TONY
RICE
A Practicing artist for more than 30 years and a Kite Maker for 20 years. Starting his art career in Adelaide at the South Australian School of Art in the 1970’s.As a Potter and a Kite maker Tony found inspiration in the traditions of Japan.Working with kites came about as a direct response to the limitations of exhibiting his work in galleries. He has No Limitations of Space. So, the kite became the new vehicle for his painting and sculpture. Interacting with that great gallery in the sky it’s characteristic wind, clouds, birds, sun, rain, and ultimate space, all viewed for free by the public.
He is a member of The Australian Kite Flyers Society and has become a major influence among Australian Kite Artists for his use of traditional Asian kite making Techniques and materials. Tony is an artist who has won national acclaim for his imaginative kites. He has represented Australia in the United States, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
As a painter he has traveled the Australian countryside capturing Landscapes wherever he goes. The Kimberley Series are some of his latest range of paintings. Capturing the colour and texture of the North Western Australia.
In recent years Tony has found a new medium and a new concern.He is taking on plastic washed up from the sea.This plastic is creating a huge environmental issue in our world. Tony is creating works that have a message regarding this pollutant which is choking our waterways and affecting the sealife. He has replicated sea animals such as Dolphins and Turtles who's structures have a skeletal appearance and inside these creatures is an internal digestive system made from the plastic that Tony has collected from our beaches.
A Practicing artist for more than 30 years and a Kite Maker for 20 years. Starting his art career in Adelaide at the South Australian School of Art in the 1970’s.As a Potter and a Kite maker Tony found inspiration in the traditions of Japan.Working with kites came about as a direct response to the limitations of exhibiting his work in galleries. He has No Limitations of Space. So, the kite became the new vehicle for his painting and sculpture. Interacting with that great gallery in the sky it’s characteristic wind, clouds, birds, sun, rain, and ultimate space, all viewed for free by the public.
He is a member of The Australian Kite Flyers Society and has become a major influence among Australian Kite Artists for his use of traditional Asian kite making Techniques and materials. Tony is an artist who has won national acclaim for his imaginative kites. He has represented Australia in the United States, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
As a painter he has traveled the Australian countryside capturing Landscapes wherever he goes. The Kimberley Series are some of his latest range of paintings. Capturing the colour and texture of the North Western Australia.
In recent years Tony has found a new medium and a new concern.He is taking on plastic washed up from the sea.This plastic is creating a huge environmental issue in our world. Tony is creating works that have a message regarding this pollutant which is choking our waterways and affecting the sealife. He has replicated sea animals such as Dolphins and Turtles who's structures have a skeletal appearance and inside these creatures is an internal digestive system made from the plastic that Tony has collected from our beaches.
Exhibitions and Awards
1975 – Stanthorpe Art Gallery Acquisition (Painting)
1990 – Exhibition Metro Arts, Brisbane “Hanging Around the Coastline”
1992 – Exhibition Coolangatta Galleries – “Kite Art”
1994 – Exhibition: Exhibition Centre Sydney “International Kite Art”
1995 – Exhibition Logan City Art Gallery “Whispering to the sky”
1996 – Exhibition Fusions Art Gallery – Brisbane “5 x 5 Exhibition”
1998 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Launceston, Tasmania
1998 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Long Beach, Washington, U.S.A.
1999 – Exhibition Contemporary Art and Design Gallery “Light and Air” - (Lamps and Kites)
2000 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Nagasaki, Japan
2000 – Installation and Exhibition, XB Installation Gallery, Dayboro
2002 – Exhibition Redcliffe Art Gallery “Paper and String”
2004 – Invited Guest National Kite Festival – Wellington, New Zealand
2005 – Exhibition Ipswich Regional Art Gallery “Colourful Kites”
2005 – Invited Artist at Sydney University Art Gallery
2007 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Bali
2010 – Exhibition Dansy Gallery, Gold Coast “Kimberly Dreams”
2010 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Singapore
2010 – Exhibition Nona Gallery at Brisbane Institute of Art “Recent Works”
2011 – Exhibition Nona Gallery at Brisbane Institute of Art “WASTE”
2011- Invited guest.Singapore international kite fest.
1975 – Stanthorpe Art Gallery Acquisition (Painting)
1990 – Exhibition Metro Arts, Brisbane “Hanging Around the Coastline”
1992 – Exhibition Coolangatta Galleries – “Kite Art”
1994 – Exhibition: Exhibition Centre Sydney “International Kite Art”
1995 – Exhibition Logan City Art Gallery “Whispering to the sky”
1996 – Exhibition Fusions Art Gallery – Brisbane “5 x 5 Exhibition”
1998 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Launceston, Tasmania
1998 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Long Beach, Washington, U.S.A.
1999 – Exhibition Contemporary Art and Design Gallery “Light and Air” - (Lamps and Kites)
2000 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Nagasaki, Japan
2000 – Installation and Exhibition, XB Installation Gallery, Dayboro
2002 – Exhibition Redcliffe Art Gallery “Paper and String”
2004 – Invited Guest National Kite Festival – Wellington, New Zealand
2005 – Exhibition Ipswich Regional Art Gallery “Colourful Kites”
2005 – Invited Artist at Sydney University Art Gallery
2007 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Bali
2010 – Exhibition Dansy Gallery, Gold Coast “Kimberly Dreams”
2010 – Invited Guest International Kite Festival – Singapore
2010 – Exhibition Nona Gallery at Brisbane Institute of Art “Recent Works”
2011 – Exhibition Nona Gallery at Brisbane Institute of Art “WASTE”
2011- Invited guest.Singapore international kite fest.
