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Tony Ameneiro
Born1959 (age 66–67)
London, England
EducationAlexander Mackie College of Advanced Education
Known forDrawing, printmaking, etching, lithography
Awards2007 Grand Prize, Fremantle Print Award
2004 Toowoomba Biennale Acquisitive Art Award
2009 Geelong Acquisitive Print Prize, Geelong Art Gallery
Websitetonyameneiro.com

Tony Ameneiro (born 1959) is an Australian contemporary visual artist whose work focuses around his drawing and printmaking practice.[1]

Biography

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Ameneiro was born in London in 1959 to Spanish parents and emigrated to Australia in 1968. He studied at the Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education 1979–1981. During his time at art school, he met Graeme Synold and together they formed the Post-punk group, Tablewaiters in 1980. With Ameneiro on synthesiser and Synold on lead vocals, they were soon joined by other band members.[2] As a member of Tablewaiters, Ameneiro provided the cover artwork for their single, "Scattered Visions" (1984)[3][4]

Known for his figurative work that often centres around references to art history, botany and landscape,[5][6] Ameneiro works primarily in printmaking,[7] etching,[8] lithography, monotyping,[9] painting, drawing.

In 2021 the book "Tony Ameneiro - Flowers Skulls & Heads" was published.[10]

His studio is based in Moss Vale New South Wales, Australia.

Awards

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Ameneiro was the winner of the 2007 Fremantle Print Award. More recently Ameneiro was the winner of the 2022 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive (Print Award)[11] He has been twice selected as commissioned print-artist for the Print Council of Australia. He has also been a three-time finalist in the Dobell Prize in 2003[12] 2006[13] and 2012.[14][15][16]

Collections

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His work is represented in select major private and corporate collections, as well as public and university museum collections nationally and internationally including the British Museum, National Gallery of Australia,[17] Art Gallery of New South Wales,[18] Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Illustrated essays, articles and reviews on his work have been published in selected Australian newspapers and recognised art press including The Australian,[19] Art Monthly Australia,[20][21] Print Council of Australia's (PCA) quarterly journal IMPRINT[22] Periphery[23] and Artlink Magazine.[24]
He was a regular artist in residence at the Art Vault Mildura, (now closed) along with other artists such as Geoffrey Ricardo Mike Parr and Rick Amor.[25]

Custom Printing

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His studio[26] has editioned prints for various Australian artists including the 2011 Archibald Prize winning artist Ben Quilty and the 2011 Dobell Prize winner Anne Judell. The etchings made for Ben Quilty, by Ameneiro in 2017 and 2018[27] formed the exhibition "The Accident" shown at the Jan Murphy Gallery, Fortitude Valley, 19 Feb 2019–16 Mar 2019.[28]. Amongst these etchings several have been acquired by the AGNSW including Liesa, Endone, Tenderness, The fall, Man cave, Chaos of men, Lloydy, Kenny, Eric, Last Supper. Also from the AGSA collection printed in 2011; Self portrait (as Cook...), and Self portrait (as Cook with sunglasses)

In 2000 Ameneiro was also in involved in editioning lino-cut as part of Ngukurr Prints for the University of Wollongong, in collaboration with Basil Hall and Sue Blanchfield. An exhibition of these prints formed part of the show at the University of Wollongong in 2002[29]


References

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  1. ↑ "Design and Art Australia Online (DAAO)".
  2. ↑ Walker, Clinton (1982). Inner City Sound. Glebe, NSW: Wild & Woolley. National Library of Australia. p. 143. ISBN 0909331480.
  3. ↑ "Tony Ameneiro website Scattered Visions cover design".
  4. ↑ "Scattered Visions 7" single".
  5. ↑ Butler, Roger (2021). Printed - images by Australian Artists 1942-2020. Canberra: National Gallery of Australia. pp. 347 365 367. ISBN 9780642334930.
  6. ↑ " 50/50 Survey of Contemporary Printmaking" Jeremy Cody published by Print Zero Studios, Chicago USA 2010 ISBN 978-0-9844173-0-8
  7. ↑ A Place For Art, The University of Wollongong Art Collection Amanda Lawson published by the University of Wollongong, 2012 ISBN 9781741282047
  8. ↑ Pergament (Parchment) : Geschichte, Struktur, Restaurierung, Herstellung Peter Rück Publisher Sigmaringen Thorbecke 1991 ISBN 3-7995-4202-7
  9. ↑ Mono Uno Thomas A. Middlemost Charles Sturt University 2009 ISBN 978-1-86467-212-1
  10. ↑ Ameneiro, Tony; Barkley, Glenn; Grishin, Sasha; Middlemost, Thomas A.; Wilson, Erin (31 October 2021). Tony Ameneiro Flowers Skulls & Heads: Tony Ameneiro Print & Drawings From 2001-2016. Tony Ameneiro. ISBN 978-0-6451821-1-8.
  11. ↑ "Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery - Print Drawing Awards". www.swanhillregionalartgallery.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dobell Prize AGNSW 2003 List of Finalists".
  13. ↑ "Dobell Prize AGNSW 2006 List of Finalists".
  14. ↑ "Dobell Prize AGNSW 2012 image finalist".
  15. ↑ "The Dobell Prize For Drawing 1993-2004" published by Art Gallery of NSW 2005 pg 54 ISBN 0-7347-6376-X
  16. ↑ "Contemporary Australian Drawing-20 Years of the Dobell Prize for Drawing" Helen Campbell, Hendrik Kolenberg, Anne Ryan published Art Gallery of NSW| ISBN 9781741740868
  17. ↑ "National Gallery of Australia collection search".
  18. ↑ "Art Gallery of New South Wales collection search".
  19. ↑ "Photo finish has winning style Fremantle Print Award, Ted Snell". The Australian. 28 September 2007.
  20. ↑ "Fremantle Print Awards by Hannah Matthews Art Monthly Australia, Issue 204, 2007".
  21. ↑ "Head to Head by Jan Jones Art Monthly Australia, Issue 259, 2013".
  22. ↑ "feature IMPRINT (PCA) 2013 winter issue".
  23. ↑ Periphery "Jewel Case -The Work of Tony Ameneiro Glenn Barkley "Periphery-A Quarterly Regional Art and Craft Journal", Issue 36, Spring 1998 pg 15 & 16". Periphery. ISSN 1034-0580.
  24. ↑ "Fremantle Print Award by Judith McGrath Artlink Vol 27 No 4 2007".
  25. ↑ "Art Vault National Artists". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  26. ↑ Butler, Roger (2021). Printed: Images by Australian artists 1942-2020. National Gallery of Australia. ISBN 9780642334930.
  27. ↑ Quilty, Ben. "The Accident". Ben Quilty.
  28. ↑ Quilty, Ben (2019). Ben Quilty. Lantern. pp. 298 299 300 301 302 326 327. ISBN 9780143795940. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  29. ↑ Mundine, Djon (2002) Ngukurr Prints University of Wollongong ISBN 0-86418-782-3
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  • Official website Artist's website
  • Images of Ameneiro's work held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery of New South Wales online collection listing
  • Images of Ameneiro's work held by the Art Gallery of South Australia Art Gallery of South Australia online collection listing
  • Images of Ameneiro's work held by the National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Australia online collection listing
  • Images of Ameneiro's work held by the British Museum British Museum online collection listing

Further reading

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