Derry Messum biography
 
Born           1953 Pwllheli, Wales
Arrived Australia 1968
   
EDUCATION
1975 Alexander Mackie CAE

1973-74
National Art School, East Sydney Tech
1971-72 National Art School, Wollongong Tech
   
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2006 Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2004 Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2000 Dickerson Scott Art Dealers, Melbourne
2000 Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1998 Rex Irwin Art Dealer
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1995 Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1993 Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1990 Wollongong City Gallery
1988 Hogarth Gallery, Paddington
1986 Hogarth Gallery, Paddington
1984 Performing Shark Centre, Thirroul
1983 Performing Shark Centre, Thirroul
1979 Stairs Gallery, Wollongong
1978 Stairs Gallery, Wollongong
1977 Stairs Gallery, Wollongong
1976 Stairs Gallery, Wollongong
1974 Ronlyn Gallery, Wollongong
   
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Art Sydney 06, Hordern Pavilion & RHI, Sydney
'Black and White', Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2005 Gallery Artists, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
2004 Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
2003 Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
2002 Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
2001 "Important Works on Paper and Important Ceramics", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
2000 "The Australian landscape", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
"Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
Annual 6 x 6 x 6 Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Newtown
1999 "Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1998 "Toys", University of Newcastle Gallery
"Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1997 "Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1994 "Urban & Urbane", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
"Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1993 "Works on Paper", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1992 Gold Coast City Art Prize (acquired)
1991 "Illawarra Sculptors", Art Arena Gallery
1990 "The Artists' Eye", Rex Irwin Art Dealer
1988 "Bicentennial Blues", Temeraire Gallery, Narellan
Art School Staff Show, Wollongong Uni. Long Gallery
1986 Art School Staff Show, Wollongong Uni. Long Gallery
1985 Art School Staff Show, Wollongong Uni. Long Gallery
"Coastbusters" (S Coast Artists) Wollongong City Gallery
1984 Modern Art Gallery, Liverpool
1983 Modern Art Gallery, Liverpool
East End Art Gallery, Darlinghurst
1980 "South Coast Young Contemporaries", Wollongong Gallery
1973 Ronlyn Gallery
   
PRIZES
2000 Jackson Smith Sculpture Prize
1998 Sculpture by the Sea
Waverley Council Prize
1995 Illawarra Mercury Prize, Wollongong
1987 Wollongong Law Week, (2nd prize)
1983 Campbelltown Landscape prize
1980 "Put into Port" drawing prize
1979 "Put into Port" painting prize
COLLECTIONS
Public Wollongong City Gallery
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland
Artbank
Newcastle Region Art Gallery
Waverly Council Collection
Parliament House, Canberra
 

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