Murray Bird

biography

BORN
Sydney 1969

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
The fruit and the figure, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
The fruit and the figure, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2006
The act of balance, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Bound and spiked, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2004
Recent works, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Suspended in animation, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
2003
Recent works, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2002
Recent works-Murray Bird & Eugenie Lee, Dickerson Gallery Sydney

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
40 x 40 x 40, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
Winter Eclectic, The Salamanca Collection, Hobart
Summer Eclectic, The Salamanca Collection, Hobart
2007
Art Sydney '07, Hordern Pavilion , Sydney
2006
Art Melbourne '06, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2005
Art Sydney, '05, Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Gallery Artists, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
2003
Brian Moore Memorial Exhibition, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
2002
Sub 500, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
1998
The Nude, Booth Street Gallery, Annandale, Sydney
1995
Twelve Figurative Painters, Holsworth Gallery, Sydney
1994
Fourteen Young Figurative Painters, Holsworth Gallery, Sydney
1993
Mixed Exhibition, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Sydney
1993-Present
Julian Ashton Scholars and Teachers Exhibition, Sydney

PRIZES & AWARDS
2001
The Rocks Art Prize (2nd Prize), Sydney
The Sky Garden Art Prize (2nd Prize), Sydney
1997
A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship for traditional Realism and Figurative Painting (Winner)
1994, 1995, 1996
A.M.E. Bale Travelling Scholarship (Finalist)
1992
Sir William Dobell Scholarship for Drawing, Julian Ashton Art School (Winner)

COLLECTIONS
Various collections in Australia and overseas

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009, February, Insidearts, Hobart Mercury
2007, Celebrate Art Poster series for Australian and New Zealand schools
2006, May, Art Almanac - Artist Profiles
2006, May, Red, Hocking Stuart Weekly
2003, July, Critic's Picks, The Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION
1998 - 1999
Europe, Art study travelling in Netherlands, Spain, England and France on A.M E Bale Travelling Scholarship
1994 - Present, Teacher at Julian Ashton Art School , Sydney
1993, Diploma Fine Art (Distinction), Julian Ashton Art School
1989 - 1994 Painting and Drawing Julian Ashton Art School
1988, Certificate of Art, Hornsby TAFE