Basil Hadley

Basil Hadley (1940 in London, England – 2006 in Stepney, Adelaide) was an English Australian printmaker and painter. His works are represented in National and State public galleries around Australia and in various private collections.^[1]

Biography

Basil Hadley's house. Stepney, South Australia (1975-2006)

Basil Hadley studied at the Ealing College of Art in London. He came to Australia in 1965^[2][3] and studied printmaking at the Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne.^[4]

From 1975 until his death in October 2006,^[5] he resided in Stepney, Adelaide, South Australia with his wife Tanya who died a few months prior to Hadley.

The estate of the late Basil Hadley, including paintings, graphics and book collection were auctioned by Elder Fine Art,^[6] North Adelaide in 2007.^[7]

Techniques

Hadley was known well known for exploring various styles and techniques such as:

• humor
• abstract
• Australian landscape
• birds
• cats^[8]

Exhibitions

One-man shows included: Max Adams Gallery, Adelaide 1971; Toorak Gallery Melbourne, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976; Macquarie Gallery, Canberra 1972-74; Desborough Gallery, Perth 1973; Lister Gallery, Perth 1975, 1978; Fremantle Arts Centre 1975; Anne Simons Gallery, Canberra 1976; Osborne Art Gallery, Adelaide 1976; Salamanca Place Gallery, Hobart 1977; Bonython Gallery, Adelaide 1978.^[4]

Group shows included: Henri Worland Memorial Prize, Warrnambool, Victoria 1974; 'Australian and New Zealand Printmakers', New Zealand 1975.^[4]

Awards

• 1973 Inez Hutchinson Prize, Victoria
• 1974 Bunbury Purchase Prize, Western Australia
• 1974 David Jones Prize, Western Australia
• 1975 Albany Prize, Western Australia
• 1976 R.M. Ansett-Hamilton Award, Victoria
• 1976 Print Council of Australian Members Print Commission
• 1977 Gold Coast City Art Prize, Queensland
• 1977 Kernewek Lowender Art Prize, South Australia
• 1979 Joint winner of the Fremantle Print Award^[9][10]
• 1981 Broken Hill Art Prize, NSW
• 1984 Nominated for BHP Award for the Pursuit of Excellence
• 1985 Barossa Valley Vintage Festival Art Prize, SA
• 1987 Painting Section of the 19th Alice Prize, NT
• 1989 Kernewek Lowender Art Prize, Foundation South Australia Art Award

Represented

Basil Hadley's works have been represented at: Gold Coast Civic Art Collection, Queensland; Queensland Art Gallery; Alice Springs Art Foundation, NT; Rabaul Art Gallery, Papua New Guinea; WA Art Gallery; University of WA; La Trobe University, Vic; Reserve Bank of Australia Collection, NSW; Dunedin Public Art Gallery, NZ; Sydney College of the Arts, NSW; Joshua McClelland Gallery, Vic; Townsville Art Gallery, Qld; Hamilton Regional Gallery, Vic.; Castlemaine Art Museum, Vic; Canberra and Tas Colleges of Advanced Education; Print Council of Australia Collection; Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Collection, Vic; Australian Wheat Board, Vic; Bunbury Art Gallery, WA; Fremantle Art Centre, WA; Devonport Gallery and Art Centre, Tas; Albany Town Council Collection, WA; Graylands Teachers College, WA; Claremont Teachers College, WA; Private collections in France, USA, Australia and UK, including BHP Co Ltd.^[4]