Vincent Serico Estate Original Works

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Selected works

FW13801 Kilcoy Massacre III	FW13802 Pension day bora ring	FW18709 Lardil Suite (Suite of 4)
FW18710 Jiman Suite (Suite of 11)	FW18711 Aboriginal Lifestyle Suite (Suite of 5)	FW9415 The hole in the wall

Biography

Born: 1949 Brisbane QLD – died 2008 Toowoomba QLD
Language: Wakka Wakka & Kabi Kabi
Region: Cherbourg QLD

Vincent, whose artistic body of work spans over forty years, regarded himself as a history painter. Vincent interpreted the whispers – from both land and people – during his life’s journey through regional, remote and rural Queensland. Many of his paintings document significant events in his life or of previous generations as Indigenous people struggled with cultural and lifestyle changes. The limited edition A1 bound folio. Some people are stories was produced in 2009. It consists of 22 images that convey the artist’s views of history in a dense hive of colour and activity. The folio includes a legend of stories along with interview notes and quotes by Vincent collected between 1993 and 2007. The artist’s works are held in major private, corporate and public collections including the Nationally Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia and Queensland Art Gallery.

Story/Statement

VINCENT SERICO ESTATE
Vincent, whose artistic body of work spans over forty years, regarded himself as a history painter. Vincent interpreted the whispers – from both land and people – during his life’s journey through regional, remote and rural Queensland. Many of his paintings document significant events in his life or of previous generations as Indigenous people struggled with cultural and lifestyle changes. The limited edition A1 bound folio. Some people are stories was produced in 2009. It consists of 22 images that convey the artist’s views of history in a dense hive of colour and activity. The folio includes a legend of stories along with interview notes and quotes by Vincent collected between 1993 and 2007.

EXHIBITIONS—SOLO

2018-2020 Vincent Serico: Some people are stories Childers Art Space; Coalface Gallery, Moranbah; Mount Isa Entertainment &Tourism Venues, Mt Isa; Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Biloela; Natures Powerhouse, Cooktown; Tableland Regional Gallery, Atherton; Pine Rivers Gallery; Wondai Regional Gallery, QLD. Some people are stories is a touring exhibition in partnership between FireWorks Gallery and Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

2010 Painting & Prints FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2007 Vincent Serico: Some People are Stories FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2006 Vincent Serico: Carnarvon Suite Museum of Brisbane

1999 The Road to Cherbourg Global Arts Link Ipswich

1995-6 The Timeless Land touring exhibition FireWorks Brisbane, IMM International Art Exhibition Singapore and Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place Armidale

1994 Barambah Visions Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place Armidale

1993 Aboriginal Perceptions Brisbane City Gallery

EXHIBITIONS—GROUP

2018 Punch the Clock FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2017 A SWEEP: Old & New Works FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2014 LEGENDS: Aboriginal Master Works FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2012 River Days Gympie Regional Gallery Queensland

2011 Blue August FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2010 Melbourne Art Fair

2007 Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award Exhibition MAGNT Darwin

2007 70% Urban National Museum of Australia Canberra

2007 I Saw the Sun East Coast Lismore Regional Gallery

2007 2D or not 2D Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2006 Queen Street Mall Lightbox Installation Museum of Brisbane

2006 Vincent Serico Carnarvon Suite Museum of Brisbane

2006 Homage to the Square FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2006 Headscapes Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2006 Nokturne 24HR Art Darwin

2006 Two Way: Artists and Mentors FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2006 A Broad View of the Downs Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2006 Three Large Rooms FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2005 SHOOSH! The History of the Campfire Group Institute of Modern Art Brisbane

2005 Smoke: Campfire Group and other Commissioned works Despard Gallery Hobart & FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2005 Dreamings Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2005 Queensland Communities Textile Project

2002-5 Native Title Business - Contemporary Indigenous Art National Travelling Exhibition

2004 Entry Points FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2004 Crossing the Line: Brisbane to Belgrade Ethnographic Museum Belgrade

2004 Less Ordinary Legends Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2003 People FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2003 Woodstock 3 FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

2003 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize Exhibition

2002 When I was Young: Artists’ Impressions of Childhood Global Arts Link Ipswich

2002 The Outback Experienced and Imagined Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

2002 Urban Blackness Noosa Regional Gallery

2002 In Language: A Cathedrals Week Art Exhibition Church of Christ Brisbane

2001 Dreamtime: The Dark and the Light Sammlung Essl Vienna

1999 Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award Exhibition Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin

1999 People Places Pastimes: Challenging Perspectives of Ipswich Global Arts Link Ipswich

1999 Big Smoke (with Campfire Group) Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Sydney

1998 Wearing Culture Queensland Museum Brisbane

1998 Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award Exhibition Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin

1998 Australian Contemporary Art Fair Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne

1997 Saltwater Freshwater Borewater (with Campfire Group) Regional Galleries Association of Queensland Touring Exhibition

1997 With Tolerance Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

1997 Brisbane vs Essendon FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

1996 All Stock Must Go! The Second Asia Pacific Triennial (with Campfire Group) Queensland Art Gallery Brisbane

1996 Ancient Land Modern Art Queensland Art Gallery Regional Touring Exhibition

1996 Native Titled Now Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Adelaide

1995 Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award Exhibition Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Darwin

1995 Pathways 1 (Changes and Exchanges) Queensland Art Gallery Touring Exhibition

1995 Downlands Art Exhibition Downlands College Toowomba

1995 Robin O’Chin Memorial Exhibition Queensland Aboriginal Creations South Brisbane

1995 Seven Deadly Australians FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

1995 Dreamtime Gallery Sante Fe New Mexico USA

1994-5 Campfire Group Exhibitions FireWorks Gallery Brisbane

1994-5 Schubert Art Gallery Gold Coast

1994 Art of Place: Australian Heritage Commission National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Exhibition Old Parliament House Canberra

1994 Telstra: The National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Exhibition

1994 Urban Focus – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia National Gallery of Australia Canberra

1994 Perpetual Motion Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute Adelaide Touring Exhibition

1994 Opening Exhibition Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

1994 Crosscurrents Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Sydney

1993 Aboriginal Perceptions 1963-1993 Brisbane City Gallery

1993 Been Gone Is Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative Sydney

1993 Art of Place: Australian Heritage Commission National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Exhibition Old Parliament House Canberra

1993 Campfires in Space: Southern Queensland Indigenous Artists Association Group Exhibition Space Plentitude Brisbane

1993 Woorabinda Artists Conference Campfire Consultancy Woorabinda

1992 Yarrabah Artists Conference Yarrabah

PUBLICATIONS

2011 Vincent Serico: some people are stories (book) FireWorks Gallery

2009 Vincent Serico: some people are stories Limited edition A1 bound print folio

COLLECTIONS (SELECTED)

Singapore Art Museum

National Gallery of Australia

National Museum of Australia

Queensland Art Gallery

Queensland Museum

Museum of Brisbane (formerly Brisbane City Gallery Collection)

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

Global Arts Link Ipswich

Queensland Department of Health

Mater Hospital

Kelton Foundation USA

Private Collections in Australia and Internationally

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