Richard Tipping

b. 1949

Poet and artist Richard Tipping has three degrees including a doctorate from the University of Technology, Sydney (2007), and worked as an academic in media arts before switching to art full time. His works incorporate his own poetic texts with three dimensional forms in engraved stone sculpture, in original and altered sign designs, and in graphics on paper. He has held solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane and internationally in London, Cologne, Munich, Washington and New York, USA. He has completed public and private sculptural commissions throughout Australia and internationally in New York and London. His work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney among other key collections, as well as in many regional art galleries; and internationally by the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities in Los Angeles; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

2022

2017

WEB LINK ARTICLES BY OR ABOUT RICHARD TIPPING

Art Guide July 2018 Tracey Clements

Latrobe Regional Gallery flyer July 2018

Art Almanac April 2017 Kenny Pittock  

Look magazine AGNSW 2016  — The Art that Made Me

Sulman Prize AGNSW 2016

‘Thank you for noticing’ sign baffles Brisbane residents 9 Jan 2018

You Tube video links:

Jawharp

Mangoes

Finger Lickin’ Good

Faces  

VIEW RICHARD TIPPING ‘SUBMERGING ARTIST’ IN 2017 WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE

In Blog

Richard Tipping – in ‘From Here, for Now’ at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Image above: Wrong day  2012, 2015  reflective tape on aluminium  90 x 120 cm. Image courtesy of the Art Gallery …

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‘Sculpture by the Sea’ – on until 7 November

Image above: installation view, Camie Lyons  Impromptu Making and Shadow  steel, paint  350 x 250 x 190 cm. Australian Galleries …

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Richard Tipping – ‘Hear the Art: Visual Poetry as Sculpture’ Publication

Image above: front cover view, Hear the Art, Visual Poetry as Sculpture (2022). Richard Tipping has published a new publication …

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Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and Ayako Saito – Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival

Image above: Orest Keywan  That Line 2023  steel  168 x 271 x 190cm   Congratulations to Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and …

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Andrew Antoniou – Finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award 2024

Image above: Andrew Antoniou Weird & Wonderful  2024 charcoal on paper 82 x 88 cm Congratulations to Andrew Antoniou who …

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Christine Wrest-Smith – finalist in the Brisbane Portrait Prize 2024

Image above: Christine Wrest-Smith Portrait of Susan Johnson oil on linen 122 x 92cm Congratulations to Christine Wrest-Smith who has been …

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Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip Edwards – finalists in Pro Hart Outback Art Prize

Image above: Deborah Williams The air smells different 2023 aquatint intalgio 53×39.5cm Congratulations to Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip …

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Jenny Rodgerson & Peter Wegner – Finalists in The Lester Prize 2024

Above image details: Jenny Rodgerson Mum’s orange cardigan  2024 oil on linen 60 x 40 cm Congratulations to Jenny Rodgerson and …

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Holly Grace & Sarah Tomasetti – Finalists in the 2024 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize

Image above: Sarah Tomasetti From Balpatta X 2024 145 x 150 cm pigment oil and marble dust on fresco Congratulations to Holly …

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2024 Salon des Refusés at S.H. Ervin Gallery

Image above (left to right): Graeme Drendel Portrait of Rick  2024 oil on canvas 41 x 31 cm | Michelle Hiscock …

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Janet Luxton – Finalist in the Artists for Conservation International Exhibition

Image above:  Janet Luxton  Giant Australian Cuttlefish  2021  oil on canvas  120x160cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton who has had two …

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Wayne Eager – Interview in Studio National

Above image: Wayne Eager, Allegory I  2023 oil on linen 95 x 133 cm Wayne Eager was interviewed by Janet …

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Omina Art Prize Finalists – Kate Hudson, Martin King, Robin Stewart and Marina Strocchi

Image above: Marina Strocchi The vineyards of Madden’s Lane 2023 acrylic on linen 122 x 152 cm Congratulations to Kate …

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