The art of Arch Cuthbertson (1924-2001) is the lifelong journey of a painter inspired by the evolving world of modernist influence in Australia. Arch’s early paintings are cubist explorations, abstract in origin, moving through the years towards expressionist, and finally texture painting influences.

Arch was a much loved and respected educator in the arts, remarkable for his generosity, dedication to his art and inexhaustible creative spirit.

Arch Cuthbertson held at least thirty solo exhibitions from 1961 to 2018: in Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide and Sydney. These included six solo exhibitions with Barry Stern Galleries and Holland Fine Art in Sydney and five solo exhibitions with Eastgate & Holst gallery in Melbourne (1992, 1996, 2000, 2007 & 2018).

He also participated in numerous group exhibitions including Survey 8, 4 Geelong Artists, at Geelong Regional Gallery in 1987, and again in 1991 for the Scotchman’s Hill Prize.

Arch’s work is represented at the National Gallery of Victoria, New Parliament House, Art Gallery of South Australia, Rotarua Art Gallery New Zealand, La Trobe University, Deakin University, University of New York and various regional galleries such as Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Swan Hill and Hamilton.

Arch Cuthbertson is also represented at Ensemble Fine Art 2A,127 Greville Street Prahran

and Art & Collectors level 1/165 Gertrude Street Fitzroy.

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PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

National Gallery of Victoria

Art Gallery of South Australia

Bendigo Art Gallery

Art Gallery of Ballarat

Geelong Art Gallery

Hamilton Art Gallery

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

The Warrnambool Art Gallery

Rotarua Art Gallery, NZ

Parliament House Canberra

University of New York

Deakin University

La Trobe University

State Colleges of Ballarat, Bendigo, Burwood, Frankston and Melbourne

Art Bank

STUDIES

1953-1955 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

1969-1970 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, awarded art fellowship

AWARDS

1964 F E Richardson Prize, Geelong Art Gallery

1965 Currabubula Art Prize

1966 Minnie Crouch Prize, Ballarat Art Gallery

1968 Bendigo Prize (purchase award), Bendigo Invitation Exhibition

1988 Watercolour Australia Prize, Swan Hill Gallery of Contemporary Art

APPOINTMENTS

1956 – 1958 Geelong Teachers College

1959 – 1968 Ballarat Teachers College

1971 – 1973 Gordon Institute Geelong

1974 – 1984 Deakin University Geelong