BRIAN DOAR

Born 29 June 1963, New Zealand

Studies

1989 Ceramic Studio Certificate, Randwick Technical College

1998 B.A. (Asian/Religious Studies) University of Sydney

Solo Exhibitions

1992 Tall Tales From The Mantlepiece And Other Ceramic Yarns Legge Gallery

1993 Ramblings Of A Boundary Rider (And His Pet Ling) Legge Gallery

1994 A White Elephant Called Noel & The Ex Post Facto Movement Legge Gallery

1996 Temples Of The Lost Tribe Of Asia Legge Gallery

1997 The Roadhouse Of Earthly Delights Legge Gallery

1998 Mailhouse Krok Legge Gallery

2000 Darth Presley: Plumbing the inner Elvis in outer space Legge Gallery

2001 Feelings Legge Gallery

2002 Absolute Horse Force Legge Gallery

2003 Hot Orange Knights Legge Gallery

2004 Cling Ons in the Car Park Legge Gallery

2006 Tang Tied and Twisted Legge Gallery

Group Exhibitions

1991 When Love Blooms Legge Gallery

1992 Works From Stock & Studio Legge Gallery

25 Artists Ten Taylor Street Gallery, Sydney

Thisness Legge Gallery

1993 Travelling Art Scholarship Works Gallery, University of New South Wales

Port Hacking Potters Association Sutherland, Sydney

Tempest Legge Gallery

1994 Fourth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Artists Don't Believe in Sanity Clause Legge Gallery

1995 Love Jobs Orange Regional Gallery and Dubbo Regional Gallery, New South Wales

Doug's Party with Janice Raynor and Kristyn Taylor, Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney

Brian Doar Deej Fabyc David Hawkes Glenn Murray Legge Gallery

No Holds Barred Air Space, Sydney

Summer Exhibition Legge Gallery

1996 Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Mellow Down Easy Legge Gallery

1997 National Ceramic Purchase Award Newcastle Regional Gallery, New South Wales

Flipper Arthaus Gallery, Sydney

Sanguine Valediction Legge Gallery

1998 Aloha - live from Annandale: Elvis Resurrection Special ’98 Gallery235 Nelson St.

Annandale, Sydney

Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Christmas Show Legge Gallery

1999 odds on Visual arts honours exhibition Southern Cross University, Lismore

Group Show Legge Gallery

10^th Summer Exhibition Legge Gallery

2000 Ten Years Legge Gallery

Seventh Australian Contemporary Art Fair Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

11^th Summer Exhibition Legge Gallery

2001 Group Show Legge Gallery

A Suburb Called Millennium Downs (with Fiona Fell and Kate Dunn) Object Galleries, Customs House, Sydney

2002 Three Wild Men Sir Hermann Black Gallery

Melbourne Art Fair 2002 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Legge Gallery Summer Show Legge Gallery

2003 Sculpture Group Show Legge Gallery

Figurative Sculpture Twelve Episodes From The Condensed Noelarama Legge Gallery

LEGS eleven Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney

Summer Show Legge Gallery

2004 Voyage of the Underwhelmed Legge Gallery

Melbourne Art Fair 2004 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Packsaddle New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale

2005 Snoring for your smile Fox Galleries, Brisbane

Summer Show Legge Gallery

2006 Group Show Legge Gallery

A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Kiln, The Delmar Gallery, Sydney

Melbourne Art Fair 2006 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Collections

Max Watters Collection (Muswellbrook)

Campbelltown City Gallery

Powerhouse Museum

Queensland University of Technology

University of Sydney Union

University of Western Sydney

Publications

Low, Lenny Ann: Exhibition, Sydney Morning Herald, 16-17/2/2002

Smee, Sebastian: ‘Use the farce, Luke!’, Sydney Morning Herald, 3/3/2000

Watson, Bronwyn: ‘Putting laughs back in art’, Sydney Morning Herald, 21/6/1994

Commissions

1994 Sydney Opera Critics Awards

Curatorial

1998 Aloha - live from Annandale: Elvis Resurrection Special ‘98