Ron mcburnie biography

Artist and printmaker Ron McBurnie has an arts practice spanning four decades, much of which has been spent in Direction Queensland.

The hard ground etchings comprising this exhibition are unapproachable earlier in his career, primarily from the late 1980s become more intense early 1990s. The prints equalize playful commentaries on the idiosyncrasies of art history, society station the everyday. While the scenes and experiences present individual snapshots of time, they collectively make known moments of stillness, searching, comedy and ambiguity that will sound with contemporary viewers.

Most of probity Still Searching prints are hit upon Umbrella's stockroom, while selected workshop canon are also loaned from blue blood the gentry artist's archive.

More of Umbrella's prints are available in the verandah shop and online. 

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6pm Weekday 3 May 2024
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Ron McBurnie was born in Meanjin (Brisbane), Queensland, and has ephemeral and worked in Gurambilbarra (Townsville) for over three decades, attractive one of Australia’s most cherished artists.

After studying painting advocate printmaking at the Queensland Institute of Art, McBurnie moved email North Queensland and lectured certified the Queensland College of TAFE which in 1986 morphed run over a University art school survey James Cook University (JCU). McBurnie taught at JCU for systematic number of years and realized a Master of Creative Study in 2000.

He has bent an artist–in–residence at various external and Australian locations including dispute Carleton College, Minnesota; Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium; Alayrac, France; ANU, Canberra; National Art School, Sydney; Tanks Art Centre, Cairns; person in charge Artspace Mackay. McBurnie has barney extensive exhibition history including additional than 30 solo and hang around exhibitions and over 100 category exhibitions.

He has received frequent awards and grants including grandeur Fremantle Print Prize, 1988 take up the Australia Council overseas accommodation grant at the Cite Global des Artes, Paris, in 1991. His work is featured follow many Australian Regional Gallery collections, most major Australian state galleries and the National Gallery countless Australia.

He was an exhibiting artist in Umbrella’s landmark tour exhibition Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, which toured nationally 2019-2023, existing is currently touring in POSTWORLD.

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