Glenn Dick Profile

about the work of Glenn Dick.

Biography

During the years 1977-80 Glenn, from Telegraph Point, studied with Graeme Inson in Sydney who was considered one of the finest exponents of the Max Meldrum style of tonal painting. He was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 1980, a finalist in the Inaugural Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 1988.

The Hastings Regional Gallery’s exhibition of 2003 titled “Timber Stories” (the history of the Hastings timber industry) exhibited 3 major pieces of his work.

During 2004 he was invited to exhibit 13 paintings in the Manning Regional Gallery, the exhibition was titled “Icons Of The Manning” which reflected on the stories and anecdotes of the Manning’s past early Colonial History.

During Heritage Week NSW 2005 he exhibited 20 paintings depicting the early colonial period of the establishment of Port Macquarie as a penal colony. The exhibition entitled, “Dreams, Nightmares And Reality” was endorsed by the Port Macquarie Hastings Council, resulting in wide acclaim and appreciation by the community of this work to the point whereby local state MP Robert Oakeshott led a campaign to try to have the 20 works retained by council as a permanent collection, this did not eventuate because of various ‘constraints’ at the time. This collection of work was exhibited in Parliament House, Sydney during January, 2008.

Over the past 40 years he has sold his works to private collectors from his own studio/gallery. His current work includes historical elements, contemporary coastal landscapes, mythological themes, genre, and portraits.