Exhibitons

OVERVIEW:

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