Established Artist Harvey Wachtel has been painting and exhibiting since 1961, when his work was first hung in the Art Gallery of Western Australia. His most recent work is inspired by the colourful sights in the North West landscape and Margaret River in the south-west. The paintings are a combination of simple shapes and pure bold, high key colours that strike out at the viewer. Harvey has been awarded many commissions such as the Diocese of the Kimberley and the Cable Beach Club Broome. His work is represented in both national and international collections.
Artist Statement
Born, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1944, Harvey Wachtel has been painting and exhibiting since 1961, when his work was first hung in the Art Gallery of Western Australia. He has received numerous awards and exhibited on many occasions. His work is represented in private collections throughout the world. We hope you enjoy his original and collectable paintings, inspired by both the colourful sights of the North West landscape and Margaret River in the South West.
Curriculum Vitae
1961
Jackson Rowney Art Prize
Student Exhibition, Art Gallery of Western Australia.
1962
Jackson Rowney Art Prize
Perth prize for Drawings (U-25) Art Gallery of Western Australia
Cover Design, Festival of Perth Art Exhibition, Skinner Gallery
Fremantle Festival Poster Design, R&I Bank Award
UNICEF Christmas card design
1963
Perth Prize for drawing, Art Gallery of Western Australia
University of Western Australia Guild Prize
1965
University of Western Australia Guild Prize
Bunbury Art Society Prize
1996-75
Extensive overseas travel
1976
Exhibition, Churchill Galleries, Perth Western Australia
1977
Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Perth Western Australia
1978
Exhibition, Gallery Dusseldorf, Perth Festival of Art, Western Australia
1990
Retrospective Exhibition, Vasse Felix Winery, Margaret River
Christmas Exhibition, Perth Galleries, Western Australia
1994
Cover Collection, Cable Beach Club menus, Broome Western Australia
George Patterson Collection, Sydney New South Wales
1995
Artist in Residence, Cable Beach Club, Broome Western Australia
Exhibition, North Shore Fine Arts Gallery, Sydney New South Wales
Exhibition, Darwin Festival of The Arts, Northern Territory
1996
Exhibition, Monsoon Gallery, Broome Western Australia
Linney’s Collection, Broome & Perth Western Australia
1997
With Nick Ward. Collaborator on Ingamal-Godingi. A Sound Sculpture
Fremantle & Broome, Perth International Arts Festival
Commission, Cathedral of Broome Western Australia
2001
Commission, Diocese of The Kimberley, “Lombardina Church of Christ the King”
2002
Commission, Diocese of The Kimberley, “Beagle Bay Church of the Sacred Heart”
Commission, Diocese of The Kimberley, “Our Lady Queen of Peace”
2004
Flutes Restaurant, Margaret River, “Our Corner of the World”
2005
Oper-Arte, “Paintings Can Sing” McAlpine House, Broome Western Australia
2006
“ARTOPIA, Art Everywhere”, Studio South, Fremantle Western Australia
“31 Napier Terrace”, Colourful paintings about nothing much, Caulfield Art Centre, Melbourne
2006
“St Matthews Passion of Christ” Cathedral of Broome, Western Australia
“Landscapes in Full Colour” JahRoc Gallery Margaret River, Western Australia