BORN 1949, Perth,
Western Australia.
Studies:
1970 Diploma of Fine Art (Claremont Art School)
1972 Associateship in Fine Art, (W.A.I.T. - Curtin University)
1974 Higher Diploma in Fine Art, (Birmingham Polytechnic U.K.)
1975-88 Lecturer at various Art Colleges
Leon Pericles was raised in the outback town of Meekatharra. His art studies culminated in postgraduate studies in the UK. From an early age he won awards, quickly establishing skills and interests in a diversity of mediums such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, design and kite making. His great love of the Australian outback shows clearly in his work and his imaginary town of Widjimorphup features prominently.
The most notable feature of his body of work is the diversity and multiplicity of topic and style. Pericles has an extraordinary curiosity for so many subjects and a capacity to observe society and its foibles. In all his work, whilst there is considerable attention to accuracy of fact, he includes a delicious dose of fantasy and absurdity, inviting the viewer to examine more closely to establish where that line is drawn. The vehicle for this expression is often through his imaginary town of Widjimorphup.
In 1989 the Art Gallery of WA curated a retrospective exhibition of his prints entitled "20 years of Printmaking". Major commissions include a painting and construction work for the foyer of The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and a spectacular stained glass window for the Chapel of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth. Leon is acclaimed nationally and internationally and has held many solo exhibitions throughout Australia and overseas since 1969.
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
All Australian State Galleries
Birmingham Art Gallery, U.K.
Prime Minister of Japan (1986)
R & I Bank Collection
Deutsche Bank, Perth
Wesfarmers Collection
Prime Minister of United Kingdom (1988)
Parmelia Hilton Collection
Hyatt Hotel
Burswood Hotel
W. Australia Premiers Office (1991)
Comalco Collection
Australia/Japan Foundation Collection
Joondalup Development Corp
University of Western Australia (Guild)
Edith Cowan University
Curtin University
Bond University
Kerry Stokes Collection
Holmes a Court Collection
Sir Charles Gardner Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Royal Perth Hospital
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Numerous private collections in Australia and overseas
N and L Perry (compilers) "Pericles' Etchings", Service Printing Co. Perth 1976.
M. Mason (ed) "Contemporary West Australian Painters and Printmakers" Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1979.
Bill Hawthorn, "Some Contemporary West Australian Painters and Sculptors" Apollo Press Perth, 1982.
Critic's Choice (exhib catalogue) Art Gallery of West Australia, Perth 1982.
L. Pericles, "Widjimorphup Story" Edition of 50, Widji Publishing Co. Perth 1982.
L. Pericles "A Bunch of Pictures" prints by Leon Pericles, Widji Publishing Co. Perth 1983.
L. Pericles, "Olse Dogg's Log Book" Feather Press, Perth 1986.
N. Drury, "New Art One" Craftsman House, Sydney 1987.
Barbara Chapman, "The Rural and Industries Bank of Western Australia Art Collection" Frank Daniels, Perth 1988.
Janda Gooding "The Song of the Lamb" The Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art. Frank Daniels, Perth 1989.
Janda Gooding, "Leon Pericles" Exhibition Catalogue for "20 years of Printmaking" Art Gallery of Western Australia 1989.
Janda Gooding, Ron Banks, "Unseen Works from the North Wing of the Widjimorphup Shire Art Gallery", Pen & Paint Pty Ltd., Perth 1990.
Northern Territory University "Northern Perspective" Volume 14 No 1. 1991. Interview with Mark Davies and front cover reproduction.
The Western Australian Exhibition, Japan -Gallery Sanyo, Tokyo 1991
L. Pericles, "Congregated Images" , Pen & Paint Pty Ltd. Perth 1992.
Australian Snow Dome Exhibition, Embassy of Australia, Washington USA.1993.
N. Drury, "Images 2" Craftsman House Sydney, 1994.
Oz Arts Issue 8 1993 - Julian Leatherdale article
Country Style - Sept 1993 - Annabelle Frost article
The Tiggy Puggenheim Collection, J. Leatherdale, L Pericles Pen & Paint Pty Ltd., Perth 1994.
Sasha Grishin, Australian Printmakers in the 90's - 1996
Leon Pericles Print Retrospective 1969-2002, L Pericles, Pen & Paint Pty Ltd., Perth 2002
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