RICHARD GUNNING

1961 Born Perth, Western Australia
1979-1981 BA Fine Art, W.A.I.T. (now Curtin University of Technology)
1981-1983 Part-time Tutor Printmaking, W.A.I.T.(now Curtin University of Technology)
1989 Part-time Tutor Dept.Fine Arts, University of Western Australia
1991 Post Graduate Studies Fine Art, Curtin University of Technology
1991 Part time Tutor Printmaking, Curtin University of Technology
1991 Artist in Residence, Edith Cowan University
1992-93 Part-time Tutor, Edith Cowan University
1994-1999 Art Tutor, Claremont School of Art
1999-2003 Western Australian Centre of Art and Design

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1984, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2003 Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1980 Headlines Undercroft Gallery, University of Western Australia
1981 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Art Gallery
1981 Channel 7 Young Artists Award, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
1981 Postcard Show Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1982 Xerox Show, Quentin Gallery, Perth
1982 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Art Gallery
1983 Channel 7 Young Artists Award, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
1985 Celebration 9th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1986 Vestiges, Praxis Gallery, Fremantle
1987 Small Scale Still-Life Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Nolan Room, University of Western Australia
1987 13 Artists of Galerie Düsseldorf, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1988 Surface, Western Australia Week Invitation Exhibition, Fremantle Arts Centre
1989 The Robert Holmes a Court Invitation Prize, Albany
1989 Shades of Meaning, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1990 Seconds Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne (Represented by Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth)
1991 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Invitation Art Exhibition
1991 Artist’s Artists, Fremantle Arts Centre
1991 Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre
1994 Presence, contemporary portraiture, Fremantle Arts Centre
1995 A Rose is a Rose is a Rose, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
1995 Drawing Out, contemporary drawing practice from Western Australia
1996 Oddfellows: the essence of contemporary Western Australian figurative artists, Lawrence Wilson Gallery, University of Western Australia (Toured Australia 96-97)
1996 Out of Australia, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) Perth
1998 Gotham times ten-PICA Perth
1999 In the Studio From the Studio (Recent Work) Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
2000 Down In Splendour- Six Artists from Western Australia-Gallery 460 Sydney
2001-2002 "The Hungry Man’s Exhibition" Manning Regional Gallery Taree NSW (Toured throughout NSW 2002)

COMMISSIONS
1985 Banners Trades and Labour Council of WA
1988 Living Together Banners, St George’s Terrace and University of WA
1989 Record Cover for the pop group The Fat
1991 Woodworks, prints & writings portfolio by WA Artists published by Curtin University
1994 Record Cover for the group The Triffids
1995 Illustrations for Grief Journal, Silver Chain Nursing Association
1996 Banksia Hill Detention Centre, Mural(with Yvett Watt and Indra Gideans)
1999-2000 Fremantle High Street Mall-Terrazo Mural( with Stuart Green)
2001 Centenary of Federation Tapestry
2001-2002 Carnarvon Senior High School Mosaic Path


AWARDS
1981 Wimbles Graphic Award
1986 Albany Open Art Award
1987 Guy Grey-Smith Memorial Travelling Grant
1988 Personal Development Grant, Department for the Arts
1988 Travel Study Grant, Department for the Arts
1991 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Art Award
1994 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Art Award
1995 Project Grant for 1996, Arts WA
2002 Art flight Grant , ArtsWA

COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of Western Australia, University of Western Australia
Curtin University of Technology, Albany Art Gallery, Artbank
State Library of Western Australia, The Robert Holmes a Court Collection
Rural and Industries Bank, Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Edith Cowan University, Westfarmers Collection, Shire of Wanneroo Collection, Chamber of Commerce and Industry