Born Adelaide, South Australia. Lives and works, Adelaide


Education

1974-1977South Australian School of Art, Adelaide

Solo Exhibitions

2012 Beautiful Ugly, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2012 At first sight, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
2011 Lookers, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
2010It's Complicated, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
2009Speaking silences, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2009Silent Violent, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
2008Blush, Florence Lynch Gallery, New York
2008Annette Bezor, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
2007Annette Bezor, Turner Galleries, Perth
2007Annette Bezor, Florence Lynch Gallery, New York
2007Annette Bezor, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
2006Mirror Face, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2005Flogging the rocking horse, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
2004If Looks could Kill, Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
2004Witness, Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
2003Florence Lynch Gallery, New York
2002Cloning the ultimate appropriation, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
2001Blush, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
1999Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
1997'Builder of Bridges', Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne
1997'blind', Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
1995Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne
1994Adelaide Festival Exhibition, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
1993Luba Bilu Gallery 2, Melbourne
1992Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
1991Annette Bezor
1990Recent Paintings, Luba Bilu Gallery
1990Idol Oratory, Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
1989Hocus Pocus, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
1988Beyond the Veil, Roslyn Oxley 9 and Contemporary Art Centre, Adelaide
1986Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart
1986Roslyn Oxley 9, Sydney
1986Heads Above Water, S.A. School of Art Gallery, Adelaide
1983Round Space Gallery, Adelaide
1980-1991A Survey, Contemporary Art Centre, Adelaide and touring; Imago Ignota, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne.

Group Exhibitions

2012Melbourne Art Fair, Greenhill Galleries, Melbourne
2011Wattle, The Cat St Gallery, Hong Kong
2008From Mao to Now, The Armoury, Sydney
2008Uneasy Samstag Gallery, Adelaide
2007True portraits Adelaide Central Gallery
2006Snapshot Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
2006Taipai Art Fair, Greenaway Gallery, Taipai, Taiwan
2005One to eight and Counting
2005Taipei Art Fair Greenaway gallery, Adelaide
2004ARCO 2004 (International Art Fair), Greenaway Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2004Annette Bezor. Carolina Antich. Florence Lynch Gallery, New York
2002Erotica Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2001Orbit SA Museum Gallery, Adelaide
2000Warm Filters Telstra Adelaide Festival of Arts, Adelaide
2000New Thinking is Rare Country Arts SA Touring exhibition
1998ARCO 98 (International Art Fair), Greenaway Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1998Adelaide Festival Exhibition, Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
1997Still life - Still lives Art Gallery of South Australia
1996ARCO 96 (International Art Fair) Greenaway Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1994John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize Exhibition, National Art Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
1992Third Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne
1992Autumn Salon Grand Palais, Paris, France
1992The Nude 1992 - Sara Weis Award, Heide Park and Art Gallery
1992Melbourne Review 1992 Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
1991The Intimate Experience Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
1990New Directions Vincent Gallery, Adelaide
1990Art Dock, Noumea, New Caledonia
1990The Complex Picture College Gallery, S.A.CAE., Adelaide
1989Mindscapes Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
1988The Cocktail Party Roslyn Oxley 9 Gallery, Sydney
1987Voyage of Discovery Australian Painting and Sculpture, Crescent Gallery, Dallas
1987Here and There Monash University Gallery, Melbourne
1987Chaos 11 Touring Group Exhibition 1
1985On the Beach Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1984Round Space at the Royal Society
1984Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1984Adelaide Artists Festival Fringe Centre ,Adelaide
1984Private Symbol, Social Metaphor 5th Biennale of Sydney
1983Australian Perspecta 83, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
1983Against The Wall Young Contemporary Artists National Gallery of Victoria
1983McCaughey Memorial Art Prize Exhibition National Gallery of Victoria
1981McCaughey Memorial Art Prize Exhibition National Gallery of Victoria
1980The Real Thing, Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide
1980Micro Show, Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide
1980Tarot Card, Contemporary Art Society, Adelaide
1978Round Space Members, Union Gallery, University of Adelaide.
1977Young Artists Exhibition, Festival Centre, Adelaide

Awards & Prizes

2010Arts SA Fellowship
2009Finalist, The Sir John Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
2005Finalist, The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
2004Finalist, The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
2002Finalist, The Sir John Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
1999Inaugural SALA Monograph recipient
1999Finalist, The Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin, Sydney
1994Finalist, John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV, Melbourne
1993Finalist, The Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin, Sydney
1992First Prize, Sara Weis Award, Heidi Museum of Modern Art, VIC
1992Finalist, The Sir John Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney
1990Australia Council Fellowship
1983Finalist, John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV, Melbourne
1981Finalist, John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV, Melbourne
1980Co-winner, Maude Vizard Wholohan Art Prize, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
1977John Christie Wright Memorial Prize for Life Drawing and Painting

Grants

2005New Work/ International Presentation Grant, Arts SA
2004Short notice grant, Arts SA
2003International Assistance Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council
2002New Work Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council
2001Project Grant, Arts SA
1998New Work Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council
1996Project Grant, Arts SA
1988Individual Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide
1986Power Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris, France
1982Standard Grant, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council

Commissions

1994Victorian Parliament: Portrait of Joan Kirner, Victorian Premier '90-'92
1982South Australian Government: Entrance foyer, Adelaide Law Courts

Bibliography

2007Annette Bezor: Painted Women. Ted Snell. Turner Galleries Exhib. Essay, Nov/Dec
2007Chris Reid. Florence Lynch Exhibition catalogue. New York Jan/Feb
2004Face to Face Rebecca Lancashire. The Age, August 14
2003Juliette Peers, Florence Lynch Gallery exhibition catalogue, May/June
2003M A Greenstein, Florence Lynch Gallery exhibition catalogue, May/June
2002David Broker, IMA catalogue essay. Brisbane, February
2002Survey of SA talent. Wendy Walker. The Advertiser, 7 August
2002Bold and Beautiful. Phil Brown. Brisbane News. February
2002Filmic Femmes. Sandra McLean. Courier Mail. January 26
2002Filmic thematic at IMA. Barbara Bolt. Real Time. April/May
2001The gaze of Aphrodite, Karen Kissane. The Age, September 23
2001Divide Bridged. Wendy Walker. The Advertiser, January 22
2000A Passionate Gaze. Richard Grayson. Monograph text
1999Thoughts on Dust, Anton Hart. Robert Lindsay Gallery
1999Panoramic perspective of artist's state. Peter Ward. The Australian. July 30
1999SurFace Tension, Chris Reid, Catalogue essay, Robert Lindsay Gallery
1996Richard Grayson, Blind, Greenaway Art Gallery, ARCO 96 Catalogue
1995Richard Grayson, Robert Lindsay Gallery Catalogue, February
1992Felicity Fenner, Sexuality in the work of six contemporary women painters, Art and Australia, Volume 30, No. 1, Spring
1992 Sandy Kirby, Sight Lines - Women's Art and Feminist Perspectives in Australia, Craftsman House
1992Charles Green, Annette Bezor, Artforum, April
1991Jyanni Steffensen, A Desire of One's Own: The Politics and Poetics of Female (Erotic) Representation in Annette Bezor's Paintings, Annette Bezor 1980-1991, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
1991Christopher Heathcote, Reviews, The Age 25th September
1991Timothy Morrell, Ecstasy/Excess, Annette Bezor 1980-1991, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
1991Christopher Heathcote, Art is the Cinderella of yet another Melbourne Festival, The Age,18th September
1990Timothy Morrell, Ecstasy/Excess: Annette Bezor, Art & Australia
1989Ashley Crawford The bare kitsch of Bezor's women. The Herald,18th July
1989Ronald Miller Using black at its best, The Herald 8th August
1989Annette Bezor, The Australian Magazine, 25th March
1988John Neylon, Staying on the Edge The Adelaide Review, August
1988Elwyn Lynn, Unusual Woman. Weekend Australian 13th March
19871987 Elaine Merkus, Here and There, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne
1986Neville Weston, Bezor keeps her head above water. The Advertiser 24th April
1986Elizabeth Gertsakis, Heads above water, Ex. Cat. Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart
1983Bernice Murphy, Australian Perspecta 83, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
1983Neville Weston, Eve's symbolic garden The Advertiser 26thOct, Adelaide
1983Robert Lindsay Against the Wall: Young Contemporary Artists selected from the Michell Endowment of the National Gallery of Victoria (broadsheet catalogue)
1981The Editors Who are Australia's Young Artists? Vogue Living, April/May

Collections

Broken Hill Regional Gallery, New South Wales
Tasmanian University Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery, New South Wales
Artbank, Sydney
Sam & Minnie Smorgon Collection
BHP Billiton Collection
Rockhampton City Gallery
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Auckland City Gallery, New Zealand
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Victor & Lottie Smorgan Collection
I.C.I. Collection
Yarra Collection, Victoria
Mitchell Endowment, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
John Sands Collection