John Perceval b. 1 February 1923

Also known as John De Burgh Perceval, Linwood Robert Steven South
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
John Perceval had little formal training as an artist, but after he fell ill with polio at the age of 15 he concentrated on painting and drawing. He came to know the Boyd family and the Angry Penguins circle of Heide Park and they were the greatest influence on his developing style.
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exhibited at
Arthur Boyd: family and friends
Date
1997
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Toured by the Bundanon Trust. This exhibition spanned 60 years of Arthur Boyd’s career – from his first oil painting in 1933, spanning 4 generations of the Boyd family, the 81 works in this exhibition also included work by the friends of Arthur and Yvonne Boyd, Sidney Nolan, Joy Hester, Charles Blackman, Leonard French, Brett Whiteley, John Perceval and John Olsen.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Chaulker, David (ed), Arthur Boyd: family and friends. West Cambewarra, NSW: Bundanon Trust, 1997.
ISBN 064634353X

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Group, Painting
exhibited at
Perceval: a retrospective
Date
1993
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Work from 1935 – 1990. 200 paintings and drawings, plus 50 ceramics. Organised by NGV.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Reid, Barret, Of light and dark: the art of John Perceval. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1992

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics
exhibited at
John Perceval: a retrospective
Date
1992
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Work from 1935 – 1990. 200 paintings and drawings, plus 50 ceramics.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NGV annual report; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Reid, Barret, Of light and dark: the art of John Perceval. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1992

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics
exhibited at
John Perceval: a retrospective exhibition of paintings
Date
1984
Place
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Heide exhibition archive; National Library of Australia catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
John Perceval: a retrospective exhibition of paintings. Bulleen, Vic: Heide Museum of Modern Art, c1984
ISBN 0959382356

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition

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