| Selected Biography of Michael Legge-Wilkinson |
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| Education |
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University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (BEng
Hons 1994)
Julian Ashton Art School , Sydney, Australia (selected short
courses in the summer program (1991/92)
St Edmunds College Canberra, Australia (Higher School Certificate
1983) |
| Exhibitions |
| Solo |
2010 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup and
Kimberley Series, July 2010 |
2010 |
Lord Howe Island, Public Hall, Exhibition of New Work and Community concert,
April 2010 |
2010 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup and
Kimberley Series, March 2010 |
2009 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup and
Kimberley Series, December 2009 |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Arts Centre (joint exhibition with Desert Arts), Land and Spirit, Spirit of
Wadjemup and Kimberley Series
August 2009 |
2009 |
E Shed Markets, Victoria Quay Fremantle, selected limited edition and open edition prints, Spirit of Wadjemup Series and Kimberley Series, May to July 2009 |
2009 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Rottnest Series, January 2009 |
2008 |
Federation Square , live art event with Makybe Diva portrait, November 2008 |
2008 |
Home Show Perth Convention Centre, exhibition and live art event, October 2008 |
2008 |
Intercontinental Perth Burswood, exhibition and live art event with Makybe Diva portrait, October 2008 |
2008 |
Perth Royal Show, exhibition and live art event with Makybe Diva portrait, September 2008 |
2008 |
Kidogo Gallery Fremantle, For our Land and Sea, an exhibition of paintings including Spirit of Wadjemup Series plus major portrait works, 28 Jue to 03 August 2008 ) |
2008 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, April 2008 |
2007 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, December 2007
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2007 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, October 2007
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2007 |
QV.1 Foyer, Perth City, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, October 2007 |
2007 |
Kingfisher Gallery, Perth, Western Australia,
Spirit of Wadjemup Series, February 2007 |
2006 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia,
Wadjemup Series December 2006 |
2006 |
Perth Concert Hall, Western Australia (for Gadfly Gallery),
Spirit of Wadjemup Series, January 2006 |
2006 |
Salt Store Gallery, Rottnest Island, Western Australia,
Spirit of Rottnest Series |
2005 |
Wadjemup Hill Studio, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, working studio with occasional exhibitions at Art Markets |
2004 |
Wadjemup Hill Studio, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, working studio with occasional exhibitions at Art Markets |
2003 |
Wadjemup Hill Studio, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Spirit of Wadjemup Series, working studio with occasional exhibitions at Art Markets |
2002 |
Serendipity Studio, Broken Head, New South Wales, Australia, working studio on commissions (no exhibitions) |
2000 |
Bondi Spice Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Spirit of Sydney Series, November 2000 |
1998 |
Hyatt Regency, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia, Gombemberri Country, 15 June to 3 August 1998 |
1998 |
Grand Mercure, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia, Meditations from the North Coast, 21 November 1998 to 10 January 1999 |
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| Group |
2009 |
Leuuwin Estate, City of Perth Black Swan Prize for Portraiture,
selected works from 2007 and 2008, April 2009 |
2008 |
Perth Royal Show, Guy Grey-Smith Memorial Exhibition (by invitation only),
September 2008 |
2008 |
Perth Town Hall ,City of Perth Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, September 2009 |
2007 |
Darlington Arts Festival, Invitation Exhibition and Inaugural Live Art Event with Winton Portrait, November 2007 |
2007 |
Port Jarrah Gallery, Fremantle, Western
Australia,
August / September 2007 |
2007 |
Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, Western
Australia, January 2007 |
2006 |
Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Western Australia, January 2006 |
2006 |
Perth Concert Hall, Western Australia (for Gadfly Gallery), Spirit of Wadjemup Series, January 2006 |
2006 |
Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, Western
Australia, December 2006 |
2005 |
Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Western Australia, December 2005 |
2001 |
Bondi Spice Gallery, Sydney, Australia, various throughout the year |
2000 |
Bondi Spice Gallery, Sydney, Australia, September (inaugural group show) |
1999 |
Warwick Regional Gallery, Queensland Australia |
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| Auctions
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2009 |
Interpeople Charity Ball, fundraising auction, sold framed Northerly limited edition print, 27 February 09 |
2009 |
Starlight Foundation, Star Ball charity auction, sold framed Northerly limited edition print |
2008 |
Kirra Business Group, Gold Coast City. Fundraising auction
to 'Bring Back Kirra'. Sold landscape of Red Bluff,
Acrylic on Surfboard Blank, set in fibreglass. |
2003 |
Australian National Gallery, Fundraising
art auction for Canberra New Music Ensemble, sold four
paintings from the ‘Spirit of Sydney series (2000)’.
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2001 |
O’Mara’s Sydney,
sold one painting from the ‘Spirit of Sydney
series (2000)’. |
1999 |
Sydney Futures Exchange, Fundraising Auction, sold
four paintings from the ‘Meditations from the North
Coast series (1998)’. |
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2006/07 |
Tim Winton (Australian Author) |
2006/07 |
Makybe Diva (Racehorse, Australian Horse of the Year
2006) |
2003/04 |
Northerly (Racehorse, Australian Horse of the Year
2003) |
2001 |
John Birmingham (Australian Author) |
2000 |
Mark Ochilupo (World Professional Surfing Champion
1999) |
2000 |
Wayne (Rabbit) Bartholomew (World Professional Surfing
Champion 1977) |
1999 |
Melissa Bates (Australian Artist) |
1998 |
Greg Howell (Executive Director, Surfrider Foundation
1998 – 2000) |
1993 |
Professor Godfrey Tanner (University of Newcastle) |
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2009 |
Raw Food Re-Awakening, Author Karen Bartz with photography by Michael Legge- Wilkinson |
2004 |
Rottnest Island Australia
- Spirit of Wadjemup, Heartline Creative Industries
P/L
(ISBN 0-9757003-0-8) |
1996 |
Human Impact on Australian Beaches, Surfrider
Foundation Australia
(ISBN 1-86283 04-2 -8) |
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| Articles
and Research Papers |
1986–94 |
Various magazine articles (including
Tracks and Australian Surf Lifesaving) |
1993 |
State of our Surf Report, Surfrider Foundation
Australia |
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| Graphics,
Illustrations and Photos |
2004 |
Rottnest Island Australia
- Spirit of Wadjemup, Heartline Creative Industries
P/L (ISBN 0-9757003-0-8) |
2000 |
Cover illustration, Harmony in Blue (Music
CD), Canberra New Music Ensemble |
1986–94 |
Various magazine illustrations
Cover illustration, Marine Science textbook, Wet
Paper Publishing |
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2009 |
Creating the Winton Portrait |
2009 |
Creating the Makybe Diva Portrait |
2009 |
Studio Work and Exhibitions (2005 to 2009) |
2006 |
RottnestIsland, Spirit
of Wadjemup, DVD |
2002 |
Hope in East Timor, video documentary |
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Profiles, Articles and Reviews
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2010 |
2010 Newcastle Herald, newspaper article and photo, 10 July 2010 |
2009 |
Darlington Review, newspaper article and photo, August 2009 |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article, (date tba) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article and photo, (15 August 2009, article 2) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article and photo, (15 August 2009, article 1) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article and photo, (14 August 2009) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article and photo, (07 August 2009) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article and photo, (05 August 2009, article 1) |
2009 |
Kalgoorlie Miner, newspaper article, (date tba) |
2009 |
Fremantle Gazette, newspaper article and photo, 16 June 2009 |
2009 |
Perth Voice, newspaper article, 13 June 2009 |
2009 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article, 13 June 2009 |
2009 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article and competition, 30 May 2009 |
2009 |
Fremantle Herald, shortarts listing, 23 May 2009 |
2009 |
Rottnest Islander, newspaper article and photo, Autumn 2009 |
2009 |
Fremantle Gazette, newspaper article and photo, 6 January 2009 |
2008/09 |
Rottnest Islander, newspaer article and photo, summer 2008/09 |
2008 |
West Australian, newspaper article and photo, 18 December 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Gazette, newspaper article, 6 December 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article and photo, 8 November 2008 |
2008 |
Federation Square Website, November 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Gazette, newspaper article and photo, 21 October 2008 |
2008 |
STM Sumday Times Magazine, Photo in Perth Confidential, September 2008 (date tba) |
2008 |
West Australian, newspaper article, 17 September 2008 |
2008 |
Post, newspaper article, 13 September 2008 |
2008 |
Insite Magazine, Photo of Winton Portrait in exhibition listings, September 2008 |
2008 |
West Australian, newspaper article and photo, 31 July 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article, 19 July 2008 |
2008 |
Post Newspapers, newspaper article, 12 July 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Gazette, newspaper article and photo, 8 July 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article and photo, 5 July 2008 |
2008 |
Perth Now, Website News Article, 2 July 2008 |
2008 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article and photo, 28 June 2008 |
2007 |
ABC Television, Stateline program,
images from the Kingfisher Exhibition, 9 February
2007 |
2006 |
The Sunday Times, newspaper / magazine article and photos, 5 March 2006 |
2006 |
Thalassia, French Television Documentary, September
06 |
2006 |
The Canberra times, newspaper article, 21 January 2006 |
2005 |
Community Newspaper Group, newspaper article and
photos in each of the Perth Metropolitan
papers, December 2005 / January 2006 |
2005 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article and photo,
November 2005 |
2005 |
BBC Wildlife Magazine website, book review, October
2005 |
2005 |
Scoop Magazine, book review, Spring 2005 |
2005 |
West Australian, newspaper article and photo,
5 January 2005 |
2004 |
Fremantle Herald, newspaper article, 11 December
2004 |
1999 |
Canberra Times, newspaper article, Canberra
Australia, circa May 1999 |
1994 |
Newcastle Herald, newspaper article and photo,
circa May 1994 |
1994 |
ABC Television, Surfs up in Arms, Television Documentary
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1993 |
The Australian, newspaper article and photo
, circa March/April 1993 |
1992 |
Daily Telegraph, newspaper article and photo, circa
December 1992 |
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Donations and Charitable Events Supported |
2010 |
Trauma Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Donation of Original Painting:‘Pre-settlement view of Sydney Heads from Middle Harbour’ and donation of the retail profits from publication of Limited Edition Canvas Prints to raise further proceeds for the Trauma Service |
2010 |
Lord Howe Island Hospital and other Community Resources, organization and donation of proceeds from community concert, donation of artwork for fundraising auction and part proceeds from exhibition |
2010 |
Merewether High School, donation of artwork for fundraising auction |
2010 |
Rottnest Island Conservation Foundation, donation of exhibition proceeds |
2009 |
Channel 7 Telethon, Donated Makybe Diva Limited Edition prints (canvas and paper A/Ps), October 2009 |
2009 |
Rottnest Island Conservation Foundation, donation of exhibition proceeds |
2009 |
Cystic Fibrosis 65 Roses Ball, Burswood Grand Ballroom, fundraising auction, donated framed Northerly limited edition print, May 2009 |
2009 |
Interpeople Charity Ball, fundraising auction, donated framed Northerly limited edition print, 27 February 09 |
2009 |
Starlight Foundation, Star Ball fundraising auction, donated framed Northerly limited edition print, January 2009 |
2008 |
Palmyra Primary School, dontated framed Northerly Print for school fundraiser. |
2008 |
Clontarf Foundation and Aboriginal Projects on Rottnest Island, donation of exhibition proceeds |
2008 |
Rottnest Island Conservation Foundation, donation of exhibition proceeds |
2007 |
Rottnest Island Conservation Foundation, donation of exhibition proceeds |
2003 |
Australian National Gallery, fundraising art auction for Canberra New Music Ensemble, sold four paintings from the ‘Spirit of Sydney Series (2000)’. |
1999 |
Sydney Futures Exchange, fundraising Auction, sold four paintings from the ‘Meditations from the North Coast series (1998)’. |
1998 |
Gombemberri Country Solo Exhibition, Grand Mercure, Broadbeach, donation of part proceeds to the Surfrider Foundation, Mary Mackillop Foundation and Gombemberri Aboriginal Community |
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| Collections
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ERA Resources, Germany
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| Raffles Resources Group, Singapore |
Quest on Arlington, South Perth |
| Broken Head Protection Trust |
| Coldwell Banker Property Australia |
| Manly Environment Centre |
| Morris International |
| Quandamooka Land Council |
| Surfrider Foundation |
| Tiernan Lawyers |
| Unity Insurance |
| University of Newcastle |
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| Awards
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2008 |
Finalist, City of Perth Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, Tim Winton Portrait |
1999 |
Courier Mail Landscape Prize, Brisbane |
1999 |
Finalist, Warwick Regional Art Gallery Contemporary
Annual Prize & Exhibition, Warwick |
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| Professional
Appointments and Directorships |
2010 - current |
Founder and Managing Director, www.LordHoweArt.com.au |
2008 - current |
Founder and Managing Director, www.KimberleyFineArt.com.au |
2008 - current |
Founder and Managing Directorwww.MichaelLeggeWilkinson.com.au |
2007 - current |
Founder and Managing Director, www.rottnestart.com |
2005 – current |
Founder and Director, Australian Beach
Conservation Project |
2000 – current |
Member of Steering Committee, Hope in East Timor |
2000 – current |
Founder and Managing Director, Heartline Creative Industries
P/L |
2000 – current |
Founder and Managing Director, www.infineart.com |
2000–2001 |
Founder and Managing Director, Bondi Spice (Fine Art)
Gallery, Sydney Australia |
1999–2001 |
Chairman, National Board of Directors, Surfrider Foundation
Australia |
1999–2001 |
Director, Surfrider Foundation Australia |
1997–2000 |
Bell Engineering, Senior Environmental Consultant |
1995-2005 |
Founder, Director and National Coordinator, Human Impact
on Australian Beaches Project |
1995/96 |
Ports Corporation of Queensland, Environment Project
Officer |
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