Part 2 - Toby Zoates 1987

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

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.

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.

Star Bores, 1987. Ink on paper. Copy of a drawing originally published in Tharunka, October 1980.

* 1988

Tall 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.

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Singood the Grafiti Artist, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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Alchemists Cave, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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Killer Whale kicked in the Butt, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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For the sea is poisoned and we'll all die soon, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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Apocalyptic Atlantis, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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Dolphin Hearts, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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Dragon Tower, Virgin Beasts cell, 1990.

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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.

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

* Gondwanaland 1993: acrylic/pencil/ink on paper. Poster for a movie that wasn't made.

* 1993 : Public reading of Sci-Fi story "Man's World" at Harold Park Hotel for Gay Writers' season for GBLT Mardi Gras Festival.

Pyramid, 1993. Ink on paper.

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.

* 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.

Deadbeat and Gronky, 1994. Ink on paper, flyer. Created for Byron Bay Music Festival.

* 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.

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, 1996. Flyer.

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Blue Beard Bunt, Kinselas, collage, flyer, 1996. Punk Outsider, 18.

* 1997

Virgin Beasts, 1997. Flyer.

* 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."

Exhibition of Posters by Toby Zoates '79 to '97, 1997. Colour photocopy.

The art of Toby Zoates, 1997. Ink on paper.

* 2000

Sydney Olympics, 2000. Ink on paper.

Junkie, 2000. Ink on paper.

* 2001

Piccolo Cafe, 2001. Acrylic on paper.

Piccolo Cafe, circa 2001. Poster. Based on an ink on paper drawing.

* 2001 : Public reading of short story "7 Fucks in a Sex Shop" for Dangerous Desires at Gay Pride Headquarters, Taylor Square.

* 2002

* 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.

* 2004

Beware the Gronks, 2004. Digital print of original ink poster, 84 x 60cm.

* 2005

* 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.

The lumps on the Cross are revolting, 2005 acrylic and glitter on digital poster print, 82 x 55cm.

* 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

Dancing on Goa Beach, c.2006. Acrylic on paper.

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

* 2008 : Joined WEB-site "Soul projector.com" with history of Toby Zoates artworks depicted.

Piccolo Bar, 2008. Acrylic on paper.

* 2009

Toby Zoates, Kings Cross artist [inteview], 2009. Video, duration: 8m 55s.

* 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, 2009.

Roslyn Street Transcience, 2009. Acrylic on canvas.

India, 2009. Acrylic on paper.

India, c.2009. Acrylic on paper.

India, circa 2009. Acrylic on paper.

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Cat Party, 2009, Punk Outsider, 3.

* 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, 2010.

The Grunge of Virgin Beasts, 2010. Flyer.

Virgin Beasts, 2010. Flyer.

Happy New Year, 1978, circa 2010. Acrylic on paper, 56 x 38cm.

The Kool-Aid-Acid-Test at St. John's, 2010. Flyer.

It doesn't matter who you know, just Vitto at the Piccolo, 2010. Acrylic on paper.

* 2011

Come Join the Piccolo Managerie, 2011. Ink on paper.

Kransky's Kings Cross Adventure, circa 2011. Acrylic on paper.

Mid Winter Recital, 2011. Ink on paper. Flyer.

* 2012

21 Years Under Northcott, 2012. Acrylic on canvas. Collection: City of Sydney Council. Publically hung during 2025.

* 2012 : One person retrospective at Damien Minton's Annex - Toby Zoates Regurgitated.

My Sob Story, performance by Toby Zoates, 2012. Video. Duration: 25 min. 36 secs. Available URL: https://vimeo.com/64443064.

* 2013

Dust to Dust, 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 123 cm. Painted for Damien Minton's Homage to Martin Sharp exhibition.

* 2014

* 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.

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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.

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.

* 2015

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.

* 2015 - 2018: Participation in Group shows at Damien Minton's Annex "Frontier Wars", "Eternity" and "Money and Guns".

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.

The Gay Mardi Gras, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.

A kiss for Rev. Bile, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.

Framed by the Kings Cross Filth, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.

The Man Who Got Trumped in Belmore Park, 2015. Acrylic on canvas.

Lost in Gondwanaland - The Film That Never Was, 2015.

* 2016

* 7 April 2016, Queerstories for New South Wales Seniors Week, Graffiti Restaurant, The Art Hotel, Sydney. On a panel discussion.

* 2017

For Queers, Life's A Riot! 1978+, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.

Vagabond Freak - Deadbeat Realism in the Queer Underworld, 2017. Book cover.

* 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.

* 2016

* 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.

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.

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.

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.