Place
Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, Qld
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
An Exhibition of Paintings of Sydney Harbour by Ray Crooke
Date
1980
Place
Holdsworth Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: The Islands and North Queensland. Painting, Memories and Records
Date
1979
Place
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Recent Works by Ray Crooke
Date
1978
Place
Holdsworth Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paintings by Ray Crooke
Date
1976
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paintings by Ray Crooke
Date
1974
Place
Leicester Galleries, London, England, UK
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke retrospective exhibition
Date
1972
Place
John Martin's Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description

Adelaide Festival of Arts

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: Recent Paintings and Prints
Date
1970
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Palmer River Paintings by Ray Crooke
Date
1970
Place
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke
Date
1967
Place
Skinner Galleries, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paintings by Ray Crooke
Date
1967
Place
Skinner Galleries, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Recent and Early Works by Ray Crooke
Date
1966
Place
Barry Stern Galleries, Paddington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke
Date
1965
Place
Von Bertouch Galleries Newcastle, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ray Crooke: Paintings and Drawings
Date
1964
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
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