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.
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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
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
[Solo exhibition]
Date
1966
Place
Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Art Lecturer
  • Art Lecturer (Art Lecturer Wattle Park Teacher's College, Adelaide; Maidstone College of Art and Basingstoke Technical College, UK; Senior Lecturer at the Canberra School of Art, ANU (Later appointed Head of Painting))
References [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1977), 'Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Martin, Mandy (1989), 'Political Posters in Adelaide'.>]
Related people
  • Martin, Mandy (friend of)
  • Medlin, Brian (associate of)
  • Newmarch, Ann (friend of)
Related person groups
  • Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
  • Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
  • Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
  • Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT (associate of)
Related works
  • Rendevous (creator of)
  • (Lets make things perfectly clear) (creator of)
  • The morals of money (creator of)
  • Stoke at Rich (creator of)
  • Rendevous (creator of)
  • (Lets make things perfectly clear) (creator of)
  • The morals of money (creator of)
  • Stoke at Rich (creator of)
Related collections
  • Sears Roebuck, California, USA (collected in)
  • Westpac, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Raymond Burr Collection, California, USA (collected in)
  • The Late Harold Mertz Collection, University of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA (collected in)
  • Private and corporate collections (collected in)
  • University of Technology Sydney Union, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Union, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Latrobe University, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Tasmania Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Sears Roebuck, California, USA (collected in)
  • Westpac, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Raymond Burr Collection, California, USA (collected in)
  • The Late Harold Mertz Collection, University of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA (collected in)
  • Private and corporate collections (collected in)
  • University of Technology Sydney Union, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Union, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Latrobe University, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Tasmania Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 2002 Artist in Residence, Chur, Switzerland (received)
  • RAAF Memorial, Anzac Parade, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • 1999 Foyer, Finger Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • 1998 Artist in Residence, Artspace, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • Alice Springs Art Award (received)
  • 2002 Artist in Residence, Chur, Switzerland (received)
  • RAAF Memorial, Anzac Parade, Canberra, ACT (received)
  • 1999 Foyer, Finger Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • 1998 Artist in Residence, Artspace, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • Alice Springs Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Street Stories (exhibited at)
  • Robert Boynes (exhibited at)
  • Interesting Times - Focus on Contemporary Australian Art (None)
  • True Fictions (exhibited at)
  • Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Fieldwork: Australian Art 1968 - 2002 (exhibited at)
  • Tales of the Unexpected (exhibited at)
  • Clemenger Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Metropolis (exhibited at)
  • Paintings 1979 - 1995 (exhibited at)
  • Urban Simulations (exhibited at)
  • Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Street Stories (exhibited at)
  • Robert Boynes (exhibited at)
  • Interesting Times - Focus on Contemporary Australian Art (None)
  • True Fictions (exhibited at)
  • Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Fieldwork: Australian Art 1968 - 2002 (exhibited at)
  • Tales of the Unexpected (exhibited at)
  • Clemenger Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Metropolis (exhibited at)
  • Paintings 1979 - 1995 (exhibited at)
  • Urban Simulations (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
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