| Fred Fisher |
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Born 1945 Orange, NSW
Died 2013 Hobart, Tasmania |
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| Education |
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| 2006 |
PhD (Art) School of Art, University of Tasmania |
| 1990 |
MFA (Sculpture) School of Art, University of Tasmania |
| 1988 |
BFA (Sculpture) School of Art, University of Tasmania |
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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| 2015 |
STAND BACK,
Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart
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| 2012 |
Sculpture Now, Colville Gallery, Hobart
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| 2011 |
Annual Gallery Artists Exhibition, Colville Gallery, Hobart
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| 2010 |
Zero, Poimena Gallery, Launceston
ONLINE (Fishing), Curated by John Vella, Essay by Fred Fisher,
Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
| 2009 |
Fred Fisher: Transition, Colville Street Art Gallery, Hobart
City of Hobart Art Prize Exhibition, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart
ArtSale@TMAG, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart
The Arresting Image, Plimsoll Gallery, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart |
| 2008 |
3rd Annual Gallery Artists Exhibition, Colville Street Art Gallery, Hobart
CAST Members Exhibition 2008, CAST Gallery, Hobart
Art Melbourne 08 with Colville Street Art
Gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne |
| 2007 |
Fred Fisher: Sculpture, Design Centre of Tasmania, Launceston
CAST Members' Exhibition 2007, CAST Gallery, Hobart
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| 2006 |
REGISTER: Tasmanian Artists 2006, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery,
Hobart
Biennial Acquisition Exhibition: Tasmanian Wood Design Collection,
Bond Store, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery,
Hobart
DELUXE decorous crossovers between art and design, Plimsoll Gallery, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
PhD Examination Exhibition, Plimsoll Gallery, Tasmanian School of Art,
Hobart |
| 2005 |
National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia , Canberra
Rhapsody 21C: Tasmanian Contemporary Art,
Academy Gallery, Launceston |
| 2001 |
National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Half Way There: Postgraduate students at the
University of Tasmania, Plimsoll Gallery, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
The Shed: Contemporary Tasmanian Sculpture, CAST Gallery, Hobart |
| 2000 |
GO: Designed for Production 2000, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart; Design Centre of Tasmania, Launceston |
| 1999 |
The 1999 Wood Design Biennial, City Hall, Hobart
DIS-connected: Three Artists, Fine Art Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart |
| 1998 |
Designed for Production, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
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| 1997 |
Grand Exhibition: Tasmanian Wood Design Collection, City Hall, Hobart |
| 1990 |
Master of Fine Art Examination Exhibition, Plimsoll Gallery Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart |
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| Awards |
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| 2009 |
Judges Commendation (Sculpture) for Spin, City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart |
| 2007 |
Dean of Graduate Research Commendation Award for
Doctoral Thesis, University of Tasmania |
| 2005 |
Tasmanian Graduate Research Scholarship |
| 1989-90 |
Commonwealth Postgraduate Course Award |
| 1989 |
Finalist Centenary Sculpture, University of Tasmania |
| 1988 |
Mount Nelson Prize for Art, Undergraduate Award, University of Tasmania |
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| Collections |
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| National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| Collection of Gordon and Marilyn Darling, Melbourne |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart |
| Tasmanian Wood Design Collection, Launceston |
| University of Tasmania Collection, Hobart |
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| Publications |
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STAND BACK,
catalogue, Moonah Art
Centre, Hobart 2015 |
| City of Hobart Art Prize Exhibition, catalogue, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2009 |
| The Arresting Image, catalogue, University of Tasmania, School of Art, Hobart 2009 |
| Sculpture: Fred Fisher by Sean Kelly, Object Magazine Studio Edition, Issue 55 April 2008, p58 |
| Register: Tasmanian Artists 2006, catalogue, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2006 |
| DELUXE: decorous crossovers between art and design by Suzanne Kennedy, Artlink, Vol 26 No 3 2006, p96 |
| DELUXE: decorous crossovers between art and design, catalogue, University of Tasmania, School of Art, Hobart 2006 |
| Australian Art Collector, Issue 35 January – March 2006, p84 |
| National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition 2005, catalogue, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2005 |
| Art on View, Issue No 42, Winter 2005, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2005, pp21-27 |
| Art Look, Issue No 13, July 2005, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2005, cover |
| Monument 67, June/July 2005, Pacific Magazines, Sydney 2005, p111 |
| Rhapsody 21C: Tasmanian Contemporary Art, catalogue, University of Tasmania, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Launceston 2005 |
| National Sculpture Prize and Exhibition 2001, catalogue, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2001 |
| The Shed by David Hume, Artlink, Vol 21 No 3 2001, p96 |
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