JON PLAPP 1938 Born, Melbourne, Australia. 1959 BA, University of Melbourne. 1967 PhD (Psychology), Washington University, St Louis, USA. 1966/8 Painting and life drawing classes, Washington University Fine Arts Department. 1968 Settled in Toronto, Canada. 1976 Shared studio with Toronto painters David Bolduc and Paul Sloggett. 1977 Settled in Sydney. Solo Exhibitions: Watters Gallery, Sydney, 1979, 81, 83, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92,94, 96. Melbourne University Gallery, 1984. Burnie Art Gallery, 1984. Devonport Art Gallery, 1987. COG Gallery, Sydney, 1987. Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, Canada, 1988,90. Milburn + Arte, Brisbane, 1989, 91,93. Charles Nodrum Melbourne, 1991,93,96. Elusive Meanings: Geometric Abstraction in the work of Jon Plapp, 1984-1994 . Devonport City Art Gallery, 1995; Burnie Regional Art Gallery, 1996, Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney University, 1996, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 1996 Guessable Mirrors, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 1996. Freedom is a breakfast cereal, Watters Gallery, Sydney, 1998. whose lost is his found ... and other recent paintings, Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth, 1998 Selected Group Exhibitions: Larter, Peart, Plapp, Rankin: Watters Gallery, 1980. Collage, with Gleeson, Klippel, Peart: Watters Gallery, 1981. Large Free-Hanging Paintings, with Wally Barda: Watters Gallery, 1984. Coats, Plapp, Strasser: Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 1984. Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 1984. Surface for Reflexion, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1986. Paper Works, Plapp, Ramage, Willis and others: COG Sydney, 1987. With Peter Poulet: Watters Gallery, 1987. Self Portrait Show, COG Sydney, 1987. Age of Collage, Holdsworth Contemporary Gallery, Sydney, 1987. Abstracts, with Janet Laurence, Vivienne Ferguson, Victor Sellu, King Street Gallery,Sydney 1988. Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, 1988, 90, 92, 94,96 Manly Art Gallery, Sydney, 1988. Milburn+Arte, Brisbane, 1988. Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 1989. New Attitudes to Constructivism, Klonaridis Inc., Toronto, Canada, 1989. Bettinson, Eager, Larter, Plapp, Varvaressos, Klippel: Watters Gallery, 1989. Microcosym, Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, 1991 March, with Lucinda Elliott, Clinton Garofano, Jeff Gibson, Steven Grainger, Hollie, Stephen Killick, Geoff Kleem, Rosemary Laing, John Peart, Jacky Redgate, Imants Tillers, Hiram To & Judy Watson, Michael Milburn Gallery, Brisbane, 1993. Circle Line Square.Aspects of Geometry, Campbelltown City Gallery, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Albury Regional Art Centre, New England Regional Art Museum, 1994 -95 Minima Maxima, with Liz Coats and Jim Croke, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney, 1995 Flagging the Republic, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 1996 Works From The Contemporary Collection, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney, 1996 Non-Objective Presence, curated by Stephen Wickham, with Andrew Christofides, Anthony Galbraith, George Johnson, Inge King, Stephen McCarthy, Stephen Wickham, Heide Wood, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 1996, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1997. Collages, with John Peart and Peter Poulet, Watters Gallery, 1997. Optics, with Andrew Christofides, Liz Coats, Col Jordan, David Aspden, John Vickery, John Aslanidis and Cathy Blanchflower, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney, 1998. The Bryan Niland Collection , Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, 1998. Public Collections Allen, Allen, & Hemsley, Sydney. Artbank Australia. Baker McKenzie, Sydney. Bliss Hospital, St Louis, USA. Burnie Art Gallery, Tasmania. Devonport Gallery, Tasmania. Hincks Treatment Centre, Toronto, Canada. Holmes a Court Collection, Perth. Mallesons, Melbourne. University of Sydney Union National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Western Mining Corporation, Melbourne. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, New England Regional Art Museum, . Civic Centre, Oshawa, Ontario, Armidale Canada. AMP Collection, Sydney Press Reviews Sandra McGrath: Australian, May 19-20, 1979. Sandra McGrath: Australian, February 7-8, 1981. Nancy Borlase: Sydney Morning Herald, February 14, 1981. Susanna Short: Sydney Morning Herald, August 3, 1981. Sandra McGrath: Australian, June 4-5, 1983. John McDonald: Sydney Morning Herald, December 6, 1986. Elwyn Lynn: Australian, January 10-11, 1987. Elwyn Lynn: Australian, September 17-18, 1988. Bronwyn Watson: Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 1988. Norma Henry(Randy Dicker): Nine to Five, October 3, 1988. Christopher Allen: Sydney Morning Herald, September 1, 1989. Elwyn Lynn: Australian, March 7-8, 1992. Lynette Fern: Sydney Morning Herald, March 13, 1992 Louise Martin-Chew: Brisbane Weekend Times, October 23, 1993. Felicity Fenner: Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 1994 Real Time 6, April-May, 1995. State of the Art 12, March-June, 1995. .Felicity Fenner: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 1995. John McDonald: Sydney Morning Herald, May 11, 1996 Bruce James: Sydney Morning Herald, July 5, 1996. Christopher Heathcote: Transcendence or Revolution? Geometry and the Question. Catalog for Non-Objective Presence, Australian Galleries, 1996,1997 Julie Roberts: Questioning Abstraction. Catalog for Non-Objective Presence, Australian Galleries, 1996, 1997 Zelda Cawthorne: Melbourne Herald Sun, February 8, 1997. Christopher Allen: Memories, references and conceits. Art Monthly, March, 1997, Number 97, pp 6-8. Bruce James, Sydney Morning Herald, February 6, 1998 Catalogues and Books Gary Willis: Another Zone, Watters Gallery, 1986. Tony Bond: Surface for Reflexion, Sydney, Beaver Press, 1986. Nevill Drury: New Art Two, Sydney, Craftsman Press, 1988. Modern Australian Paintings, Charles Nodrum Gallery, 1989. Jenny Zimmer: Circle Line Square. Aspects of Geometry. Sydney, Bloxam & Chambers, 1994. George Alexander, Calligraphies of Pleasure: Liz Coats, Jim Croke, Jon Plapp. Sydney, Sir Herman Black Gallery, 1995. Bruce James: Elusive Meanings; Geometric Abstraction in the work of Jon Plapp, 1984-1994, Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, 1995. Guessable Mirrors, Catalog, Watters Gallery, Shepson, 1996. Christopher Heathcote & Julie Roberts: Non-Objective Presence, Australian Galleries, 1996. Optics, Catalog, Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney, 1998. |
