Swimmer Entering Water, 1984 Guy Boyd
Now seen at Blue Water Leisure Centre Colac
While the Blue Water Lesiure Centre was undergoing renovation the Sculpture spent time at RRRTAG thanks the RRRTAG committee who found out a little of its history through Guy's daughter Lenore-
"Swimmer Entering Water" is a bronze cast of a numbered edition There are several casts of the piece in existence.
Guy Boyd lived by the sea in Brighton, Melbourne for many years and spent much time walking on the shore.
He was always entranced by the bathers and scenes on the beach and this theme features in much of his work.
"Swimmer entering Water" was originally donated to the sculpture Park in Colac
The Park was a wonderful idea, as sculpture particularly lends itself to display in nature.
Unfortunately the sculpture was seriously vandalized while in the Park and had to be repaired. At that stage it was decided to find a more secure location.
Guy Boyd CV
Selected Individual Exhibitions
1965 Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Bonython Art Gallery, Melbourne
1967 The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane
1968, 71, 76, 81, 83, 85, 89von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1970 The Leicester Galleries, London
1974 Andrew Ivanyi Galleries, Melbourne
1975 Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide
1976, 78, 80, 82, 84, 87, 90Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1976 Dominion Gallery, Montreal
1977, 80The Randall Gallery, New York
1978 Retrospective: The Australian Embassy, Washington DC
1979 Shaw Rimington Gallery, Toronto
1981, 83, 85, 88Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1984, 88 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
1984 Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
1985 Golden Age (David Ellis) Gallery, Ballarat
1986 Clarkson University, New York
1987 David Ellis Fine Art, Melbourne
Awards
1968 Churchill Fellowship
Collections and Commissions
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
University of New South Wales, Sydney
University of Melbourne, Melbourne
University of Newcastle, Newcastle
McLelland Art Foundation, Melbourne
Colac Sculpture Park
Churchill House, Canberra
International Airport, Melbourne
International Airport, Sydney
Australian Embassy, Washington DC
Prudential Art Museum, Toronto
Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat
La Trobe University, Melbourne
Monash University, Melbourne
National Sports Complex, Canberra
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle
Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, Darwin
Deakin University
Clarkson University, New York
Bibliography
Guy Boyd: The Sculptor Anne von Bertouch (with The Sculpture Patrick Hutchings), Lansdowne Press, 1976
Australian Sculptors, Ken Scarlett, Nelson, 1980
Now seen at Blue Water Leisure Centre Colac
While the Blue Water Lesiure Centre was undergoing renovation the Sculpture spent time at RRRTAG thanks the RRRTAG committee who found out a little of its history through Guy's daughter Lenore-
"Swimmer Entering Water" is a bronze cast of a numbered edition There are several casts of the piece in existence.
Guy Boyd lived by the sea in Brighton, Melbourne for many years and spent much time walking on the shore.
He was always entranced by the bathers and scenes on the beach and this theme features in much of his work.
"Swimmer entering Water" was originally donated to the sculpture Park in Colac
The Park was a wonderful idea, as sculpture particularly lends itself to display in nature.
Unfortunately the sculpture was seriously vandalized while in the Park and had to be repaired. At that stage it was decided to find a more secure location.
Guy Boyd CV
Selected Individual Exhibitions
1965 Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Bonython Art Gallery, Melbourne
1967 The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane
1968, 71, 76, 81, 83, 85, 89von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1970 The Leicester Galleries, London
1974 Andrew Ivanyi Galleries, Melbourne
1975 Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide
1976, 78, 80, 82, 84, 87, 90Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1976 Dominion Gallery, Montreal
1977, 80The Randall Gallery, New York
1978 Retrospective: The Australian Embassy, Washington DC
1979 Shaw Rimington Gallery, Toronto
1981, 83, 85, 88Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1984, 88 Greenhill Galleries, Perth
1984 Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
1985 Golden Age (David Ellis) Gallery, Ballarat
1986 Clarkson University, New York
1987 David Ellis Fine Art, Melbourne
Awards
1968 Churchill Fellowship
Collections and Commissions
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
University of New South Wales, Sydney
University of Melbourne, Melbourne
University of Newcastle, Newcastle
McLelland Art Foundation, Melbourne
Colac Sculpture Park
Churchill House, Canberra
International Airport, Melbourne
International Airport, Sydney
Australian Embassy, Washington DC
Prudential Art Museum, Toronto
Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat
La Trobe University, Melbourne
Monash University, Melbourne
National Sports Complex, Canberra
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle
Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, Darwin
Deakin University
Clarkson University, New York
Bibliography
Guy Boyd: The Sculptor Anne von Bertouch (with The Sculpture Patrick Hutchings), Lansdowne Press, 1976
Australian Sculptors, Ken Scarlett, Nelson, 1980
