Hugh Oliveiro

Born Singapore 1938.

Artist/Designer – Mixed Media

1964:

Graduated National Art School, Sydney.

1965 -1972:

David Huston Art Studio, Sydney. Creative Director

Solo Exhibitions:

1973 -1978:

6 shows. Oil paintings/mixed media Munster Arms Gallery, Melbourne.

1978 -1992: (Multiple Galleries, Australia wide)

Barry Stern Gallery, Allegro Gallery, Cooks Hill Galleries, David Jones Gallery,

Greenhill Gallery, Anvil Gallery, Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre.

2014: ‘A Passion to Create.’ Retrospective, Tamworth Regional Art Gallery.

2016: ’Somewhere... a horse.’ Weswal Gallery, Tamworth.

2017: ‘Ambience.’ Australian High Commission, Singapore.

2019: ‘Out of this World.’ Tamworth Regional Art Gallery.

Group Exhibitions:

1988:

World Trade Fair. Screens & Carpets. World Trade Centre LA.

The Rites of Spring, sculpture. Hanson Gallery, Rodeo Drive, LA.

1992:

’Lever de Rideau sur les Antipodes.’ Paintings. Australian Embassy, Paris.

Cannes Sur-Mer International Art Festival. Paintings. Château-Musée

Grimaldi Provence, France.

Belgium International Art Festival. ‘Focus on Australian Art’ Paintings.

2005:

The New York Art Fair, Paintings. NYC.

2010:

6th World Eco-Fibre & Textile Forum (WEFT). ‘Tropical Rain.’ Hand painted fabric. International Fashion Parade, Serawak, Malaysia.

Major Commissioned Works:

1983:

‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ Production Designer, Sets & Costume.

Australian Ballet.

‘Four Seasons’ Entrance Foyer Mural, oil & glaze, marine ply, 12.8 x 7.31m Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.

1979-1989:

Artwork for Australian fashion designer Jill Fitzsimon: Gallery Fantastique, interior & furniture design. Hand-painted fabric & garments. Masks for Bicentennial Wool Awards, Fashion Parade, Opera House, Sydney.

1990:

’Icarus Descending’ Skygardens mural, Tony Masters Design, Sydney.

1995:

‘Defence’ Lacquered wood sculpture. Australian Defence Building,

Sydney.

‘Paradise’ Mixed media works on paper, triptych. Tunku Beach Resort, Brunei.

1996:

‘Rainforest’ Acrylic on canvas. Hyatt, Kula Lumpar.

2000:

‘Millennium Sphere’ Hand painted ceramic sphere. Limited edition of ten.

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Sydney Town Hall Collection.

2002:

‘Sacred Place’ Acrylic on canvas.

Yalumba Mawson’s Launch, celebrating famous Antarctic explorer with new label. The Yalumba Wine Company, Sydney

Collections:

Private & international.

Australian Ballet Foundation.

Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne.

Institute of Science & Technology, Canberra. Institute of Advanced

Education, Perth.

Buena Vista Hotel, Los Angeles.

Kerry Stokes Art collection, Perth.

Mark Murand, Switzerland & Morocco.

Jill Fitzsimon & John Seymour, Sydney.

John Szangolies, Sydney.

Pierre Lejeune, Paris.

Langton’s International Agency, New York.

Awards:

The Adam’s Awards 1982-3, Dance Australia Magazine.

Voted for most outstanding contribution to set design, lighting and costume design for Nutcracker Ballet, Australian Ballet.

A visual artist working in a variety of mediums but mainly painting (acrylics) & sculpture (in mixed media).

I have also worked in areas of interior design, stage design, costume and fabric design.

Other skills are graphic design, including packaging and furniture design. I am a self employed artist and will consider commissioned work.

“Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination. To see and create beyond a framework of established ideas and concepts is to open doors to individuality where images are its only wealth.......” Hugh Oliveiro