About Howard Sparks

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Howard Sparks has, over a long and active period of painting, had over 21 one-man exhibitions in commercial galleries mainly in Melbourne Australia. Also participated in group exhibitions with the Anvil group of painters. One noteable exhibition with this group was held in the Sydney Opera House. Howard is represented in permanent collections in Australia, Japan, The Netherlands and the USA.

Major Exhibitions
1962 Tasmanian Tourist Bureau Gallery Melbourne
1963 Russell Davis Jazz Gallery Melbourne
1965 Victorian Artist’s Society Melbourne
1965 Emerald Gallery Victoria
1967 Leveson Street Gallery Melbourne
1973 Flinders Gallery Victoria
1975 International Originals Melbourne
1977 Avant Galleries Melbourne
1979 Abercrombie Galleries Melbourne
1979 The Anvil Gallery Victoria
1982 The Russell Davis Gallery Melbourne
1986 Noosa Sketch Gallery Queensland
1986 Geoffrey Hoisser Galleries Brisbane
1988 Glen Galleries Noosa Queensland
1995 Bruce Watling Galleries Gold Coast, Qld
1997 Bruce Watling Galleries Gold Coast, Qld
1998 Artist’s Studio Gallery Gold Coast, Qld
2001 Artist’s Studio Gallery Gold Coast, Qld
2002 Artist’s Studio Gallery Gold Coast, Qld
2003 Artist's Studio Gallery Gold Coast, Qld
2004 Griffith University Gallery Gold Coast, Qld
2005 Baguette Gallery Brisbane Qld
Group Exhibitions
1974 Civic Gallery - with Anvil Group Canberra
1975 Sydney Opera House-with Anvil Group Sydney
1999 Gold Coast City ArtGalleryFiguratively Gold Coast
Represented
SANYO Permanent Collection Tokyo-Japan commissioned by Sanyo, Melbourne
The Shaw Collection U.S.A. purchased Avant Gallery Melbourne
Wangaratta Regional Gallery Victoria
Netherlands Dance Company Holland purchased Munster Arms
Galleries Melbourne
State Bank Collection Victoria
Alice Springs Federal Casino N.T. purchased by Russell Davis Gallery
B.H.P. South Australia purchased Abercrombie Galleries
Griffith University Gold Coast, Qld
Trinity College Gold Coast, Qld
Somerset College Gold Coast, Qld