STEPHEN KING
Biography
1958
1977-79
1981
Born Bingara, New South Wales, Australia
Studied at Sydney College of the Arts
Diploma of Visual Arts, Printmaking major.
Post-graduate studies at St.Martins School of Arts, London.
Solo Exhibitions
1980
1983
1985
1987
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2001
2003
2006
2009
2010
2012
Parmenter Gallery, Walcha
Tamworth City Art Gallery
Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
Coventry, Sydney
Coventry, Sydney
Cintra Gallery, Brisbane
Coventry, Sydney
Coventry, Sydney
Coventry, Sydney
Coventry, Sydney
Coventry, Sydney
BBA Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney
Bryan Hooper Gallery, Chippendale, Sydney
Baroque Niche, Gallery Klatovy, Czech Republic
Gallows Gallery, Perth, WA
Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Moree Plains Regional Gallery, NSW - Sculpture, prints, paintings
“Against the Grain” - New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Selected Group Exhibitions
1977
1979
1987
1994
SCA selected works Adelaide Arts Festival
Australian Student Printmakers Travelling Exhibition
"Australian Works on Paper" - Aion Fine Arts, Dallas, USA
"Obsession" - Coventry Collection - Campbelltown City Art Gallery,Travelling
Exhibition
1995
"Salon des Refuses"- S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney
"Ironsides" - The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
1997 - 2002 "Sculpture by the Sea" - Bondi Beach, Sydney
2001
“Sculpture from the Sea” – Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea, NSW
“Sculpture in the City” – Martin Place, Sydney
2003
“Walcha – City of Art” – New Contemporaries, QVB, Sydney
Confluence – Four regional sculptors– Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery
“Surface Memories” – Tamworth City Art Gallery,NSW
2004
“Sheer Diversity – Sculptors Who Draw” – Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
“Sculpture by the Sea” – Bondi Beach, Sydney;
2005
“Sculpture Inside”- Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Paddington
“Sculpture by the Sea” – Bondi Beach, Sydney
“New England Objectives” – NERAM, Armidale
2006
“Sculpture by the Sea” – Cottesloe, Perth, WA and Invited Artist Bondi, Sydney
“Regional Encounters” – Tamworth Regional Gallery,NSW
“Walcha City of Art – Contemporary Australian Art” – Karlovy Vary Art Gallery,
Czech Republic
“My Time My Place Myself” – New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale
“Stephen King and Mike Nicholls Linocuts” Galerie F, Klatovy, Czech Republic
6th International Linocut Symposium, White Unicorn, Gallery Klatovy/Klenova,
Czech Republic
2007
“Three’s Company” – Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize – Redleaf Council Chambers, Double Bay
“Sculpture by the Sea” – Bondi, Sydney
Aquasculpture – Port Macquarie Town Green, NSW
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
“Sculpture by the Sea” – Cottesloe Beach, Perth, WA and Bondi, Sydney
“Sculpture 2008” – Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Galleries
“Sculpture by the Sea”, Cottesloe, Perth, WA
“Sculpture in the Gaol” – Trial Bay, NSW
“Aquasculpture” – Port Macquarie, NSW
“Sculpture by the Sea”, Bondi - Distinguished Invited artist
Walcha Gallery of Art – Opening Exhibition – Walcha NSW
UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award, Campbelltown, NSW
Artscape, Byron Bay, NSW
“In(two)art” – Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Travelling exhibition
“Going Bush – Stephen King and Julia Griffin” - Galerie Am Park, Vienna, Austria
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney
Sculpture by the Sea – Cottesloe Beach, Perth, WA and Bondi, Sydney
Kooindah Acquisitive Sculpture Prize Exhibition – Wyong, NSW
Aquasculpture – Port Macquarie, NSW
“Sculpture” – Mick Gallery, Paddington, NSW
In(two)art – S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
The Drawing Show – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Coventrys Artists – NERAM, Armidale, NSW
Small Sculpture Show – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Defiance Sculpture Park at the Gate Gallery, Wollombi, NSW
Sculpture Inside – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW
Tiny Titans and Miniliths – Miniature Sculpture Show – Defiance Gallery, Enmore
Julia Griffin, Stephen King, Nigel White – Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Kunderang- Walcha Gallery of Art, NSW
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
Collections/Awards
Coventry Collection, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Tamworth City Art Gallery, Artbank,
Parliament House, Canberra,
Private collections in Australia, Germany, Austria, Japan, Czech Republic, England
Festival of the Black Soil Plains – Moree Plains Gallery/Winner 1999
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi – Sherman Galleries Award 1999.
Bulldust to Bitumen, Walgett 2003 – Sculpture Prize
Aquasculpture 2007 – Port Macquarie - Joint winner
Aquasculpture 2011 – Port Macquarie - Winner
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi – Curators Prize - Sculpture Inside – 2011
Commissions
1982
1991
1996
2000
2002
2004
2005
2006
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
Mural – Imperial Hotel, Tamworth.
Sculpture for the Rainforest Display, Dorrigo National Park – NPWS.
“Weather Signs"” – Fountain sculpture, McHatton Park, Walcha
“Petali” entrance sign, Walcha, NSW
Walcha roads entrance signs – Walcha, NSW.
Kuringai Municipal Council – Bancroft Park, Roseville.
“Harry’s Lookout”, Shelley’s Beach, Port Macquarie – Hastings Council.
“Harry’s Corner”, Shelley’s Beach, Port Macquarie – Hastings Council
Judith Wright Memorial Garden, Armidale - Donated
“Waterlily Park”, Port Macquarie – Hastings Council
“The Boulevard” Longyard Estate, Tamworth
“Place where eels swim” mosaic, Walcha
Lynbrook Estate Shopping Centre, South Melbourne, Vic
Dorothy Topfer Memorial, Ballina School, NSW
Sydney Polo Club, Richmond, NSW
Bryce Laut Memorial Sculpture Works, Sea Acres Rainforest Centre, Port
Macquarie
Crossroads Hotel, Narrabri, NSW
Castle Cove Primary School, NSW
Lampada Estate, Tamworth
Workshops/Presentations
1990–2001
1997,1998
2001
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
Printmaking workshops held in own studio for school and TAFE students.
Youth and Aboriginal workshops – printmaking.
Walcha Street Furniture Project – Co-ordinator and Technical Assistant.
Confluence 2002, 2003- Port Macquarie – Presenter and workshop.
“Sculpture in Public Space” – Sculpture by the Sea Symposium – Domain
Theatre, Art Gallery of NSW – Presenter
6th International Linocut Symposium, Klenova, Czech Republic
Aboriginal Sculpture Workshop – Enngonia, NSW
Inami International Wood Sculpture Camp, Nanto City, Japan – Invited
Australian representative
Verandah Post Project, Walcha – Co-ordinator and Technician
“Sculpture in Public Space” – Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe Conference – State
Library, WA – Presenter