Michael Cusack

Solo Exhibitions 2018 New Works, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney  2016 No Matter, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney  2016 An Image seeks an Image, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne  2016 The Other Same and the Other, POP Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane  2015  The Same and the Other, Tweed River Art Gallery  2014 Cité Internationale de arts, Open Studio, Paris  2014 New Paintings, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne  2014 Axiom, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney  2012 Still Life, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney  2011 Transverse Series, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne  2010 Aperture, Jan Murphy Gallery, Queensland  2009 Michael Cusack at Cbp, Sydney  2009 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney  2008 Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne  2007 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane  2006 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney  2005 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane  2005  Martin Browne Fine Art, Silvershot Gallery, Melbourne  2004 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney  2004 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane  2003 Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney  2002 Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney  2002 Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra  2001  Nick Mitzevich Gallery, Newcastle   Selected Group Exhibitions 2019  Group show gallery artists, Olsen Gallery, Sydney.  2019  Jacaranda Drawing Prize. Touring NSW.  2018  Works from the collection,Tweed River Art Gallery, M Arts, Murwillumbah.  2018  The Palette Show, Murwillumbah Art trail  2018  Relic and other stories with Terri Brooks  2017  We’re Closer than you think, Curated show, Artstate, Lismore  2017  Out with the Old, M Arts, Murwillumbah  2017  Tweed River Art Gallery, Works from the collection, Murwillumbah  2017  M Arts Group Show Murwillumbah  2015  Direction Now, Lismore Regional Gallery, Caboolture Regional Gallery  2015  Directors choice Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah  2015  Jacaranda Drawing Prize ( work Acquired ). Grafton Regional Art Gallery  2014  Direction Now, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW  2014  Works from the collection, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW  2013  Air, Light & Space: Contemporary Abstraction, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW  2013  Summer exhibition, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney  2012  Selected works, Doublebass studios, Byron Bay  2012  Works from the Studio (with Emma Walker), Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby  2012  The Wilson Art award, Trinity Collage, Lismore  2012  The Alice Prize, Alice Springs  2012  Acquisitions Show, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah  2011  Basic Instinct, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne  2010  The Industrialists, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, New South Wales  2009  Quirky: from the collection, Newcastle Region Art Gallery  2009  The Paddington Art Prize, (honourable mention), Sydney 2009  The Blake Prize, NAS gallery, Sydney  2009  Works from the collection, Tweed River Art Gallery  2009  Drawing Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane  2009  Industrialist Group Exhibition, QDOS, Lorne, Victoria  2008  Jacaranda Drawing Prize, Grafton  2008  Wish You Were Here, Tweed River Art Gallery  2008  The Painting Show, John Gordon Gallery  2007  Winter Collection, Martin Browne Fine Art  2007 Autumn Collection, Martin Browne Fine Art  2005 Colour(less), Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery  2005 Wild Garden, Martin Browne Fine Art at the Yellow House, Sydney  2005 Tenth Anniversary Show, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane  2003 Group Exhibition, Jan Murphy, Brisbane  2003 Brian Moore Memorial Show, Brian Moore Gallery  2002 Collectors Choice, Von Bertouch’s Gallery, Newcastle  2002 Still Waters Clear Visions, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery  2002 The Year in Review, S.H. Erwin Gallery, Sydney  2002 New Works 4 Painters, Newcastle Region Art Gallery  2001 Acquisitions Show, Newcastle Region Art Gallery  2001 4 Person Group Show, Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra  2001 Vessel, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery  1999 Paintings (with Dallas Bray) Laman Street Gallery, Newcastle  1998 The Bread Show (with Stephen Garrett) Hunter Street Institute, Newcastle

Andrew Frost, Axiom, http://theartlife.com.au/2014/axiom/, 2014 

Felicity Fenner, The land and its Psyche, The Macquarie Group Collection, 2013 

Louise Martin-Chew, “Air Light and Space”, catalogue essay, Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie, 2013 

Una Rey, “Drawing Now”, Newcastle Herald, 2013 

Sharne Wolff, Still Life, The Art Life, http://theartlife.com.au/2012/still-life/, 2012 

Gavin Wilson, “Transverse Series” catalogue essay, Karen Woodbury Gallery, 2011 

Louise Martin- Chew, “New Work, Artist interview”, Art World, 2008 

Stephen Garrett, “Sucking Stones”, catalogue essay, Karen Woodbury Gallery, 2008 

Martin Browne, “Autumn Catalogue”, Martin Browne Gallery publication, 2007 

Meryl Ryan, “Colour(less)” catalogue essay, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 2005 

Michelle McDonald & Gavin Fry, “A sense of calm”, Art and Australia, 2002 

Jill Stowell, Newcastle Herald, 2001 

Meryl Ryan, “Vessel”, catalogue essay, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 2001 

Jill Stowell, “Vessel”, Newcastle Herald, 2001 

Meryl Ryan, “Edge”, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Meryl Ryan, “Collectors Choice”, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Jill Stowell, “1990-2000 Acquisitions Newcastle Art Gallery”, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Jill Stowell Meryl Ryan, “The year in Review”, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Jill Stowell, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Jill Stowell, “A contemporary perspective”, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Zoe Butt, “A contemporary perspective”, catalogue essay, Touring Exhibition, 2000 

Meryl Ryan, New Millennium Show, Von Bertouch Gallery, Newcastle Herald, 2000 

Ross Woodrow, “Plastic Newcastle -The Epicentre of Denial”, Artlink, 1998

2014 AGNSW, Cité Internationale Des Arts, Paris Residency  2009 Honourable Mention, Paddington Art prize, Sydney  2003 Fishers Ghost Art Prize Hanging crew award  2002 Newcastle Arts Society, Mattara Art Award  2002 Highly Commended, Maitland Art Prize  2002 2nd Prize Muswellbrook Art Prize  2000 Highly Commended, Maitland Art Prize  1999 The Weston Regional Art Award, Acquisitive  1998 The Weston Regional Art Award, Acquisitive