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John Earle

John Earle is best known for his Seascape/Landscape painting.

He was born in Newcastle in 1955, grew up and was educated here.

He has been exhibiting his paintings regularly since completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Art (1981).

He has recently exhibited paintings and sculptures from his Larri Patience Period alongside his seascape paintings at Cooks Hill Gallery Newcastle.

He has had over 30 solo exhibitions in Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne and has been in many group exhibitions.

He has been hung in the Wynne Prize for landscape painting (Art Gallery of NSW) six times.

His work is in public and private collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

In 1994 John established his painting studio in Merewether. It is a place open to the public three afternoons a week with a display of his limited edition reproduction prints, or giclees, ceramics and a look inside his painting room with new work in progress.

Solo Exhibitions
  • 2018 – John Earle and Larri Patience, Cook’s Hill Galleries, Newcastle.
  • 2016 – John Earle Landscapes, cstudios Art Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 2015 – Nobby’s Lighthouse Exhibition, Caretaker Cottage #1, Nobby’s Headland, Newcastle.
  • 2013 – Victoria’s coastline, Beaumaris Art Group, Beaumaris.
  • 2012 – Newcastle, for Merewether High School, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2011 – Sydney Paintings, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2011 – Local Landscapes, for La Valla School, Cambodia, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2011 – The Newcastle and Bali coastline, for ‘Surfest’, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2010 – Oceanscapes, for Beyond Blue, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2010 – Surfing Destinations, for ‘Surfest’, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2008 – ‘Landscape’, Maunsell Wickes at Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2006 – ‘Paintings + Graphics’, Gallery 460, Gosford.
  • 2004 – ‘Confessions from both sides of a bad brain [brushworks and others from the jetson estate]’, Marlene Antico Fine Arts, Sydney.
  • 2004 – ‘Panoramic Vision’, Survey Exhibition at Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 2001 – Pymble Ladies College, Sydney.
  • 1997 – Barry Stern’s Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1996 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1995 – Barry Stern’s Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1993 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1993 – Valerie Cohen Fine Art, Sydney.
  • 1992 – ‘Headlands’, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1991 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1990 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1989 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1988 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1987 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1986 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1985 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1984 – Barry Stern’s Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1984 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1984 – Tom Silver Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne.
  • 1983 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1983 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1981 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
Group Exhibitions
  • 2015 – Terrigal Plein Air Painters, Gosford.
  • 2015 – Dawn Patrol, Gallery 139, Hamilton, NSW.
  • 2014 – Laman Street Art Prize, Newcastle.
  • 2014 – Terrigal Plein Air Painters, Gosford.
  • 2011 – Paddington Art Prize, Menzies Art Brands Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2011 – Flowers & Plants, John Earle Studio, Newcastle.
  • 2009 – Maunsell Wickes, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2008 – ‘Interpretations…Coal River Precinct’, The John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 2008 – ‘Small Works II’, Borg Galleries, Gosford.
  • 2005 – ‘Swell’, Lake Macquarie Art Gallery.
  • 2004 – ‘Old Town, New City’, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 2002 – ‘Australian Realist & Modern Painters’, The Rotunda, Central Hong Kong.
  • 2001 – ‘Selected Works’, Maitland City Art Gallery.
  • 2000 – ‘Recent Paintings’, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney.
  • 2000 – Station Masters Cottage, Toronto.
  • 1999 – ‘John Earle & James Willebrandt’, Station Masters Cottage, Toronto.
  • 1999 – ‘John Earle & Rod Bathgate’, Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1999 – ‘Towards Sydney 2000’ – 16 Australian Contemporary Painters, The Rotunda, Central Hong Kong.
  • 1998 – ‘Julian Eather, John Earle, Greg Hyde’, Moulton Galleries, Mosman.
  • 1998 – ‘Out of Australia’, Lui Hai-su National Art Museum, Shanghai.
  • 1998 – ‘The Group Show’, Gallery Attica, Katoomba.
  • 1998 – ‘Waterways’, Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1998 – ‘Paintings of Summer’, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1997 – ‘Images of the Heart, TAFE Hunter Street Art School, Newcastle.
  • 1996 – ‘Save the Reef’, Internet Art Auction, University of Sydney.
  • 1996 – ‘Images of the Heart, TAFE Hunter Street Art School, Newcastle.
  • 1996 – ‘Palm Beach’, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1995 – ‘Glimpses of Everyday Life’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.
  • 1995 – ‘The Nobby’s Collection’, and book launch, Newcastle Region Art Gallery.
  • 1994 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘Neilson Park, Afternoon’.
  • 1993 – ‘Survey of Male Artists of the Hunter Valley’, Maitland City Art Gallery.
  • 1992 – ‘Milestones’, University of Newcastle.
  • 1992 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘Newcastle Harbour’.
  • 1992 – Regional Art Galleries of NSW, travelling exhibition.
  • 1991 – ‘Five Years On’ with Blake Twigden, James Voigt, and Peter Hickey, Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1990 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘The Bogey Hole’.
  • 1989 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘Newcastle Beach’.
  • 1988 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘The view looking south from Redhead Bluff’.
  • 1987 – ‘Harbour Foreshores’, Mosman Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1987 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney for release of publication ‘New Art One’.
  • 1986 – Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1983 – ‘Landscape Now’, Solander Gallery, Canberra.
  • 1982 – Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
  • 1982 – ‘Ten Realist Painters’, Barry Stern’s Exhibiting Gallery, Sydney.
  • 1981 – ‘Wynne Prize’, Art Gallery of NSW, ‘Newcastle Children’s Pool at Dawn’.
Awards, commissions and projects
  • 2013 – Weston Art Prize, landscape section.
  • 2008 – Travelled to Laguna Beach CA for research and commissioned paintings.
  • 2007 – Travelled to Belgium, France & London for research & commissioned paintings.
  • 2006 – Artist in Residence, Huvafen Fushi Resort, Republic of Maldives (July).
  • 2001 – Artist in Residence, Pymble Ladies College, NSW, (August).
  • 2001 – Mural for Mission Australia’s Winter Sleepout, Northern NSW Area.
  • 1998 – Painting for bookcover ‘Riverchange’, Six new histories of the Hunter.
  • 1992 – Royal North Shore Hospital for 11th World Congress of Anesthesiologists, Sydney (painting).
  • 1989 – Co-ordinated children’s mural for foyer of Hunter Life Education centre,Newcastle.
  • 1988 – Ansett for their Hayman Island Resort (20 watercolours).
  • 1986 – Apollo Motel, Newcastle (20 oil paintings and watercolours).
  • 1983 – Maitland Art Prize, Co-winner.
  • 1982 – Singleton Art Prize, local section.
  • 1982 – Cecily Mitchell Watercolour Prize, Maitland Show.
  • 1981 – Charles Raisbeck Memorial Prize and Drawing Award, Cessnock.
  • 1981 – Bradmill Prize, Maitland Show.
  • 1980 – Elioth Gruner Prize for Landscape, Art Gallery of NSW.