Richard Cornish

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Richard Cornish

Richard R Cornish (born 1942) is an Australian art theoretician and practitioner. He is an artist, writer, poet, teacher and left-wing political activist. He has won many prizes for his art and draughtsmanship and was a student at the National Art School.

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His art works span the period from 1955 until today showing the influence of modernism, Mexican social realism and Asian multiculturalism. His artwork and writing covers themes such as the protest against the Vietnam War, the emergence of the women's liberation movement, questions of social injustice, economic crisis and ecology. Cornish has had nine solo Exhibitions and 30 group exhibitions and illustrated for the national folk magazine Stringy Bark and Greenhide, worked as graphic designer, designed book and record covers, created set designs for stage productions and worked in fabric printing. Cornish was asked to submit visual images for the Sydney Olympics with 12 other Australian artists.

Recently, Richard has finished several written texts on China A novel about a travel /adventure to a wedding in China in Harbin. He had also written an art and cultural text titled ‘When Worlds Collapse’ on how artistic culture experiences extreme alienation during crisis such as occurred in the 16thC Italy. He has finished a manuscript on ‘On Artistic and Cultural Creativity and its Counter Worlds’ and how it all works in the arts throughout history. He has started a three volume Memoir of his own life and the people and events that he has experienced in his life. His own artistic production has increased and is concerned with militant multiculturalism and artistic universality and the possibilities of a new Marxist based humanism.

Publications

Art novels

Plays

Published poetry

Art exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Private collections

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References

  1. Cleo Magazine, Winter issue, Feb 1975
  2. ANU Library 1988
  3. Newcastle Uni Library, 1974
  4. ABC 1995
  5. Queensland Premiers competition, 2011
  6. International Library of Poetry 1997
  7. National Art School, East Sydney 1966
  8. Mathew Flinders Theatre Foyer Flinders Uni SA
  9. Von Bertough's Gallery, Newcastle 1974
  10. Brooke Moore Gallery, Bathurst 1975
  11. Tamworth City Gallery
  12. Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW 1997
  13. Newcastle City Art Gallery
  14. Dora Creek Workers Club Art Exhibition, Dora Creek
  15. Newcastle Workers Club, years 1966, 67, 68
  16. Cell Block Theatre
  17. National Art School, East Sydney 1967
  18. Art Gallery of NSW 1967
  19. David Jones Print Exhibition David Jones Gallery, Sydney 1967
  20. Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 1975
  21. Taree Art Exhibition Taree, NSW 1983
  22. Lismore Regional Art Gallery
  23. Southern Cross Staff Exhibitions, Access Gallery, Uni Campus 1990/91
  24. Art Exhibition Kempsey 1995
  25. Lismore Regional Art Gallery

Further reading

  1. Felicity Fenner, Periphery Issue No 3 May 1990
  2. Adele Twomey, Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth 2 November 1990
  3. Christine Ross, Newcastle Morning Herald, 20 October 1974 etc