Patrick Hockey (1948 – 1992)

Biography

1948 Born Abercorn, Australia
1971 Armidale University School, Six Young Artists
1972 Toowoomba Gemini Art Award
1972 Exhibited Bonython Gallery, Sydney
1972 Exhibited Lister Gallery, Perth
1973 Invited Travelodge Prize
1973 R.A.S. Human Image Prize, Sydney
1973 Exhibited South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne
1973 Exhibited Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1974 Travelled: Far East, India, Persia, Egypt, Europe. Settled London
1976 Travelled: India, Nepal
1976 Exhibited Galleries, Perth
1978-79 Travelled: India, USA, France
1985 Invited to paint in Kakadu National Park as a guest of the Northern Territory Government
1987 Travelled: South America
1988 Travelled: Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, India

Solo Exhibitions
1975 Royal Court Theatre, London
1976 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1976 Lister Galleries, Perth
1977 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1977 Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1979 Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1980 Redfern Gallery, London
1981 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1984 Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1985 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1986 Northern Territory Art Gallery, Paintings of Kakadu National Park
1987 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
1988 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1988 Lucy Campbell Gallery, London
1989 Invited to exhibit Queensland House, London Arts Week, UK
1990 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney

Public Collections

Art Gallery of Western Australia
Northern Territory Art Gallery
Artbank
Australian National University
Queensland University
University of Western Australia
Toowoomba City Collection
Queensland Parliamentary Collection
Royal Agricultural Society Collection
Mercantile Mutual Insurance
Time Life Collection
Joyce Gift – Queensland University
Sydney Stock Exchange
Von Thyssen Collection, Germany
Advance Bank
James Capel Ltd
BHP Collection
OTC
St George Bank

Private Collections

HRH Prince of Wales
HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
President Suharto of Indonesia
Margaret Rockerfeller, USA
Estee Lauder Collection, USA
Rothermere Collection, UK
Chester Beatty Collection, UK
Marzotto Collection, Italy
Lambert Collection, Italy
Irwin Collection, USA
McIllhenny, USA
Auchincloss Collection, USA
Kleberg Collection, USA
Guest Collection, USA
HH Maharaj of Juipur India
Right Honorable Sir Harry Gibbs, GCMG, KBE
Schlumberger Collection, France

Commissions

America's Cup Challenge 1983 – Commissioned for Alan Bond's "Southern Cross"
Sultan of Brunei
Vogue Magazine – Venice Regatta, paintings, 1985
Belle Magazine – paintings, Carnival Brazil, 1987
Regent Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney, 1988

Sources:
McGrath, Sandra, 'Patrick Hockey: His Life and Work', The Beagle Press, Sydney, 1994
'Patrick Hockey' catalogue, Holdsworth Galleries, 1990

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