Matthew Perceval (b. 1940)
Biography
Matthew Perceval was bom in Melbourne in 1945
He left Australia in 1962 for Europe to pursue a
career in art
Lived and worked in London 1965-1967
South of France 1967-1978
Paris 1978-1981
During this time he undertook numerous painting trips
throughout Europe and North Africa
ln 1981 he returned to Australia and settled
with his family in Newcastle
Matthew Perceval exhibited for the very first time
at the Karoly Foundation in Venice in 1968
Since then he has held over 30 Main exhibitions
and has participated in many Group shows including:
Salon d'Autumne and Salon de Mai - Grand Palais - Paris
Australian Artists of Fame and Promise -
NSW House - London
Shifting Ground exhibition - Art Gallery of NSW
Nobbys Collection - Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
to name but a few
His work is represented in public, corporate and private
collections in many parts of the world
1984 1st Broome+Kimberley series of 30 paintings commissioned by Lord Alister McAlpine
1985-7 Painting trip: Flinders - Central Australia - Queensland
1989 Travelled to Rajastan - lndia with fellow painter Satish Kumar Sharma
1990 Newcastle Earthquake triptych
190-1 Fish Series
1993 Elegies - paintings and ceramic platters
1993-4 Documentary 'The Painters Moon' with Kim Goodachre for SBS Television
1995 2nd Kimberley series with Kim Goodachre for SBS Television
1995 Industrial Landscapes - Newcastle
1997-8 Landscapes - Kimberley
1998 Sydney City Night paintings
2000 Studio at Cite des Art - Paris
2001-2 Aspects of Australian Landscapes
2003-4 New Landscape impression
2005-7 Preparation of Portrait exhibition
2007-8 Matthew Perceval Portraits: National Portrait Gallery - Canberra
2008 Pere Lachaise series - Paris
2009 Harbour Reflections - Newcastle
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