Part 2 - Toby Zoates 1987 - 2019
Toby Zoates - posters, painting and performance 1987 - 2019
The following is a chronological listing of the art of Toby Zoates. It is Part 2, covering 1987 through to 2019, with Part 1 covering the year 1977 through to the end of 1986.
* 1987
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| Darling it Hurtz, 1987. Oil poster screen print on paper, 51 x 76 cm. Copyright: Guttersnipes '87. Printed at the Tin Sheds, Sydney(?). Collections: National Gallery of Australia; State Library of New South Wales. |
* 1987 : Comic strip Anyhow Get Cancer! published by Penguin in Australian Underground Comics.
* Unknown, A night of sound and visionary at the gunnery, c.1987. Photocopy in two colours, 79 x 52cm. Toby Zoates was one of the acts on the bill.
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| Self-portrait of the artist Toby Zoates, 1987. Ink on paper. Production sketch from the film Virgin Beasts. |
In the Garden of Pan, 1987. Acrylic on chipboard. Based upon a dream experienced by the artist whilst in India during the early 1970s.
Thangka, circa 1987. Acrylic on paper.
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| Star Bores, 1987. Ink on paper. Copy of a drawing originally published in Tharunka, October 1980. |
* 1988
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Tales and True: Blue Ruin, 1988. Offset print in two colours. Produced
for the University of Technology Sydney in association with the degree
in Communications undertaken by the artist.
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Dolphin Rider, pen sketch, 1988. Punk Outsider, 371.
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Go to Hell. Punk Outsider, 297.
* 1989
Declan Jaguars, 1989. Ink on paper. Poster for a band.
* 1990
* 1990 : Completed B.A. Communications at the University of
technology Sydney, majoring in Writing and Text Studies.
* Prepares script and film cells for Virgin Beasts (1991).
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Sound Surfing, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.
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Martin Plaza, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Singood the Grafiti Artist, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.
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Alchemists Cave, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Killer Whale kicked in the Butt, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
For the sea is poisoned and we'll all die soon, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Apocalyptic Atlantis, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Dolphin Hearts, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Dragon Tower, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. [IMAGE]
Tower Sunset, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990. * 1991
* 1991 : Release of 67 minute sci-fi musical
burlesque "Virgin Beasts", a 16ml feature film which I wrote, acted
in, animated, produced and directed. Designed offset-printed poster and flyers
for film . Included in festivals worldwide, Sitges lntenat. Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Film Fest. Barcelona Spain '95, Underground Film fest Hawai '98, Sydney Gay and
Lesbian Film fest '97, Nimbin Spring Arts Fest. '96, Melbourne Underground Film
Fest 2007.
* 1992
Virgin Beasts at Jellyheadz, 1992. Hand coloured
acrylic on offset press print, 60 x 44cm.
Virgin Beasts c.1992. Poster.
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Virgin Beasts, 1992. Trailer. Duration: 1 min 45 secs. The distribution rights to the film were sold to TROMA in the United States, and it is available on DVD through them. The film has received a number of awards.
* 1993
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| Vermis, 1993. Ink on paper. |
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Vermis, 1993. Ink on paper. Punk Outsider, 170.
Viva Vitto, 1994. Oil pastel coloured on digital
print, 60 x 42cm.
Deadbeat and Gronky, 1994. Ink on paper, flyer. Created for Byron Bay Music Festival.
Cabaret Conspiracy, 1995. Screen print.
* 1996 : "Virgin Beasts" is co-winner
with Japan of the International Festival of Trash Film, Lille France 1996. Distributed worldwide by Troma Movie Company of New York.
Ayesha Rules OK?, 1996. Ink on paper.
Peepshow on Deathtrip Alley, 1996. Hand coloured photocopy.
Virgin Beasts, 1997. Flyer.
Exhibition of Posters by Toby Zoates '79 to '97, 1997. Colour photocopy.
The art of Toby Zoates, 1997. Ink on paper.
Sydney Olympics, 2000. Ink on paper.
Junkie, 2000. Ink on paper.
Piccolo Cafe, 2001. Acrylic on paper.
Piccolo Cafe, circa 2001. Poster. Based on an ink on paper drawing.
* 2002 : Participated in many group
exhibitions from Opera House Gallery in 1977 to the Gunnery Squat Gallery in
1990, Jan Taylor Gallery in Balmain to the Hogarth Galleries in Paddington, 10
Taylor St. Gallery to Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst, Piccolo Cafe to Rex Hotel in
Kings Cross, N.S.W. Art Gallery Domain to National Gallery Canberra.
* 1994
* 1994 : Organized and performed in benefit for
Vittorio Bianchi of Piccolo Cafe at Les Girls Nightclub in Kings Cross, with
offset printed poster and flyer.
* 1995
* 1995 : Created music group "Deadbeat and
Gronky", songs with animations projected overhead, performing in many
Sydney venues such as Palladium at the Cross, Kinsellas at Taylors Square, Mr.
Goodbar in Oxford St. and Byron Bay Music Festival.
* 1996
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| Virgin Beasts, 1996. Flyer. |
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Blue Beard Bunt, Kinselas, collage, flyer, 1996. Punk Outsider, 18.
* 1997
* 1997 : Designed postcards for the Piccolo Cafe,
with a print-run of 10,000.
* 1997 : One man exhibition of artworks at Roland
Hump Gallery in Redfern titled "Hard Edges."
* 2000
* 2001
* 2001 : Public reading of short story "7 Fucks
in a Sex Shop" for Dangerous Desires at Gay Pride Headquarters, Taylor
Square.
* 2002
* 2004
Beware the Gronks, 2004. Digital print of original ink
poster, 84 x 60cm.
* 2005 : Winner Judges Prize "Images of the
Cross" Kings Cross Arts Fest for "Beware the Gronks in the City of
Lost Punters" B/W drawing, ink on paper.
Kings Cross Arts Guild 2005 Events Calendar, 2005. Print.
* 2005
* 2006
New Year's Eve on Kings Cross, 1990. Acrylic on canvas. Painted in 2006.
* 2006 : Exhibition of 21 Artworks from '79 to
'05 depicting "Kings Cross" at Kings Cross Library for Kings Cross
Arts Festival.
* 2006 : Created ongoing Blog "Toby the
Punk Poofy Cat" at tobyzoates.blogspot.com
Dark Love Story, 2007. Acrylic and glitter on digital poster print, 82 x 55cm.
* 2007
* 2007 : Winner People's Choice Award "Images of
the Cross" at Kings Cross Arts Fest for acrylic painting "New Years
Eve at the Pink Pussy Cat 1980".
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CHOKE, pen on paper, n.d. Punk Outsider, 298.
* 2008
* 2009
Toby Zoates, Kings Cross artist [inteview], 2009. Video, duration: 8m 55s.
Roslyn Street Transcience, 2009. Acrylic on canvas.
India, 2009. Acrylic on paper.
India, c.2009. Acrylic on paper.
India, circa 2009. Acrylic on paper.
* 2010 : Exhibition "The Grunge of Virgin
Beasts" of stills, animation cells, posters, flyers and production notes
from the film at Newtown Library as part of the Newtown Fringe Festival.
The Grunge of Virgin Beasts, 2010. Flyer.
Virgin Beasts, 2010. Flyer.
* 2009 : Silk-screen Posters produced at the
Tin Sheds in late '70s and early '80s in many archives including Mitchell
Library, Power House Museum, National Gallery Canberra, National Gallery NSW,
Joseph Lebovic Poster Gallery Paddington.
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Cat Party, 2009, Punk Outsider, 3.
* 2010
Happy New Year, 1978, circa 2010. Acrylic on paper, 56 x 38cm.
The Kool-Aid-Acid-Test at St. John's, 2010. Flyer.
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| It doesn't matter who you know, just Vitto at the Piccolo, 2010. Acrylic on paper. |
* 2011
* 2012
21 Years Under Northcott, 2012. Acrylic on canvas. Collection: City of Sydney Council.
* 2012 : One person retrospective at Damien
Minton's Annex - Toby Zoates Regurgitated.
* 2013
Dust to Dust, 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 123 cm. Painted for Damien Minton's Homage to Martin Sharp exhibition.
* 2014 : "The Fool's Journey Through Sydney in 7
Pictures" at Sunday Salon, Damien Minton's Annex.
Deadbeat and Gronky, c.2014. Ink on paper, flyer.
* 2014
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Undefeated, 2014 ink on paper, 60 x 42cm.
Fukushima is fucked!, 2014. Acrylic and ink on paper, 61 x 86 cm.
Politicians Pensions Unsustainable, 2014. Ink on paper.
Undefeated, 2014 ink on paper, 60 x 42cm.
Equality, 2014. Acrylic and ink on paper, 84 x 60cm.
Medical marijuana is dangerous for the terminally ill, 2014.Ink on paper.
Psycopath Inc., 2014. Ink on paper, 61 x 86 cm.
Undefeated, 2014. Acrylic on paper. Produced for Damien Minton's Frontier Wars exhibition.
We Pollies get to make all the mistakes, and you people get to pay for it!, 2015. Acrylic on paper.
Fight the war on drugs, 2015. Ink on paper, 61 x 86 cm.
Ms Ironheart Eats Her Kids, circa 2015. Acrylic on paper.
Frenchs' Tavern, the night Ray got stabbed, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.
The White Bay Anti-uranium Riots, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.
The Battle of Pyrmont Squats, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30cm.
Lost in Gondwanaland - The Film That Never Was, 2015.
* 7 April 2016, Queerstories for New South Wales Seniors Week, Graffiti Restaurant, The Art Hotel, Sydney. On a panel discussion.
For Queers, Life's A Riot! 1978+, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.
Vagabond Freak - Deadbeat Realism in the Queer Underworld, 2017. Book cover.
Undefeated, 2014. Acrylic on paper. Produced for Damien Minton's Frontier Wars exhibition.
* 2015
* 2015 - 2018: Participation in Group shows at Damien
Minton's Annex "Frontier Wars", "Eternity" and "Money
and Guns".
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| The Gay Mardi Gras, 2015. Acrylic on canvas. |
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| A kiss for Rev. Bile, 2015. Acrylic on canvas. |
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| Framed by the Kings Cross Filth, 2015. Acrylic on canvas. |
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| The Man Who Got Trumped in Belmore Park, 2015. Acrylic on canvas. |
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2018 : Video show and live performance with Paul
Vassallo on electric guitar of "The Thief of Sydney" for Brand X at
Darlinghurst Arts and Community Centre and of "Virgin Beasts" three months
later.
* 2018 : Participating in 78ers 40th
Anniversary Mardi Gras group art show with painting "For Queers, Life's a
Riot!" The painting was used as background for ABC television interview
and image to advertise "Candlelight Vigil" on Kings Cross.
* 2018: Story telling with the 78ers of "The Man
Who was Trumped" at Giant Dwarf.
Sydney
Queer Mardi Gras Party, 1978- 2018, 24 June 2018. Pencil and ink on
paper. Also released as a digital limited edition print, 42 x 55cm.
* 2019: A show of new and old work along with Martin
Sharp titled "My City of Sydney", Shaffer Gallery, Darlington, 19 February 2019. Throughout the years has performed
story telling with musical accompaniment, often Paul Vassallo on guitar, and
with slide show or his movies at various venues eg. Piccolo Cafe (Kings Cross),
Record Crate (Glebe), Damien Minton Gallery (Redfern), Queer Stories (Surry
Hills library), Giant Dwarf (Redfern). Lives, paints and writes in
Sydney.
Toby Zoates speaking at the opening of the My City of Sydney show, 19 February 2019, featuring works by himself and the late Martin Sharp.
* 2016
The Human condition Sucks, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
I'll use whatever
tools I have too, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
Virtue Signalling, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
Gallery of Irrelevance,
2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
Care Givers vs ShareTakers, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
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Advance Australia, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
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Advance Australia, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
Freedom of Religion, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
The Rapture! NO! The
Raptor!, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
The Pollies revolving door, 2019. Pol pastel on paper, 42 x 59cm.
The Tree of
Life, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
Survival of the Richest, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm.
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| News Agency, 2019. Acrylic and ink on paper, 42 x 59cm. |
* Art Talk - Toby Zoates, The Aither [webpage], 19 March 2019. Available URL: https://theaither.com/2019/03/10/art-talk-toby-zoates/. Comprehensive, illustrated interview.
* Damien Minton Presents Satellite of Love in Six Verses (Verse Five) / Misfit Situationists - Exhibition of Works by Toby Zoates [exhibition], PassPort Store & Gallery, 16 Oxford Square, Darlinghurst, 3 - 13 October 2019.
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| Riot at the Star Hotel in Newcastle, 2019. Acrylic on paper, 42 x 59 cm. |
Only the LNP can be trusted with your money and jobs, 2019. Coloured pencil and ink on paper.
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| Hangman, 2019. Coloured pencil and ink on paper. |
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| Ha Ha Ha Suckers, 2019. Coloured pencil and ink on paper. |
Freedom Frenzy Free Julian Assange, 2019. Coloured pencil and ink on paper.
What Price Compassion? Coloured pencil and ink on paper, 2019.
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| Hail Satan, coloured pencil and ink on paper, November 2019. |
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| Good on Ya Gladys, ink on paper, 2019. |
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| Colour Code, coloured pencil on paper, 2019. |
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| Gateway of India, water-colour pencils and ink on paper, 2019. that. |
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| Kayaking on the Ganges, water-colour pencils, felt tip pens on paper, 2019. |
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| Garud Cheti, forest temple, Rishikesh, coloured pencil on paper 2019. |
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Toby Zoates art: Part 1 1977-1986 | Part 2 - 1987-2019 | Part 3 - 2020+ | Tin Sheds |
Last updated: 14 August 2023
Michael Organ, Australia
Soon I hope to update this as of 7 - 11 - 2020
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