Sydney Ball b. 1933

Also known as Sid Ball
  • Artist (Painter)
Sydney Ball was one of the first of his generation to look to New York instead of Europe for inspiration. He consistently painted large abstract works in clear, pure colour.
Tags: Colour field, Abstraction, Central Street
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exhibited at
Survey exhibition: Ball, Baldessin, Senbergs, Leach-Jones
Date
1991
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

A group survey exhibition.

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Group, Painting, Printmaking, Drawing
exhibited at
Sydney Ball: a jubilant light, prints 1960s-1980s
Date
1989
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report; State Library of NSW catalogue;

Exhibition Catalogue:
Sydney Ball: a jubilant light. [Wollongong, NSW] : Wollongong City Gallery, 1989.
ISBN 0959425055

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Printmaking
exhibited at
The Age of Collage
Date
1987
Place
Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Syd Ball
Date
1978
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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo
exhibited at
Sydney Ball
Date
1978
Place
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo
exhibited at
Sydney Ball survey, 1965-1975
Date
1975
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Sydney Ball survey, 1965-1975. Newcastle, NSW: Newcastle City Art Gallery, 1975.
ISBN 0909115028

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
The Biennale of Sydney
Date
1973
Place
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
'The Field'
Date
1968
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Engine
Date
17 May 1967 - 27 May 1967
Place
Farmer's Blaxland Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sydney Ball: Paintings
Date
24 August 1966 - 10 September 1966
Place
Watters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

The Cantos… “In Great Praise”, Constructions

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Watters Gallery

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