Mark Thompson 15 June - 10 July 2019

drinks 6pm Tuesday 18 June

A co-mixing of art forms has created a fertile source of imagery to conjure with. Working as a designer in theatre and opera forces one to examine more than history or style, all of the creative platforms are at work. This vast array of visual information is the grist for this mill. In theatre design, nothing is off limits as a source, this freedom to explore, to appropriate and to extrapolate from is essential so as to provide as many reference points for an audience. This familiarity with the work of others is referenced repeatedly. That and a fascination for what is passed off as “normal” and the need to push against it, also encourages a rebellious streak. Nothing is off limits now but a rational sensitivity to others must, at times, prevail. Mark Thompson May 2019 R o b i n G i b s o n G a l l e r y

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Tamburini, Bass Baritone, Seated, Metamorphosis 199×150cm oil on canvas $35,000

Pot Head ceramic 36.5cm high $2,200

A Pale Armadillo 152x152cm oil on canvas $15,000

Ben and the Brolga 90x90cm oil on canvas $14,000

Odalisque, after Fortuni Carbo 70x180cm oil on canvas $15,000

The Silver Dress 100x70cm oil on canvas $10,000

Mixed Metaphors 183x91cm oil on canvas $14,000

The Red Fez 130x140cm oil on canvas $15,000

Wrapped 22cm high ceramic $2,200

Tonguey 23cm high ceramic $2,200

Tallboy 81cm high ceramic $3,500

The Big Blue Brocade Dress 91x122cm oil on canvas $4,500

The Other Lodger Arrives, Metamorphosis 101x101cm $4,500

Mark Thompson 1949 Born Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Lives in NSW 1969-72 Randwick Technical College, Sydney, NSW 1973 Diploma of Fine Art (Painting), South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA 1976 Diploma in Design (Ceramics) South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA Masters, Fine Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA Solo Exhibitions Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide, SA, 1971; 1972; Norwood Galleries, Adelaide, SA, 1974; Bonython Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1975; Ceramics and Porcelain Dolls, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1976; Collectors Gallery, Perth, WA, 1976; Mark Thompson: Ceramic objects, Festival Centre Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1977; Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1978; Mark Thompson, Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1980; Mark Thompson: Ceramic sculpture, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1980; The Pavilion of Death, Dreams and Desire, The Rotunda, Elder Park, Adelaide, SA, Adelaide Festiavl of Arts 1982; Mark Thompson: Private Faces, Public Places, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1983; Forces of Resilience, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, 1984; Mark Thompson: Sculpture, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1998; 2002 Mark Thompson: “Appropriations” : Paintings , Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 2009 Mark Thompson,”More Appropriations “ paintings . BMG Gallery , Adelaide SA 2009 Mark Thompson “ A singular vice” BMG ART Festival 2012, Adelaide SA (ceramics) Mark Thompson “Of Meissen Men” ROBIN GIBSON GALLERY 2014, Adelaide SA (ceramics) Mark Thompson “ The Brothers Grim” BMG ART 2016 Festival , Adelaide SA (ceramics) Mark Thompson, Robin Gibson Gallery (works on paper, paintings & ceramics) 2017 Mark Thompson, Robin Gibson Gallery (paintings & ceramics) 2019 Selected Group Exhibitions Outlook ’71, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1971; Young Artist Award, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1974; 30 Craftsmen from South Australia, Ararat Gallery, Ararat, Vic, 1976; Mayfair Ceramic Award Exhibition, Toorak Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, 1976; Inaugural Exhibition, Crafts Council Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1977; Mayfair Ceramic Award Exhibition, Sydney, NSW, 1978; Collection Pieces, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, 1978; Caltex Sculpture Award, Adelaide Festival of Arts, Royal Adelaide Society of ArtsSA, 1978; Blackfriars Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 1978; Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW, 1978; Australian Crafts Touring Exhibition 1978 Victorian Ministry for the, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, Vic, 1978; The Masters Choice, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA, 1978; Lots of Pots, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW, 1978; Still Life Still Lives, Art Gallery Directors’ Council travelling exhibition, 1979;

The Kangaroo in Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, 1979; The Art of Craft, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1979; Miniature Objects Crafts Council of South Australia Survey Exhibition, Adelaide, SA, 1980; Australian Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1982; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery at Launceston, Hobart, Tas, 1982; Recent South Australian Sculpture, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1982; Forces of Resilience, Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA, 1984; Skangaroovian Funk, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 1986; Maker’s Choice III, Crafts Council of South Australia touring exhibition, 1990; SOFA USA X TWO Robin Gibson Gallery 2007 Group Show Jam Factory Gallery, Ceramic appropriations, Adelaide 2009 Recent Art Prizes Fishers Ghost Prize City of Campbeltown NSW 2007 – selected finalist Kilgore Prize – Newcastle NSW 2007 – selected finalist Duke Prize 2007 – Gold Coast – QLD – selected finalist Gallipoli Prize – Sydney – NSW 2008 – selected finalist Swan Prize – Perth – WA 2008 – selected finalist Redlands Prize QLD 2008 – selected finalist EMSLA Coffs Harbour – NSW – 2008 – selected finalist Kilgore Prize – Newcastle – NSW 2008 – selected finalist Archibald Prize –Sydney – NSW 2009 – selected finalist EMSLA Coffs Harbour , NSW 2009 – Still life – Selected finalist Redlands Prize – QLD 2009 – Selected finalist Shirley Hannon Portrait Prize –Bega NSW- 2016 Selected finalist 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award 2016 –Qld- Selected finalist 44th Musselbrook Art Prize – 2017- WORKS ON PAPER –Selected Finalist 44th Musselbrook Art Prize – 2017-Ceramics – Selected Finalist Collections Art Gallery and Museum of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic; Corporation of City of Adelaide Collection, Adelaide, SA; Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA; Melbourne University Collection, Melbourne, Vic; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic; New England University, Armidale, NSW; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW; Queen Victoria Museum and Gallery, Launceston, Tas; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld; Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA; University of New South Wales Collection, Sydney, NSW; Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, WA; Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW