About Howard Sparks
Profile
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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 1974 Civic Gallery - with Anvil Group | Canberra |
| 1975 Sydney Opera House-with Anvil Group | Sydney |
| 1999 Gold Coast City ArtGalleryFiguratively | Gold Coast |
| Represented | |
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| 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 |