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                                                 BILL UNDERY               

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1955                 Born in Sydney

1974-1977       East Sydney Technical College and Alexander Mackie of    
                           Advanced Education. Diploma in Painting and Drawing.

1975 &1976    Included in Young Contemporaries exhibition at Hogarth
                           Galleries, Sydney.

1977                 Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW.
                          Finalist, Blake Prize.

1978                Two-man show, Stairs Gallery, Wollongong.

1979                Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW.
                          Part-time teacher at Fairfield Evening College.

1981-1982       Part-time teacher at Engadine Evening College.
                           3rd prize, Goulbourn College Art Exhibition.

1982                1st First prize (watercolour section), Campbelltown City Art
                          Exhibition. (Acquisitive)

1983                “A Real Surprise”, Penrith Regional Gallery
                         Bathurst Art Purchase Exhibition, Bathurst

1984                Two-man show, Watercolours Painters Gallery.
                          Featured in “Art in Australia” September issue.

1986                  Print and Drawing exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Victoria.    
1986-2007       Scenic artist on many Australian and International Film productions,
2003                 Group show, Barry Stern Galleries. Paddington.

2005                Awarded Highly Commended Prize in “Chalk the Walk”
                         Inaugural pavement art competition, Pyrmont Bridge, Sydney.

2006               Musee’ du Quay Branly, Paris.
                        One of the artists responsible for reproducing (on museum
                        ceilings) major works by selected aboriginal artists including
                        John Mwurrungil in conjunction with Australia council and
                        Aboriginal Arts Council.



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