Anthony Bartok (b. 1983) is an Australian figurative painter and printmaker living and working in Sydney.
His work can be read as a reflection upon modern western societies values and practices.
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Colouring Out, @RKD Gallery, 20 - 28 May, Canberra
2016 A Year in Preview, The New Standard Gallery, 21 Oct - 8 Nov, Surry Hills
28.9.16 - 23.10.16, Home @735 Gallery, 28 Sep - 23 Oct, Redfern
Churchie Emerging Artist Prize, Aug - Nov, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
Exploration 16, 31 May - 18 Jun, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Green-eyed monster eating its own tail - Art Month Sydney, 5 - 20 Mar, Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills
YAI, 3 - 10 Feb, M. Contemporary, Woollahra
2015 National Art School Graduate Show, 27 Nov - 5 Dec, National Art School Gallery, Darlinghurst
2014 On The Ground: A Survey of Contemporary Painting from the Sydney ARI scene, 13 - 30 Apr, Firestation Arts Centre, Dubbo
2013 ArtLAB, 14 - 20 Jan, Global Gallery, Paddington
2012 Lawsons Contemporary Art Auction, 24th Apr, Global Gallery, Paddington
2011 Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize 2011, 9 - 25 Sep, Chrissie Cotter Gallery
Collisions, 12 - 26 Mar, Index Gallery, St Peters
2010 Abject/Object, 18 Nov – 5 Dec, ATV Gallery, Newtown
Mood Swings, 20 Feb - 20 Mar, 19 Karen Gallery, Mermaid Beach , Qld
Pfffffttttt, 20 Jan - 27 Jan, Ma. Gallery, Chippendale
Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize, 3 - 19 Jan, Chrissie Cotter Gallery
2009 Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize, 11 Sep - 30 Sep, ATV Gallery, Newtown
2008 19 Karen Artists + Guests, 27 Nov - 15 Nov, 19 Karen Gallery, Queensland
2007 Extra Cheese, 25 - 30 May, Gallery 44, Darlinghurst
2006 He Knows When You Are Sleeping, 7 - 20 Dec, Global Gallery, Paddington
2005 Luminous 2, 8 - 18 Dec, Helen Gory Gallerie, Melbourne
2004 Body & Soul, 27 Oct - 7 Nov, Global Gallery, Paddington
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Mandatory Field, 28 Sep - 28 Oct, The New Standard Gallery, Surry Hills
Terms and Conditions, 13 - 30 Jul, Stacks Projects, Potts Point
2016 Very New Work, 6 Apr - 1 Mar, MOP Projects, Chippendale
2010 Modern Living, 4 - 15 Aug, Global Gallery, Paddington
New & Old Work, 20 Jan - 27 Jan, Wall Gallery, Kings Cross
2009 Cold Blood, 26 Nov - 2 Dec, Blank_space gallery, Surry Hills
2008 Kids Now, 4 - 9 July, China Heights Gallery, Darlinghurst
2007 Bartok: Portraits, 16 - 28 March, Global Gallery, Paddington
Bartok: Portraits, 1 - 14 May, Blank_space Gallery, Surry Hills
2005 Fuelling the Dialogue, 29 - 9 Sep, Global Gallery, Paddington
2004 Creativity 101, 5 - 16 May, Hornsby Art Gallery
2003 Bartok: Portraits, 9 - 20 April, Hornsby Art Gallery
PRIZES AND AWARDS
FINALIST 2017 Mosman Art Prize
FINALIST 2017 Gippsland Print Award
WINNER 2016 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award for Painting, Printmaking and Drawing
FINALIST 2016 Churchie Emerging Art Prize
HIGHLY COMMENDED 2011 Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize
WINNER 2002 Hornsby Youth Art Prize