Bruce Tozer

1932 - 1999 Melbourne  Victoria  Australia

  

TERTIARY EDUCATION

  

1949 - 50  Royal Melbourne Technical College.  Certificate of Art, Advertising Design.

1955 - 59  Royal Melbourne Technical College  (R.M.I.T.)  Diploma of Fine Art (Painting)

1959       Technical Teachers College Hawthorn  Victoria  Australia. 

           Trained Technical Teachers Certificate

  

CAREER IN ART AND ART EDUCATION

  

1955 - 87  Secondary/Tertiary art educator/lecturer and secondary school administrator/Principal

1987       Commenced painting full-time

  

SOCIETY/GROUP MEMBERSHIP

  

1950's     Foundation Member and past President of the Peninsula Art Society   Australia

1991 - 95  Member Bass Coast Art Society  Victoria

1990 - 95  Member West Arm Life Drawing Group  Victoria

  

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  

1950's     Peninsula Art Society exhibitions   Australia

1959       Technical Teacher's College

1990 - 95  Phillip Island Arts Council annual exhibitions

1995       Meeniyan Annual Art Exhibition

1992 - 95  Wonthaggi Art Group annual exhibitions

1993       Selected for inclusion in the Biennial Festival of Drawing

           at the Mornington Peninsular Art Centre

1995       The New Energy - Survey exhibition of contemporary Gippsland artists,

           Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell

1996       Island Influence Art   Phillip Island  Victoria  Australia

  

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  

1989      Tudor Gallery   Cowes  Phillip Island

1995      Mteki Gallery   Newhaven  Phillip Island

1997      Rippleside Art Space  Inverloch  Victoria

2003      "Narratives"  Island Influence  Phillip Island

  

COMMISSIONS 

  

1964      Design for Reredos, Cross, Font and Alter Cloth for Anglican Church   Colac  Victoria

1965      Steel sculpture, supporting structure and name plate.  Colac Technical School  Victoria

  

PRIZES/COMMENDATIONS

  

1989      Second prize. Victorian Police Art Competition

1991      Commendation.  Atelier National Art Competition

1995      Bass Coast Shire acquisitive prize

1995      Highly Commended.  WAG Art Show

1995      Selected for hanging in the Sulman Prize Exhibition.  Art Gallery of New South Wales

  

PUBLICATIONS 

  

1989      Sentinel Times.  Wonthaggi  Victoria  "Local Art $10,000"

1995      The Star.  Leongatha.  In the Studio with Ryllton Viney.  21-02-1995.

          "Recent works by Bruce Tozer"

1995      Sentinel Times.  Wonthaggi.  Noel Maud.  14-02-1995

          "Feminism and men's fears"

1995      Phillip Island and San Remo Advertiser.  8-02-1995

          "Exciting Journey by Bruce Tozer"

1995      The Star.  Leongatha.  In the studio with Ryllton Viney.  6-06-1995

          "Gippsland artist wins major award"

1995      Sentinel Times.  Wonthaggi.  "Tozer short listed in Sulman Prize"

1995      The Australian.  6-04-1995.  "Artists selected for Exhibition"  Pg 10.

  

COLLECTIONS 

  

Private collections in Australia and the USA

The Open Family Foundation.  Melbourne.  Australia

Bass Coast Shire Council.  Australia