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Cedric Baxter - Biography

 

1930 Born of British parents in Rangoon, Burma
1947 Migrated to Australia
1974 Became an Australian citizen
   
Qualifications
1975 Diploma Graphic Design, Perth Technical College, Western Australia (WA)
1972 Certificate in Teacher Training, Perth Technical College, WA
1949-1951 Australian Journalists Association Cadetship (Graphics)
  Self Taught (Fine Art)
1945 Early academic schooling under British Colonial System in India and Burma, securing Senior Cambridge (leaving) Certificate at age 15
   
Professional Experience
1996 Retired from TAFE
1990-1996 Lecturer A in Art & Design - Midland TAFE
1984-1990 Lecturer A in Fine Art/Assistant Officer in Charge - Forrestfield Tech
1972-1984 Lecturer A in Drawing, Design and Illustration - Perth Technical College
1949-1971 Art Director/Cartoonist/Art Critic - The Sunday Independent
1949-1968 Cadet through to top grade Creative Artist/Cartoonist - West Australian Newspapers
   
Solo Exhibitions
2005 Gomboc Gallery, Middle Swan, WA
2002 Gomboc Gallery, Middle Swan, WA
2000 Mountford Winery Gallery, Pemberton, WA
1999-2000 The Edge Gallery, Denmark, WA
1997-2001 Accent Gallery, Perth, WA
1993-1994 New Collectables Gallery, Fremantle, WA
1991 Goodridge Gallery, Perth, WA
1990 Gallery Australia, Perth, WA
1988 Perth Galleries, Subiaco, WA
1985 Howard st Gallery, Perth, WA
1977-1979 Churchill Gallery, Perth, WA
1962, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975 Skinner Galleries, Perth, WA
1952-1954 Newspaper House Gallery, Perth
   
2002 Gallery 274 Erotica
  Mandorla Art Prize
2000 Perth Technical College Centenary Art Exhibition, Perth, WA
  Mandorla Art Prize
  Wesley Chapel Fine Art Exhibition, Guildford, WA
1999 Jeans for Genes Art Auction
1998 Culture Colour Connection, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
  Equestrian Fine Art Exhibition, State Equestrian Centre
  Love and the Art of Performance, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, WA
  Mandorla Art Prize
1997-1999 MLC Art Exhibition
  Royal Institute for the Blind Art Exhibition
1996 St Hilda’s Art Exhibition
  Salek Minc Art Exhibition
  The 1996 World of Art Exhibition
  Mandorla Art Prize
1995 3rd Annual Erotica Exhibition, Anno Domini Gallery
1994-2000 Red Cross Art Exhibition
1994-2002 Hale Art Exhibition
  Mazenod College Annual Art Exhibition
1994 St Hilda’s Art Exhibition
  Mandorla Art Prize
1993-1995 Gallery of Fine Art
1992 St Hilda’s Art Exhibition
  Mandorla Art Prize
1991 Midland Tafe Staff Show, Midland, WA
1991-1992 Salek Minc Art Exhibition
1990-2001 La Salle College Art Exhibition
1989-1990 Mandorla Art Prize
1989-1992 Perth College
1988 Art at Perth Tech – 10 Years at St Brigid’s
  La Forme de la Femme, Moores Building, Fremantle, WA
1987 Gomboc Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Middle Swan, WA
1986 La Salle College Art Exhibition
1983 Festival of Perth Invitation Drawing Award
1981 Winter Exhibition, Raya Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
1976 Charles Hamilton Memorial Exhibition
1975-2001 Guide Dogs for the Blind Art Show
1960, 1962 Queensland Annual Art Contest, Redcliffe
1964 Helena Rubinstein Portrait Prize
1951-1960 Studio Group of Six, Newspaper House Gallery
   
Awards
2001 Katanning Prize
2000 Mandorla, special award
2000 Minnawarra Festival Armadale, drawing prize
1990 Order of Australia
1978 Kalamunda Western Australia Shire Council Award
1976 Westrail Art
1968 Walkley Award for Cartoon of the Year
1966 Redcliffe Prize for Watercolour, Queensland
   
Commissions
  Official Poster for the 1962 Commonwealth Games, Perth
  Australian Institute of Management – continuing portrait commissions
1950-2005 Sundry private commissions
Collections
City of Fremantle Collection
Parmelia Hotel, Perth
Claremont Teachers College, Perth
Perth Technical College
National Mutual Assurance, Perth
Westrail, Perth
Kalamunda Shire Council, Perth
Guardian Assurance, Perth
Edith Cowan University, Perth
University of Western Australia Art Collection (online)
Private collections in Europe, the USA and Asia
 
Bibliography
The Barbarians, C H & R M Berndt, New Thinkers Library, 1971
Seven Years with Samantha, illustrated, 1974
Contemporary Western Australian Painters and Printmakers, 1979
Feelings, Laurie Ferris, illustrated, Artlook Press, 1981
The Bowgada Birds, A Landsdown, Shire of Kalamunda, 1986
The Artist’s Chronicle, July/August 1991, August/September 1997, December/January 1998
International Artist, February/March 1999
Artist’s Studio, 1999
Art & Design in WA, Perth Technical College, 1900-2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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