Adam Rish
   























 

 

 

 

 

 

       

BIOGRAPHY

  • 1953 Born in London, 1953. Lives in Sydney, Australia.
  • 1972-74,76-78 Studied Medicine, University of Tasmania 1979, 1983 Printmaking, East Sydney Technical College 1990-92 Bronze Casting, East Sydney Technical College 1985-91 Fine Arts, Sydney University 1993-95 MFA, University of NSW
    Qualifications B Med. Sc., MB BS, Dip Sculpture. BA (Hon.), MFA, MCPSA FFMACCS
    Travelled widely in America, Europe and Asia working at various periods in Indonesia, India, France, Italy, PNG and Turkey.
    Worked as professional artist, environment officer, medical practitioner, art teacher, film script writer, graphic artist.
    Languages: English, Italian, French, Indonesian

Solo Exhibitions

  • 1975 Secheron House Gallery, Hobart
  • 1976 Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart
  • 1977 Saddlers Court Gallery, Richmond, Tasmania Hunter Island Gallery, Hobart
  • 1978 Bower Bank Mill Gallery, Deloraine, Tasmania
  • 1979 Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne Harrington Street Gallery, Hobart
  • 1983 Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart Christine Abraham's gallery, Melbourne
  • 1984 Mori Gallery, Sydney
  • 1986 Mori Gallery, Sydney
  • 1987 Solander Gallery, Canberra Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne
  • 1989 DC Art, Sydney Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne Despard Street Gallery, Hobart
  • 1990 Solander Gallery, Canberra DC Art, Sydney BMG Fine Art, Adelaide
  • 1991 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne
  • 1992 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
  • 1994 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
  • 1995 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne
  • 1996 Quadrivium, Sydney
  • 1997 Coo-ee Gallery, Sydney
  • 1998 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne
  • 1999 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
  • 2000 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne
  • 2001 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
  • 2004 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney

Group Exhibitions

  • 1977 Tasmanian Artists, Tasmania House, London
  • 1980 Dyeing Fibre & Fabric, Queensland Touring Exhibition 1989 New York International Print Fair
  • 1992 Chicago Alternative Media Art Fair
  • 1992 Tamworth Textile Biennale
  • 1994 Kalef-Jackson Gallery, Calgary, Canada
  • 1998 City of Hobart Art Prize
  • 2001 Geometry of the Earth, Orange Regional Gallery
  • 2002 Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney


Collections

  • Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery,
  • Launceston Museum & Art Gallery,
  • Burnie Art Gallery,
  • Queensland Art Gallery,
  • Art Gallery of NSW,
  • Australian National Gallery,
  • Shepparton Art Gallery,
  • Artbank,
  • VAB of Tasmania Collection,
  • University of Tasmania Collection.

Awards

  • 1979 VAB Special Purpose Grant
  • 1981 VAB Studio Residence, Karolyi Foundation, Vence, France
  • 1984 VAB Studio Residence, Besozzo, Italy
  • 1984 Australian Film Commission, Comedy Fund Grant
  • 1992 VAB Travel Grant
  • 1997 Asialink Residency IKJ Jakarta
  • 1998 City of Hobart Art Prize


Filmography

  • From A Letter, 16mm col 13 min 1983. Exhibited Melbourne Film
  • Festival 1983; Adelaide Fringe Festival, 1984
  • The Corporate Choice 16 mm col 14 min, 1986
  • The Search For Meaning, 5 min interview with Adam Rish on REVIEW ABC TV 19/9/94
  • Immunisation: Telling the story, 15min video 1996


Selected Bibliography

  • Max Germaine, Artists of Australia and New Zealand, Craft Australia, Spring 1979
  • Art and Australia, Dec 1979, Summer 1984, Winter 1989
  • New Poetry, Vols 26-27
  • Island magazine - regular graphics contributor
  • Helix, Dec 1980
  • Vence Upon A Time, Adam Rish and Garry Shead, RYZ Press, 1982
  • The Age Of Reason, Adam Rish, RYZ Press, 1984
  • Historia Mundi Illustrata, Adam Rish, RYZ Press, 1986
  • The Age, Entertainment Guide, 7/8/89, Emily Gibson, "Artist Finds Inspiration In Irons..."
  • Tension, Aug 1989, Rex Butler, "Adam Rish: Art as a Spaghetti Western."
  • The Mercury, 4/11/89, Susan Legett, "Easily led Tex and his history of modern art."
  • Sunday Tasmanian, 15/11/89, Amanda Leary, "Fancy a toaster or car on your kilim."
  • Vogue Living, May 1990, Tex Willer, "Artist Adam Rish and the khilims of Konya..."
  • Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, 24/8/90, Emily Gibson "Art for Neurotics"
  • Interior Architecture, issue 32, Miscellanea 44, "Adam Rish is a Sydney based painter..."
  • Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, 13/11/92, Emily Gibson, "Frame Games"
  • "10th Tamworth Fibre/Textile Biennial 1992" catalogue p29, p48
  • "Object", Autumn 1993, Beth Jackson, "From the Floor to the Wall" pp17-19
  • "Object", Spring 1993, Adam Rish, "Objection:From the Floor to the Flaw". p49
  • Misanthropology, Adam Rish, MFA Uni NSW 1995
  • Contemporary Craft Review 1, 1995 Ed J. Zimmer, Adam Rish "Misanthropology" p92
  • "Nouveau Rish", 8/8/96 Antonia Williams, Sydney Morning Herald - Domain p5
  • "Reality forms a pattern in tapestry message rugs" Stephanie King, Financial Review 8-9/11/97
  • "Object", 1 1998, Adam Rish, "Shona Wilson - a profile" pp36-37
  • "Devil TV and other black arts" Susan McCulloch, The Weekend Australian Feb 21-22 1998 p24
  • "Doctor's script for winning design" Eve Lamb, The Mercury Dec 30 98, p11
  • "Cultural weft and warp" Deborah Jones, The Australian, 1 Jan 99, p16
  • "Misanthropology - The Art of Adam Rish" Michael Denholm, Art & Australia Sept 2001 pp92-100
  • "Very Crazy Tapa" Adam Rish and Ruth Hessey, Australian Art Review Jul-Oct 2004, issue 5 pp58-61