Mother Nature is John Butler's everlasting Muse. His constant immersion in and on watery landscapes provides the images and inspiration for his expressionist paintings.
ARTIST PROFILE
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1950 BORN MELBOURNE VIC
1968-74 STUDIED MEDICINE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
1977-2003 GENERAL PRACTICE NSW CENTRAL COAST
1990 DIPLOMA of INTERIOR DESIGN
2003-2009 RETIRED FROM MEDICAL PRACTICE and MOVED TO TASMANIA LIVING,
BUILDING and PAINTING AT UPPER ESK and EXHIBITING AT GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2009-2021 LIVING IN TERRIGAL NSW, WORKING AS GP AT HEADSPACE GOSFORD
WHILE CONTINUING TO PAINT
2021 JUNE 'FINAL" RETIREMENT FROM MEDICINE ALLOWING MORE TIME FOR TRAVEL AND PAINTING
Group Exhibitions / Prizes
1998 MYALL PAPERBARKS - SALON DES REFUSES (WYNNE PRIZE)
2000 POOL OF REFLECTION - AWARDED CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE WYONG (CENTRAL COAST FESTIVAL OF ARTS)
2006 BLACK FISH MOUNTAIN AWARDED CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE WYONG
2007 NIGHTFALL-FINALIST MOSMAN ART PRIZE
2008 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS-FINALIST OUTBACK ART PRIZE
2009 CROSSINGS(BRINGING THEM HOME)-FINALIST GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE
2010 FRANK HURLEY’S ANGELS AT RETALIATION FARM- FINALIST GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE
2010 HOME 3 - FINALIST ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE
2010 JUST ENOUGH INK FOR TOMORROW – FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2011 HEADSCAPE - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2012 THE DOG HAS GONE MISSING - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2015 BIG ORANGE (LANDSCAPE) - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2016 PORTAL - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2017 PORTAL II (DOCK OF THE BAY) - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2018 DRAWING ROOM - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2019 DOGWATCH - FINALIST ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE
2020 MORNING WALK (WHITE CLIFFS WINTER) - FINALIST GOSFORD ART PRIZE
2020 STOKERS - FINALIST ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE
2021 IN FLANDERS FIELDS - FINALIST GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE
2021 MATESHIP (HMAS ADELAIDE) - FINALIST ANL MARITIME ART PRIZE
2023 SHADOWS ON THE WIND - FINALIST NEWCASTLE MARITIME ART PRIZE
2023 HEROIC LANDSCAPE - FINALIST GALLOPOLI ART PRIZE
2023 WHITE WATER DREAMING - FIRST PRIZE 5 LANDS ART IN THE OPEN
2024 V 529 - TIMMY'S BLANKET - FINALIST GALLIPOLI ART PRIZE
2024 SWAMPED - FINALIST NEWCASTLE MATITIME ART PRIZE
Solo Exhibitions
2002 LEAVING FOR VAN DIEMENS LAND - POMONA ROAD STUDIOS EMPIRE BAY
2007 FUGITIVES AND FABLES - GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY (LANDSCAPES AND URBAN MYTHS) - GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2009 SMOKE AND MIRRORS - GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2010 LOST AND FOUND - GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2011 WILD - GALLERY 1842 LAUNCESTON
2012 IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2013 FRAGMENTS AND DREAMS - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2014 SMOKE AND MIRRORS – THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2015 WATERWAYS – THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2016 SMOKE ON THE WATER – THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2017 AN ARCHITECT'S DREAM - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2018 LA MER : MISTRESS & MUSE - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2018 PLEADING THE FIRST - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2019 THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED (WINTER INTO SPRING) - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2020 & 2021 no exhibitions due to COVID
2022 THE SHAPE OF WATER - THE DESIGN GALLERY TERRIGAL
2023 THE STORY SO FAR - THE SHOP GALLERY GLEBE
Listen to John Butler's interview with Meredith Gilmore of Coast Arts on Coast FM. John shares his story, his art practice and the important influences in his art making.