Fine Art Selected Exhibitions, One Man

2023    New Works, Creative Arts Napier, Napier (14-27 April)

2021    New Works, Creative Arts Napier, Napier (21 October – 4 November)

2019    How green was my trevally: Paintings and prints by John Tarlton, Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History. Palmerston North (9 March-August)

2018    New paintings, Creative Arts Napier. Napier (13-26 April)

2017    “Food for Thought” Paintings, Creative Arts Napier. Napier (March 3-10)

2016    Paintings and prints, Creative Arts Napier. Napier (January 8-28)

2014    Paintings and Prints, Kelley Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center. Venice Beach (2 February-1 March)

2010    New Works, Southbank Institute of Technology Art Gallery. Brisbane (1-12 March)

2001    Brisbane City Council (Bulimba Library)

1999    Southbank Institute of Tafe (Morningside Gallery) Brisbane

1993    Warwick Brown Gallery, Auckland

1992    RKS Art, Auckland

l991    RKS Art, Auckland

1990    RKS Art, Auckland

1990    Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton

1989    RKS Art, Auckland

1989    Lopdell House, Titirangi

1988    Charlotte H. Galleries, Auckland

1988    Rotorua City Art Gallery, Rotorua

1979    Gallerie Legard, Wellington

1978    Rotorua City Art Gallery, Rotorua

1978    Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1977    Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1977    Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

Fine Art Selected Exhibitions, Group

2014    South Bay Focus (Juried), Torrance Art Museum (8 November – 5 December)

2004    Technical and Further Education (Tafe) Teachers and Tutors Group Exhibition, Southbank Insitute of Tafe

2003    Tafe Teachers and Tutors Group Exhibition, Southbank Institute of Tafe

2002    Brisbane Illustrators Group (American Bookstore, Brisbane)

2002    Tafe Teachers and Tutors Group Exhibition, Southbank Institute of Tafe

2000    Brodie/Tarlton/White. Space 43, Brisbane

2000    Christmas Exhibition. 482 Gallery, Brisbane

1997    Nola Holmwood Portrait Award (finalist) ASA Gallery, Auckland

1996    Waitakere Licensing Trust Art Award Exhibition, Henderson, N.Z.

1996    “Celebrating the New Zealand Coastline,” North Shore City Art Award

1996    Tokoroa Art Award Exhibition (finalist)

1996    Art and Science Selected Group Exhibition, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland

1996    Pumphouse Art Award (Award winner), North Shore City

1996    Norsewear Art Award Exhibition, Auckland

1995    James Wallace Trust Art Award, Auckland

1995    James Wallace Trust Finalist Art Award, Auckland

1995    Copy Art (Artist Alliance), Outreach, Auckland

1995    Self Portraits, Outreach, Auckland

1995    The Alphabet Show, Pakuranga Community Centre, Pakuranga

1994    Out of the Black (Artists’ Alliance), Outreach, Auckland

1994    Selected Prints, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland

1993    Invited Group Exhibition, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland

1993    Modern Myths, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Auckland

1992    Coastlines, Lopdell House, Titirangi

1992    Isolated and Immuned, Fischer Gallery, Pakuranga

1991    Invited Printmakers, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland

1991    The Nude Show Invitational, Charlotte H. Galleries, Auckland

1991    Drawing Invitational, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland

1991    Still Life Invitational, Charlotte H. Galleries, Auckland

1990    Self-Portrait Invitational, Canterbury Society of Arts, Christchurch

1990    Acquisitions Review, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland

1990    Animals, Animals, Lopdell House, Titirangi

1990    The Wild West Show, Lopdell House, Titirangi

1990    The Realists, Charlotte H. Galleries, Auckland

1979    Figurative Artists, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland

1979    Air New Zealand Rotorua Civic Art Award, Rotorua

1979    New Year, New Works, Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1978    Works for Children, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland

1978    Rangitoto Special, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland

1978    New Year, New Works, Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1977    Opening Group Exhibition, Rotorua City Art Gallery, Rotorua

1977    Group Print Show, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland

1977    New Year, New Works, Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1976    New Zealand Drawing Invitational, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland

1976    Prints from the Permanent Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland

1975    Barry Lett Gallery, Auckland

1975    Barrington Gallery, Auckland

Collections

Represented in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, United States and the public collections of:

Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History. Palmerston North, New Zealand

Te Papa, New Zealand National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand

Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

Rotorua City Art Gallery, Rotorua, New Zealand

Waikato Museum of History and Art, Hamilton, New Zealand

University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

State University of New York at Albany

Commissions

Fletcher Fishing Industries Drawing Suite, Fletcher Industries, l989

Selected References Concerning My Art (Fine Arts)

Brown, Warrick. (1996). Another 100 New Zealand Artists. Auckland: Godwit Press.

New Zealand Herald, Oct 14, 1993

Auckland Star, Oct 10, 1993

Art New Zealand, Spring 1992

New Zealand Listener, April 29, 1991

Art New Zealand, Winter, 1991

Waikato Museum of Art and History (1990)

(Catalogue: Housebound (works by John Tarlton))

Art New Zealand, Summer, 1989

New Zealand Listener, Oct 14, 1989

Art New Zealand, Summer, 1988

New Zealand Listener, July 30, 1988

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