ABOUT BRENDON / CV
Born 21 April 1952, Perth Western Australia
Studies
1968-69 Perth Technical College
1970-77 Professional musician
In 2007 Brendon was invited to exhibit at New York’s American Museum of Natural History as part of G’Day USA. This was the premiere presentation of his 10 year project Listening to Paintings – Australia. The multi media event involved Brendon’s live musical presentation, film & 10 major paintings describing the Australian landscape. The night raised over one million dollars for the Australian environment. It was then presented in Houston, as part of Australia Day celebrations.
Solo Exhibitions
1978 Rigby Gallery, Perth WA
1979 Way ‘79 Celebration Invitation, Allendale Square, Perth WA
1980 Signature Galleries, Perth WA
1981 Congress Hall, Tyrol Austria
1984 Alexander Galleries, Perth WA
1985 Alexander Galleries, Perth WA
1986 Ric’s Gallery, Perth WA
1987 Galleria Studio del Canova, Rome Italy
1987 Gallery Australia, Perth WA
1988 Framed, The Showcase Gallery, Darwin NT
1988 Gallery Australia, Perth WA
1989 Framed, The Showcase Gallery, Darwin NT
1989 Gallery Australia, Perth WA
1990 Listening to Paintings – Kakadu, Gallery Australia, Perth WA
1990 Park Road Gallery, Brisbane QLD
1991 Framed, The Showcase Gallery, Darwin NT
1991 Park Road Gallery, Brisbane QLD
1992 Bloody Tourists, Perth Galleries, Perth WA
1993 Consuming Paintings, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
1995 Stafford Studios, Perth WA
1995 Framed, The Darwin Gallery, Darwin NT
1996 Barry Newton Gallery, Adelaide SA (with Garry Duncan)
1996 Editions Gallery, Melbourne VIC
1996 From The Nannup Studio, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
1997 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney NSW
1998 Barry Newton Gallery, Adelaide SA
1999 Framed, The Darwin Gallery, Darwin NT
1999 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney NSW
2000 Margaret River Art Galleries WA
2000 A Progress Report, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2000 Jewels of the Landscape, Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney NSW
2001 Ilma, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2002 Ilma 2, Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney NSW
2003 This Summer, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2003 Mitchell Falls, Michael Commerford Gallery NSW
2004 2 Rivers, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2005 The Hawkesbury, Michael Commerford Gallery, NSW
2007 Listening to Paintings – Australia, Museum of Natural History, New York USA
2007 Listening to Paintings – Australia, Heritage Hall, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Houston USA
2007 Listening to the Land, Booker Lowe Gallery, Houston USA
2008 Two Journeys Linton & Kay Fine Art Gallery, Subiaco WA
2009 BD 09 Linton & Kay Fine Art, Subiaco WA
2010 Window to New York Linton & Kay Fine Art, Subiaco WA
2011 Brooklyn to Brooklyn Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney NSW
2012 City H2O12 Linton & Kay Fine Art Gallery, Subiaco WA
2013 Wet Paint Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney NSW
2013 River Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth WA
2014 Karijini Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth WA
2015 Hawkesbury Winter Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2015 Sunshower Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth WA
2016 The Kimberley Framed – The Darwin Gallery, Darwin NT
2016 Brendon Darby – Italy Grantfield Galleria D’Arte, Tuscany, Italy
2017 Wet Windows – Italy Grantfield Galleria D’Arte, Tuscany, Italy
2017 Veils of Rome Harvey Galleries, Mosman NSW
2017 Duet Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco WA
2018 Coastlines & Train Lines Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco WA
2019 Water Works Harvey Galleries, Seaforth NSW
2020 Aviary – Take Your Time Linton and Kay Galleries, Subiaco WA
Selected Joint Exhibitions
1979 Fine Artists of Western Australia, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1988 Alice Bale Art Award Exhibition, McClelland Gallery, VIC
1989 Deloitte Haskins Invitation Art Award, Perth WA
1990 Human Rights Exhibition, Amnesty International, Darwin NT
1990 Glyde Gallery, Perth WA
1990 The Painted Desert, New Collectables Gallery, Perth WA
1990 Deloitte Ross Tohmatsu Invitation Art Award, Perth WA
1991 Westrek Foundation Exhibition, Gallery Australia, Perth WA
1991 West Australian Landscape, Van Hall Gallery, Perth WA
1991 WA Research For Child Health Exhibition, Accent Gallery, Perth WA
1991 James Hardie Wildlife Art Prize, Touring Exhibition, Australia
1991 Four Western Australian Artists, Cable Beach Resort, Broome WA
1991 Water Metamorphosis of the Medium, Carillon Arcade, Perth WA
1992 Resolutions, New Collectables Gallery, Fremantle WA
1992 One Hundred Years of Gold Mining, Perth Mint WA
1992 Mandorla Art Award, Perth WA
1993 The Best Of Australia, Australian Showroom, Hong Kong
1994 The Best Of Australia, Australian Showroom, Hong Kong
1994 Songs of the Possum, Burswood Showroom, Perth WA
1994 Mandorla Art Award, Perth WA
1995 The Best of Australia Australian Showroom, Hong Kong
1996 China Art Expo, Beijing
1996 Rottnest Exhibition, Rafferty’s, Perth WA
1996 Mandorla Art Award, Perth WA
1998 Royal Agricultural Society – Winner Open Art Award
2001 Archibald Portrait Prize – Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW
2001 New Vision, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2003 Fire’s On, Stafford Studios, Perth WA
2003 Speech & Hearing Exhibition – Featured Artist (Donated Painting) Burswood Convention Centre, Perth WA
2003 Bali Commemorative Exhibition, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth WA
2004 Cossack Art Award. Winner – Invited Artists
2004 Salon des Refuses, National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery (Portrait of Kim Beazley)
2005 Stop the Toad, Rafferty’s Gallery, Perth WA
2006 Yallingup Galleries Easter Exhibition
2006 The Nude, Elements Art Gallery, Perth WA
2007 Western Australian Landscape Paintings, Yallingup Galleries WA
2007 Artopia Stafford Studios. Perth WA
2009 Linton & Kay Fine Art Gallery, Subiaco WA
2012 About This Place, The Holmes a Court Gallery at Vasse Felix, Cowaramup WA
2013 In Any Direction Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth WA
2014 Easter Exhibition Yallingup Galleries WA
2015 Easter Exhibition Yallingup Galleries WA
2015 Deloitte Spring Rose Art Exhibition – Featured Artist (Capel Vale Wines Award) Perth WA
2020 Plein Down Under winner Professional Category, presented by City of Mandurah
2021 West Society of the Arts, 125th Anniversary Exhibition “Best in Show” Award
Collections
J.P. Morgan Bank
Challenge Bank
Media Portfolio Limited
Town and Country Building Society
IBM Australia Ltd
Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd
Richard Ellis International Property Consultants
Allied Corporation Pty Ltd
City of Stirling Collection
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
Tony Barlow Collection
Rodilli Collection, Rome
Coldhurst Collection, Great Britain
Daleski Collection, USA
Dr Richard Blum Collection, Switzerland
Burlington Paintings, London
Chevron Asiatic Ltd
Leeuwin Estate
Duxton Hotel, Perth
Amcor Ltd
St John of God Hospital
Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd
Alinta Gas
Guildford Grammar
Scotch College
Edwards Thompson Solicitors
Evans & Tate
Holmes a Court Collection
ECU Collection
Many private collections throughout Australia and overseas
Portrait Commissions
Include chairmen of the Perth Building Society and the Freemen of the City of Stirling.
ECU Vice Chancellor Kerry Cox 2014
The Yandicoogina Commission
In August 1998, Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd announced the commissioning of a collection of paintings to commemorate the opening of the new mine, “Yandicoogina” in March 1999. Brendon was flown to the Pilbara in September and spent time painting, drawing and photographing the landscape around Yandicoogina. The next 5 months were spent working on the larger paintings in his North Perth studio. The resulting 16 major works are now a part of the Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd collection.
Bibliography
“Artists and Galleries of Australia”, Max Germaine
“Arteffects”, Jean Drysdale – Green. Watson – Guptill Publications, New York
An educational video “Brendon Darby Painting In Oils”, produced by the Western Australian College of Advanced Education.
“Songs of the Possum”, Bill Mather-Brown. Sundowner Press 1994
“Listening to Paintings – Kakadu”, CD/Book published by Audio Art 1995
“Mitchell Falls”, DVD produced by Audio Art
“Listening to Paintings – Australia” DVD/CD produced by Audio Art 2007