Bill Undery Australian, b. 1955
Working from his studio in Wilson's Creek, Mullumbimby in Nothern NSW, Bill Undery is an established artist with a rich and varied history. Commencing his career over 40 years ago as a graduate of East Sydney Technical College (now the National Art School), Undery works with oil and acrylic to depict his surrounds.
Undery focuses on the frequently overlooked charm of everyday encounters, capturing the temperature and temperament of Australian rural, city and cultural life. Exhibited in numerous national and regional exhibitions, Bill is recognised as one of Australia's leading surrealist painters..
A past finalist in the prestigious Archibald and Wynne Prizes at the Art Gallery of NSW, and The Blake Prize for religious art, Undery has also been awarded the Australian Production Design Guild Artisan Award for lifetime achievement on cinematic creative projects that include Baz Luhrman's 'Moulin Rouge'.
BIOGRAPHY
1955 Born in Sydney
1974-77 East Sydney Technical College and Alexander Mackie College. Diploma in Fine Art, Painting & Drawing
1975 Included in Young Contemporaries exhibition at the Hogarth Galleries, Paddington, Australia
1976 Young Contemporaries exhibition. Hogarth Galleries, Paddington, Australia
1977 Included in Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Australia
Included in the Blake Prize.
1978 Two-man show, Stairs Gallery, Wollongong, Australia
1979 Included in Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Australia
Part-time teacher at Fairfield Evening College.
1981-82 Part-time teacher, Painting at Engadine Evening College.
Awarded third prize at Goulburn College Art Exhibition, Australia
1982 Awarded First prize (watercolour section) at Campbelltown City Art Exhibition, (Acquisitive), Australia
1983 Included in "A Real Surprise" at the Penrith Regional Gallery, Australia
Included in Bathurst Art Purchase Exhibition, Australia
1984 Two-man show, Watercolours Painters Gallery.
Featured in "Art in Australia" September issue.
1986 Included in art purchase print and drawing exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia
1986+ Scenic artist on numerous Australian and International Film productions and mural work on various buildings including Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Aquarium and private commissions.
2003 Included in group show, Barry Stern Galleries. Paddington, Australia
2005 Awarded Highly Commended Prize in "Chalk the Walk" Inaugural pavement art competition, Pyrmont Bridge, Sydney, Australia
2006 Musee' du Quay Branly, Paris, France. One of the artists responsible for reproducing on museum ceilings major works by selected aboriginal artists including John Mwurrungil in conjunction with Australia council and Aboriginal Arts Council.
2007 Exhibited in Art International, Guaranty Trust Bank, Nassau, Bahamas
2008 One-Man Show. Newtown Fine Art Traders, Sydney, Australia
2012 United Galleries Exhibition.
2014-17 Exhibit paintings and lino prints, Barebones Gallery, Bangalow, Australia
2018 Finalist in Stanthorpe Art Prize.
2021 'East of Everywhere' Group Exhibition, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
2021 Stanthorpe Art Prize finalist
2022 'Concrete Candy' Group Exhibition, Peek Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
2024 'A BCFA Summer', Group Exhibition Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney Australia
