
" I like to make paintings that show the puzzle of existence.
Something that when people look at it they say, yes I have felt that. "
- John Anderson
STUDIES AND BIOGRAPHY:
1947 Born Melbourne, Victoria , Australia.
1966-68 Secondary Teacher's Cert., Melbourne Teachers' College.
1969 Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), RMIT
1970-73 Secondary Art Teacher, Victorian State System
1974-75 Travelled Europe and Asia with the assistance of the Australia Council, Visual Arts Board.
1975-81 Half time Artist / Secondary Teacher
1981-85 Part time Commercial Cray fisherman Victorian licence.
1986-03 Part time Lecturer in Painting, Drawing and Art History at Department of Art and Design – Chisholm Institute TAFE
2004-> John continues in full time art practice.
1947 Born Melbourne, Victoria , Australia.
1966-68 Secondary Teacher's Cert., Melbourne Teachers' College.
1969 Diploma in Fine Art (Painting), RMIT
1970-73 Secondary Art Teacher, Victorian State System
1974-75 Travelled Europe and Asia with the assistance of the Australia Council, Visual Arts Board.
1975-81 Half time Artist / Secondary Teacher
1981-85 Part time Commercial Cray fisherman Victorian licence.
1986-03 Part time Lecturer in Painting, Drawing and Art History at Department of Art and Design – Chisholm Institute TAFE
2004-> John continues in full time art practice.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 Australian Art Review (May-June ) "John Anderson " by Trent Nathan
2009 ABC News S.A (25/3/2009) " Greenhills Gallery in Adelaide has a display of artworks
by John Anderson " video
2005 "Profiles John Anderson new paintings" - Art Almanac (Nov.'05)
2005 Jeff Makin, " Landscaping Australia- John Anderson: Recent Paintings",
- Herald Sun ( 21st Nov.'05)
2005 "Preview Arts- John Anderson: Recent Paintings" - The Sunday Age ( 20th Nov.'05)
2005 "Good Weekend-10 Things to do" - The Age Magazine ( 19TH Nov.'05)
2005 Ashley Crawford "John Anderson :Recent Paintings"- The Sunday Age (27th Nov.' 05)
2005 Dr Robert Nelson" Visual Arts Review"- The Age (30th Nov'05)
2005 Richard Brewster " Bold and stunningly simple"- The Sunday Age (3rd April '05)
2004 Ashley Crawford "Carburettor Chiaroscuro" - Catalogue for Melbourne Art Fair 2004
2004 "Bilson's Restaurant - "Art Bank- Catalogue" (Issue 8 '04)
2001 John Dagge " The Best of the Best" - The Herald Sun (13th May '01)
2001 "Burning Paintings" - The Wentworth Courier (16th May '01)
2000 Robert Nelson "The Purity of Getting Your Hands Dirty"- The Sunday Age (1st Oct.'00)
1999 Lara Travis, - Curator William Mora Galleries for Catalogue (May)
1999 Jeff Makin " Last Pleasures" - Herald Sun ( 25TH May '99)
1999 Jeff Makin" Biennial of the banal"- Herald Sun ( 25th May '99)
1996 Robert Nelson " Everywhere, nothing's like art yakka" - The Age (11th Sept. '96)
1995 Richard Waller "Artist with an eerie air of repressed intensity" - Brisbane Courier (27th Sept '95)
1995 Robert Nelson "Dark and Classic Painter" - The Age (13th Sept. 95)
1995 Peter Timms "Painting With Punch" - The Herald Sun (6th Sept.'95)
1995 John McDonald," The Earnestness of Being Self Important" - Sydney Morning Herald (13th May'95)
1995 ..... Susan McCulloch, - State of the Art, Issue 11 (Dec.'94-March'95)
1995 ..... Rod Moss, "Night Moves: John Anderson"Oz - Arts Magazine No.7
1994 ..... Susan McCulloch,"Energy in Large Canvases" - The Herald Sun ( 29th June '94)
1994 ..... Alison Barklay, " When Oils ain't oils" - The Herald Sun Melb. (29th June '94)
1994 ..... Rod Moss, Catalogue-"The Waking Dream" - Exhibition ( March)
1993 ..... "Notable shows on at MPAC" - The Mail (22nd April '93)
1993 ..... Christopher Heathcote, " A Fresh Direction" - Art Monthly (March)
1992 ..... Christopher Heathcote, "Inventive Paraphrasing of Old Masters' Works" - The Age ( 2nd Sept.'92)
1992 Christopher Heathcote, "Inventive Paraphrasing of Old Masters' Works"-The Age Melb.( 2nd Sept. '92)
1992 Roger Taylor, Gotham City Gossip - 3RRR Melb. Radio Interview(Sept.'92)
1979 Mary Eagle, " Anderson Dominates"- The Age ( 1st Nov.'79)
1978 Roger Taylor, 3RRR Melb. - Radio Interview (June'79)
1978 Alan McColloch "Composers lend a hand" - The Herald (May''78)
1974 Jeff Makin "Dip into the past with rusty steel" - The Sun ( 22nd May '74)
1974 Mary Lou Jelbart, - Arts National ABC Radio National
1974 Alan McCulloch "A Marriage With Science" - The Herald (22nd May '74)
1974 Mary Eagle " Gaudy , svelt , savage forms of punk" - The Age
1973 Alan McCulloch "Anything goes if it has class" - The Herald ( 28th Feb. '73)
1973 The Sun (27th Feb.'73)
1973 Jeffery Makin,"$500 Award A Variety Show" - The Sun (4th May'73)
1971 Alan McCulloch," Sweeping out the dusty hues" - The Herald (Melb)
2012 Australian Art Review (May-June ) "John Anderson " by Trent Nathan
2009 ABC News S.A (25/3/2009) " Greenhills Gallery in Adelaide has a display of artworks
by John Anderson " video
2005 "Profiles John Anderson new paintings" - Art Almanac (Nov.'05)
2005 Jeff Makin, " Landscaping Australia- John Anderson: Recent Paintings",
- Herald Sun ( 21st Nov.'05)
2005 "Preview Arts- John Anderson: Recent Paintings" - The Sunday Age ( 20th Nov.'05)
2005 "Good Weekend-10 Things to do" - The Age Magazine ( 19TH Nov.'05)
2005 Ashley Crawford "John Anderson :Recent Paintings"- The Sunday Age (27th Nov.' 05)
2005 Dr Robert Nelson" Visual Arts Review"- The Age (30th Nov'05)
2005 Richard Brewster " Bold and stunningly simple"- The Sunday Age (3rd April '05)
2004 Ashley Crawford "Carburettor Chiaroscuro" - Catalogue for Melbourne Art Fair 2004
2004 "Bilson's Restaurant - "Art Bank- Catalogue" (Issue 8 '04)
2001 John Dagge " The Best of the Best" - The Herald Sun (13th May '01)
2001 "Burning Paintings" - The Wentworth Courier (16th May '01)
2000 Robert Nelson "The Purity of Getting Your Hands Dirty"- The Sunday Age (1st Oct.'00)
1999 Lara Travis, - Curator William Mora Galleries for Catalogue (May)
1999 Jeff Makin " Last Pleasures" - Herald Sun ( 25TH May '99)
1999 Jeff Makin" Biennial of the banal"- Herald Sun ( 25th May '99)
1996 Robert Nelson " Everywhere, nothing's like art yakka" - The Age (11th Sept. '96)
1995 Richard Waller "Artist with an eerie air of repressed intensity" - Brisbane Courier (27th Sept '95)
1995 Robert Nelson "Dark and Classic Painter" - The Age (13th Sept. 95)
1995 Peter Timms "Painting With Punch" - The Herald Sun (6th Sept.'95)
1995 John McDonald," The Earnestness of Being Self Important" - Sydney Morning Herald (13th May'95)
1995 ..... Susan McCulloch, - State of the Art, Issue 11 (Dec.'94-March'95)
1995 ..... Rod Moss, "Night Moves: John Anderson"Oz - Arts Magazine No.7
1994 ..... Susan McCulloch,"Energy in Large Canvases" - The Herald Sun ( 29th June '94)
1994 ..... Alison Barklay, " When Oils ain't oils" - The Herald Sun Melb. (29th June '94)
1994 ..... Rod Moss, Catalogue-"The Waking Dream" - Exhibition ( March)
1993 ..... "Notable shows on at MPAC" - The Mail (22nd April '93)
1993 ..... Christopher Heathcote, " A Fresh Direction" - Art Monthly (March)
1992 ..... Christopher Heathcote, "Inventive Paraphrasing of Old Masters' Works" - The Age ( 2nd Sept.'92)
1992 Christopher Heathcote, "Inventive Paraphrasing of Old Masters' Works"-The Age Melb.( 2nd Sept. '92)
1992 Roger Taylor, Gotham City Gossip - 3RRR Melb. Radio Interview(Sept.'92)
1979 Mary Eagle, " Anderson Dominates"- The Age ( 1st Nov.'79)
1978 Roger Taylor, 3RRR Melb. - Radio Interview (June'79)
1978 Alan McColloch "Composers lend a hand" - The Herald (May''78)
1974 Jeff Makin "Dip into the past with rusty steel" - The Sun ( 22nd May '74)
1974 Mary Lou Jelbart, - Arts National ABC Radio National
1974 Alan McCulloch "A Marriage With Science" - The Herald (22nd May '74)
1974 Mary Eagle " Gaudy , svelt , savage forms of punk" - The Age
1973 Alan McCulloch "Anything goes if it has class" - The Herald ( 28th Feb. '73)
1973 The Sun (27th Feb.'73)
1973 Jeffery Makin,"$500 Award A Variety Show" - The Sun (4th May'73)
1971 Alan McCulloch," Sweeping out the dusty hues" - The Herald (Melb)