Robert Hunter b. 1947

  • Artist (Painter)
Robert Hunter is best known for his rigorous works, painted in shades of white. He was one of the artists exhibiting in The Field of 1968.
Tags: Conceptual art, Minimalism
exhibited at
1968
Date
1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

1968 was an exhibition of works from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia, curated by Michael Desmond and Christine Dixon. As the curators noted, it included work from 1967 to 1969 that encapsulated the spirit of those revolutionary years both in Australia, Europe and the USA.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
revolution, posters, Graphic Art, Photography, Abstraction, Colour, Political art, political posters, Minimal art, Fashion
exhibited at
Robert Hunter paintings 1966-1988
Date
1989
Place
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

A comprehensive survey comprising 36 paintings by the artist. Assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/publications/

Exhibition Catalogue:
Robert Hunter paintings 1966-1988, Melbourne: Monash University Museum of Art, 1989
60 p: 15 b&w ill; bio; ISBN 0 86746 916 1

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Hunter
Date
1989
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Hunter, artist-in-residence 1988/89
Date
1988
Place
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Paintings produced by Robert Hunter during his term as artist-in-residence at the gallery.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Robert Hunter, artist-in-residence 1988/89, Parkville [Vic.] : Melbourne University Museum of Art, 1989
ISBN 0732502381

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Hunter paintings
Date
1987
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Paintings produced by Robert Hunter during his term as artist-in-residence at the gallery.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGWA annual report; National Library of Australia catalogue

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sydney Biennale, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Hunter
Date
1987
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, Painting
exhibited at
Carl Andre / Robert Hunter
Date
1978
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Painting
exhibited at
Robert Hunter
Date
24 July 1974 - 3 August 1974
Place
Pinacotheca Gallery, Richmond, Vic
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Pinacotheca
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
The Situation Now: Object and Post Object Art
Date
16 July 1971 - 6 August 1971
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Curated by Terry Smith and Donald Brook, The Situation Now: Object and Post Object Art, was a survey exhibition of conceptual and experimental works in Australia, sponsored by the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) held at Central Street. David Aspden’s work listed in the catalogue was replaced by a work by James Doolin in the exhibition itself.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
One Central Street
exhibited at
'The Field'
Date
1968
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition