SCAPE

"Tony Whyte’s artworks are bright and dynamic works, which represent the constant change and certain chaos in nature. His works are not created in order, and do not follow a pattern. He explores the interaction of natural forces, which drag us into his works."

LANDSCAPE; RURAL VS URABN - BRICK LANE GALLERY - 2015

The paintings in my exhibition, Scape, were imagined landscapes derived from my experiences, memories, dreams and escapes. I can remember as a child sitting on the beach looking out to sea, jumping, swimming and diving through the waves and treading water once out beyond the breakers, looking seaward, the horizon between sky and water stretching outside my peripheral vision, and turning to look back at the beach, the swell lifting my eyes up and down to view the sand, the waves, the dunes. This swell had begun far out past the horizon and was now creating waves that were shaping the coastline, the rocks and the sand, continuously washing, pounding, grinding and shaping.

A story is told of J.M.W. Turner having himself lashed to a mast of a ship heading out into a storm. It may be true, but what is undoubtedly true is his affinity for making art with the elements of Earth, Fire, Air and Water.

Education

• 1965 – 1970 Sydney Boys High School
• 1974 – 1975 National Art School (Foundation Course)
• 1976 – 1978 Alexander Mackie CAE (Diploma of Art)
• 1979 - Sydney Teachers College (Diploma in Education)

Art Exhibition Resume

• 2017 - "Foot Square", Aspire Gallery, Brisbane, Group Show
• 2015 - "Landscape; Rural vs Urban", The Brick Lane Gallery, London, Group Show
• 2015 - "Petite Pieces", Aspire Gallery, Brisbane, Group Show
• 2014 - "Scape", Solo Exhibition, Depot II Gallery, Danks St, Waterloo, Sydney
• 1979 - Coventry Gallery Group Show, Alexander Mackie Graduates Group Show
• 1979 - Alexander Mackie Group Show - Ivan Dougherty Gallery
• 1979 - National Art School - Cell Block Group Show
• 1976 - Sydney Biennale, AGNSW assistant on Michael Nicholson: 1976 - Poli-Poll-Pool-Shots
• 1973 - Art Express – Sydney Opera House - photography

Teaching Experience

• 1980 - 2015 - Teaching Visual Arts in various city and country schools in NSW.
• All grades from - 12 (Senior High School)
• 2002 - 2015 - The Scots College Preparatory School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney