2007
National Art Prize.
Drawing Together. Winner of Partnerships between Community and Government Award for Painting.
Judges.
National Gallery of Australia director Ron Radford AM
National Gallery of Australia former head Betty Churcher, Queensland Art Gallery associate Indigenous curator Bruce Mclean
and well known Australian artist Mandy Martin.
Grants.
1999. Local Histories Grant. Victorian State Government of Australia.
Cultural Projects Wellington Shire Community Grant.
Collections.
Private Collections. Australia. Germany. Canada and U.S.A
Corporate Collections. Gippsland Base Hospital.
Gallery Collections. Gippsland Regional Art Gallery.
Historical Community Boisdale Hall. Boisdale. Victoria. Australia.
Residencies.
1993. – November 1993 Cowwarr Art Space.
1993. Cowwarr Primary School.
1999. – July 2002 Fulham Correctional Centre.
Exhibitions.
Group Shows.
1990. Flinders. Victoria. Australia.
1992. Briagolong. Victoria. Australia.
1993. Four Exhibitions. Cowwarr Art Space.
1993. Morwell Regional Art Gallery.
1994. Cowwarr Art Space.
1994. Roar 2 Melbourne.
1994. Arc Yinnar.
1995. Gippsland Art Gallery.
1996. Cowwarr Art Space, Wharf Gallery Williamstown,
1996. Gippsland Art Gallery Sale.
1996. Manningham Art Space.
1997. Maffra Exhibition Space.
2000. John Leslie Art Prize. Gippsland Art Gallery
2004. Portrait of ‘Les’ for Boisdale Centenary Celebrations.
2006.’John Leslie Art Prize’ Gippsland Art Gallery.
2007. ‘Flooded In’ Gippsland Art Gallery.
2008. Drawing Together. Canberra. Australia.
2017. Gippsland Print Award. Xeno 1. Gippsland. Australia.
Solo Exhibitions.
1991. Maryborough Regional Art Gallery. Victoria. Australia
1991. Toronto. Canada.
1992. Dermody’s Camp on Location at Avon River.
1992. Works on Paper. Sale. Victoria.
1993. Cowwarr Art Space.
1993. Cowwarr Art Space.
2000. The Rural Itch Project at Gippsland Art Gallery.
Short Listed.
2000.’John Leslie Art Prize’ Gippsland Art Gallery.
2006.’John Leslie Art Prize’ Gippsland Art Gallery.
1970-79
Royal Melbourne Show – Acquisition of Photographic work’Empty Seats’.
Works as Graphic Designer.
1980-89
Prize winner in age group Ministry for the ‘Arts’ Great Paint a Tram’ Competition.
Lives at Rosebud and Main Ridge Victoria set up studio.
Exhibited at Flinders Art Show.
Traveled to Ontario Canada painting and drawing.
Built several location sculptures using recycled and found materials around the Great Lakes Canada.
Made pilgrimage to Rice Lake, Ontario Canada to experience the world as seen through the eyes of Canadian painter Tom Thomson.
Returned to Australia
1990-99
Michael’s first Solo Exhibition was held at Maryborough Regional Creative Arts Centre January 2 – 12, 1991.
Lived Carisbrook. Victoria. Australia.
Painted and exhibited Dundas Space, Dundas st W. Toronto Canada.
Returned to Australia lived in Newry. Gippsland. Victoria. Australia.
Lead ‘Art Day Out at Dermody’s Camp’ artist retreat on Avon River Gippsland.
Elected President and media representative of Artists in Action, art group formed in response to the Sale Regional Gallery’s sacking of the then Gallery Director.
First Artist in Residence 1993 at Cowwarr Art Space with artist Donna Bogdanovski.
Lead contemporary Gippsland Art Movment, Art Group Jigsaw 7.
Community Art project and Artist in Residence Cowwarr Primary School.
Moved to Boisdale. Victoria. Australia.
Invited to exhibit 3 works by Gallery Director Michael Young to celebrate the opening of Gippsland Art Gallery.
Opened Eugenes Dog Cafe with partner Donna Bogdanovski. Gallery, Cafe, Bar and Live Performance Space.
Established ‘The Rural Itch’ Art Company producing a series of Portraits, Drawings, Short Film and illustrated book of short stories Prominent Gippsland Creative and Rural Leaders.
Lead and develop arts programs as Artist in Residence Fulham Correctional Centre in collaboration with the therapeutic team culminating in a partnership with Monash University Arts faculty.
Commissioned portrait of Mr Speechly for Gippsland Base Hospital long-serving board member and philanthropic leader by the then hospital board.
Is Guest Speaker at many Art Openings.
2000-10.
Launch of The Rural Itch Project at Gippsland Art Gallery.
Published on Australians On Line ABC Australia.
Completed Portrait of ‘Les’ commissioned by the community for Boisdale Centenary Celebrations.
Completes Portrait’s for private commissions.
2010 – Moved to Melbourne working on new series of works.
2018 – Moved to Ballarat. Victoria.
Completes portrait. “ The Publican”
Extensive tours of major National and Private collections and Galleries in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal, Greece, Canada, U.S.A, Italy, France, England, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Egypt, India and Indonesia.
2012-17
Impressum
References
Hindsight Gippsland Art Gallery
History & Collections 1965 – 2015
Gaffy, Michael 74 – 75 ( 74 ), 76
Collection Catalogue
Michael Gaffy Australia
“Tell me about it.” 1993 Watercolour & Ink on paper
97 x 114cm Purchased 2000
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Portrait of Guren Webb OAM 2000
Donated by Annemieke Mein OAM
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