Garry Shead
The arrival, 1993 (Archive Image)
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Garry Shead (b.1942, Sydney) is one of Australia's most celebrated contemporary figurative painters, with his work steeped in allegory and symbolism, inviting spiritual, philosophical and historical interpretation. Based in regional New South Wales, Shead remains one of the country’s most distinctive artists, whose rich career spans film making, cartooning, writing, printmaking and painting.
Selected Artworks
Garry Shead
Creation, D.H. Lawrence at Thirroul, 2000
oil on canvas
121 x 151cm
Creation, D.H. Lawrence at Thirroul, 2000
oil on canvas
121 x 151cm
Garry Shead
The Bearers (Queen of Suburbia), 1997
oil on board
92 x 122cm
The Bearers (Queen of Suburbia), 1997
oil on board
92 x 122cm
Garry Shead
Dusk, 1992
oil on board
91.5 x 122cm
Dusk, 1992
oil on board
91.5 x 122cm
Garry Shead
The bride (Mount Pleasant), 2010
multi-plate coloured etching
60 x 90cm
ed. of 55
The bride (Mount Pleasant), 2010
multi-plate coloured etching
60 x 90cm
ed. of 55
Garry Shead
Thirroul, 2002
collograph
90 x 65cm
ed. of 80
Thirroul, 2002
collograph
90 x 65cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
The Awakening, 2002
collograph
65 x 90cm
ed. of 80
The Awakening, 2002
collograph
65 x 90cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
The Arrival, 2003
collograph
65 x 86cm
ed. of 80
The Arrival, 2003
collograph
65 x 86cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
The Wave, 2002
collograph
90 x 65cm
ed. of 80
The Wave, 2002
collograph
90 x 65cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
The Supper, 2002
collograph
66 x 90cm
ed. of 80
The Supper, 2002
collograph
66 x 90cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
Checkmate, 2002
collograph
64.5 x 89.5cm
ed. of 80
Checkmate, 2002
collograph
64.5 x 89.5cm
ed. of 80
Garry Shead
Night-Piece, 2003
ink on coloured paper
27 x 20cm
Night-Piece, 2003
ink on coloured paper
27 x 20cm
Garry Shead
The first vintage, Mount Pleasant, 2011
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
The first vintage, Mount Pleasant, 2011
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
Garry Shead
Dionysus at Pokolbin, 2010
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
Dionysus at Pokolbin, 2010
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
Garry Shead
The press, 2010
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
The press, 2010
coloured etching
24.5 x 33cm
Garry Shead
The press, 2010
etching
24.5 x 33cm
The press, 2010
etching
24.5 x 33cm