Education
Basil Hadley studied at the Ealing College of Art in London. He came to Australia in 1965 and studied printmaking at the Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne.
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Basil Hadley
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The estate of the late Basil Hadley, including paintings, graphics and book collection were auctioned by Elder Fine Art, North Adelaide in 2007. Hadley was known well known for exploring various styles and techniques such as:
humor
abstract
Australian landscape
birds
cats
One-man shows included: Max Adams Gallery, Adelaide 1971. Toorak Gallery Melbourne, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976.
Macquarie Gallery, Canberra 1972-1974.
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. Group shows included: Henri Worland Memorial Prize, Warrnambool, Victoria 1974.
"Australian and New Zealand Printmakers", New Zealand 1975.
Achievements
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1973 Inez Hutchinson Prize, Victoria 1974 Bunbury Purchase Prize, Western Australia 1974 David Jones Prize, Western Australia 1975 Albany Prize, Western Australia 1976 Royal Marines 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 1981 Broken Hill Art Prize, NSW 1984 Nominated for BHP Award for the Pursuit of Excellence 1985 Barossa Valley Vintage Festival Art Prize, Société Anonyme 1987 Painting Section of the 19th Alice Prize, Northwest Territories 1989 Kernewek Lowender Art Prize, Foundation South Australia Art Award.
Awards
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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 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 Award1973 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 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