Weaver Hawkins b. 28 August 1893

Also known as Raokin, Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
One of the great advocates for contemporary art in New South Wales. After he was left on the Western Front in World War I, he rehabilitated himself to paint with his left arm. He left England in the 1920s and travelled widely before settling in Sydney in 1935 where he actively supported younger artists in experimenting with modern art.
Tags: Vorticism, Contemporary art, World War I, War injuries, Battle of the Somme, Contemporary Art Society of NSW, Blake Prize
exhibited at
Australian Prints
Date
29 October 1996 - 22 November 1996
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Curated by Bridget McDonnell

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Weaver Hawkins 1893-1977 S.H. Ervin Museum and Art Gallery
Date
1995
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Weaver Hawkins retrospective
Date
1994
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
Weaver Hawkins
Date
1979
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
Weaver Hawkins
Date
1979
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 1978-79

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, Printmaking
exhibited at
The Weaver Hawkins memorial exhibition
Date
1977
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Organised by BFAG. Funded by Australian Galleries Director’s Council. This exhibition as sponsored by the Australian Galleries Director’s Council, and touring 12 non-state galleries throughout Australia.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Weaver Hawkins, 1893-1977: memorial retrospective exhibition 1977-1979. [Ballarat, Vic]: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 1977
ISBN 095975363X

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Project 11: Weaver Hawkins
Date
7 February 1976
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 11: Weaver Hawkins retrospective
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A retrospective, exhibiting 57 works of the Sydney artist from the gallery’s collection; watercolours, drawings, paintings, linocuts, etchings and a woodcarving.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report and archive index cards; http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/hawkins_paintings/hawkins_bio.html; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Weaver Hawkins. [Sydney]: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1976
[4]p : ill ; 33 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
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
exhibited at
Print Council of Australia Exhibition
Date
3 December 1969 - 20 December 1969
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Touring exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Central Street Gallery
exhibited at
Blake Prize for Religious Art
Date
1968
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Perth Prize for drawing 1967
Date
7 December 1967 - 1 January 1968
Place
Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Mike Brown Appeal Fund Exhibition
Date
19 February 1967
Place
Watters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Watters Gallery
exhibited at
Mirror-Waratah art competition 1961 art show
Date
3 October 1961 - 7 October 1961
Place
Hyde Park North, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition