Erwin Weber: Born 1950 - Qualifications: B. Arch.Sc., B. Arch.(Hons.), Permaculture Design Certificate
Erwin has displayed and sold more than a thousand artworks in 18 solo art exhibitions between 1978-2008 as well as completing three large public murals and numerous portrait or landscape commissions.
| EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS AND EXPERIENCE: | |
| 1980-2008 | Subtropic Solar Design (Principal). Passive solar Built environments prioritising fully integrated ecologically sustainable systems. Our Home, Art Studio and Organic Farm is Energy, water and Sewerage independent and has a long term Carbon Positive footprint. Picture Framing timbers are sustainably sourced. Two thirds or (102 Acres, 40.6 Ha.), of our farm 'Whipbird Gully' has been dedicated under a perpetual conservation covenant agreement and is recognized as part of the Alps to Atherton Wildlife Corridor. |
| 2007 | Artist in Residence: Arnhem Land Expedition with CSIRO, Bush Fires NT and West Arnhem Land Indigenous Elders, Northern Territory |
| 2006 | 'Wilderness in Sand 5' Fraser Island annual conference exhibition, Sippy Downs Campus, Sunshine Coast University |
| 2003-04 | Ecologically Sustainable Design lecturer, Bond University, Gold Coast |
| 2001 | 'Corroboree 2000' Reconciliation Series, Tuggeranong Regional Arts Gallery, Canberra, ACT |
| 2000 | Reconciliation group exhibition, Bunjalung Elders portrait series, Kingscliff NSW |
| 1995 | Tweed Valley Art Prize, Drawing Award 'Tweed Flood' |
| 1994 | Solar Home Design Award, NSW Government Department of Energy and Environment, Carter Home by Subtropic Solar Design |
| 1992-94 | Art and Design Lecturer, Murwillumbah TAFE |
| 1994 | Murwillumbah TAFE mural, project coordinator |
| 1993 | Ned Kelly etching series, Lismore |
| 1989 | Valley Art Prize, Drawing Award 'Ron the roustabout' |
| 1989 | 'Sydney Harbour Reflections 2', Balmain Maritime Gallery, Sydney |
| 1988 | 'Wilderness in Sand 4' Fraser Island FIDO* world heritage nomination exhibition, Heritage House, Brisbane *FIDO: Fraser Island Defenders Organisation |
| 1987 | 'Barranjoey Wilderness' Bosen’s cottage gallery and Palm Beach gallery, Sydney |
| 1987 | Sydney Oil Co., Portrait series Commission |
| 1986 | 'Mountain Stream Series' Maclean Gallery NSW |
| 1984 | 'Sydney Harbour Reflections 1' Maritime Museum, Birkenhead, Sydney |
| 1983 | 'Weber in Bali', Riley Street Gallery, Sydney |
| 1982 | 'Myall Lakes National Park Series' Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle |
| 1981 | 'Wilderness in Sand 3' Stoker’s Siding Gallery, Tweed Valley |
| 1981 | 'Border Ranges Wilderness Series' Town Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1980 | South Sea Island Cultural Map illustration Series Commission for Pacific Maps |
| 1980 | 'Beyond the Wave' Lord Howe Island, NSW Government world heritage nomination exhibition, Government Information Centre, Chifley Square, Sydney. Opened by NSW Premier Nevill Wran |
| 1980 | Norfolk Island Series for East West Airlines Board of Directors, Sydney |
| 1980 | 'Wilderness in Sand 2' Fraser Island conservation exhibition for FIDO, Kelvin Grove Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1979 | 'Wilderness in Sand 1' Fraser Island exhibition for ACF (Australian Conservation Foundation) Hunter Douglas Gallery, Sydney |
| 1978 | 'Man Bilong Niugini' New Guinea village series, Osborne Gallery, Sydney |
| 1978 | Awarded B. Architecture (Hons.) Newcastle Uni |
| 1985 | Team member, The Glebe Restoration Project, Sydney, NSW Housing Commission |
| 1985 | Awarded B. Arch. Sc., NSW Uni |
| 1984 | Team member, Australian National Gallery building design (ANG), Canberra, Edwards Madigan, Torzillo and Briggs Architects |
| 1982-4 | The Master Plan Concept and plans for the Kooralbyn development Application, Queensland, Bill Firth and Partners Architects |
| 1966-67 | Two annual Maitland Arts Council Scholarships, To attend the National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney |
| 1964 | Maitland Arts Council, 1964 Youth art prize |