MICHAEL WHITEHEAD
S T A T E M E N T
My work is the creation of usually large layered abstracts, in which each brush stroke challenges the previous one,
the creation of deliberate tension, resistance and intensity.
Large blocks of colour may be layered to capture or reflect light, or at times a more moody palate may be used, where
the under-painting appears to be attempting to break throughto provide a fleeting glimpse of a secret world beneath.
I believe a painting has to be instinctive and have a sense of urgency but yet remain precise. If paint runs across a canvas it’s because I’m happy for it to go there or I may have even encouraged it to do so.
Every stroke, every line, is intended to leave a record of its journey. I want the works exhibit no fear of exposing their inner selves -the “complexity of construction” if you like, - of how they came to be.
Born in England 1954
A R T I S T P R O F I L E
Michael Whitehead began work as a graphic artist in a design studio in Melbourne Australia in the mid-seventies.
He has taught art in Victorian Secondary Colleges, opened a one-man screen-printing business, and worked
as a builder’s labourer.
He has also taken time out to travel
overseas. For the past few years he has been painting full time
with his work represented in Australian galleries.
Completed diploma of Art and Design (Graphic Design),
at the Bendigo Institute of Technology 1974
Graphic Artist NTG Design South Melbourne 1975-76
Completed Diploma of Education State College of Victoria
Hawthorn 1977
Taught Art and Photography in Victorian
Technical Colleges 1978-1993
Opened a commercial screen printing studio in 1991
Moved to Queensland in 1994
Freelance design and drawing projects 1994-2001
Painting full time since 2002
C O L L E C T I O N S I N C K L U D E
Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi, The Jumeirah Suite
Trades and Patents Office Canberra
Taylor's Modern Dining Melbourne
Nambour General Hospital
Silverwater Resort San Remo
Hudson Personnel Melbourne
Thierry B Contemporary Art Collection
Soho Boutique Bendigo
Symes Motors Bendigo
Brico Developments Melbourne
Titanium Developments Queensland
Stockland Developments Gold Coast
Toll Logistics
Conrad Jupiters Casino
Edge Water Restaurant Coles Bay Tasmania
Soul Apartments Surfers Paradise
E X H I B I T I O N S: G R O U P
2004
April- Affordable Art Show Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2004
October- Affordable Art Show Fox Studios Sydney
2005
April- Affordable Art Show Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2005
June- Brisbane Art Show Convention Centre Brisbane
2005
October- Affordable Art Show Fox Studios Sydney
2006
March- ThierryB Gallery Melbourne
2006
April- Art Melbourne '06 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2006
September- Art Sydney '06 Fox Studios Sydney
2007
April- Art Melbourne '07 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2007
June- Libby Edwards Galleries Brisbane
2007
October- Art Sydney '07 Fox Studios Sydney
2008
April - Art Melbourne '08 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2008
May- Art Brisbane '08 Convention Centre Brisbane
2008
June- Colour of Light Exhibition Fremantle
2009
April- Art Melbourne '09 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
2009
October- Art Singapore '09 Thierry B Gallery
2010
February - Gallery-One Southport
2011
June – “Black and White” Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2013
Impulse International / Germany, Kunat Fine Art
2013
December - Gallery-One Gold Coast
2014
May - Asian Contempoary Art Show Hong Kong,
Jive Contemporary Art
E X H I B I T I O N S: S O L O
2007
March- ‘Before The Deluge’ Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery Sydney
2007
October- ‘Mystical Landscape” Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2008
May- “Book Of Dreams” Gadfly Gallery Perth
2009
October- “Splendid Isolation” Jive Contemporary art Noosa
2010
April- “Dancing On The Storm” Gallery-One Gold Coast
2010
October- “Phalanx” Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2011
October – “Hooked On You” Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2011
October- “Affinity” Gallery-One Southport
2012
"Howling Wind" Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2013
Jive Contemporary Art at the Noosa
International Wine and Food Festival
2013
July Gallery-One Gold Coast
2013
December Jive Contemporary Art Noosa
2014
April Soho Galleries Sydney