ABOUT

Born in Brisbane, Virginia Cuppaidge studied in Sydney with Desiderous Orban, Stanislaus Rapotec, Marea Gazzard, John Olsen and Robert Klippel before moving to New York in 1969 to ‘see the best abstract art going on at the time and live in the art museums.’

Although Cuppaidge has lived in New York for more than forty years, she has come to the realisation that her abstract work is routed in her Australian experience – she believes the Australian landscape is in her system.

Cuppaidge’s exhibiting career has traversed the American, Canadian and Australian art scenes, with thirty-nine solo exhibitions and numerous public commissions and awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1976.

Virginia has exhibited in USA and Australia. Galleries include: Nicholas Thompson Gallery – Melbourne, Stella Downer Fine Art – Sydney, Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Arts – New York, Robin Gibson Gallery – Sydney, Gallery A – Sydney, AM Sachs Gallery – New York, Bloomfield Galleries – Sydney, Susan Caldwell Gallery – New York.

1973 First solo show New York City at AM Sachs NY.

Virginia has had a lively teaching career and made adjunct associate professor of art at C.U.N.Y, Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Bronx Community College, 1992–2008.

Since 2017, Virginia lives in Newcastle, Australia, and is currently writing "The New York Stories". An account of arriving in New York in 1969, meeting up with Australian sculptor Clement Meadmore, adapting to the huge metropolis, working at the Max Hutchinson Gallery in SoHo, and surviving as an artist in New York City for five decades.

Born: 1943, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Home: Lives in Newcastle, Australia since 2017.
Educated: Mary White School of Art and Design -1965 Sydney Australia

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

• 2020
  Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne " Skyspace Paintings - 1977-1982"
• 2019
  Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle "The Nature of Abstraction"
• 2018
  Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne "Trailing the Perimeter" 1980's Paintings
• 2016
  Stella Downer Fine Art Gallery, Australia - “Another Kind of Light” works on paper 1970's
• 2013
  Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, “The Hill End Paintings” Bathurst, Australia
• 2010
  Ribbon Road” Stella Downer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
• 2006/2004
  Stella Downer Fine Art Gallery Australia
• 2000
  Blair Academy “The Nature of Painting” Blairstown, New Jersey
• 1998
  The Nature of Painting”, Four Museums tour Canadian Heritage, Canada
• 1998
  Robert Steele Gallery, SoHo, New York
• 1996
  World Bank -Washington DC “Center of the Beginning”
• 1996
  Mary H Danner Center - Douglas College - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• 1996/1994
  Robin Gibson Gallery - Sydney -Australia
• 1995/1993
  Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art- SoHo, New York
• 1991
  Cathedral of Saint John the Divine N.Y. N.Y. “Between Heaven & Earth”
• 1989/1986
  Stephen Rosenberg Gallery-SoHo, New York
• 1988/1985
  Michael Milburn Galleries- Brisbane, Australia
• 1987/1985
  Bloomfield Galleries, Sydney- Australia
• 1986
  Manhattanville College Gallery-Purchase, New York
• 1984
  Ruth Schaffner Gallery, Santa Barbara- California
• 1982 -1980-1979 -1976 -1974
  Gallery A, Sydney Australia
• 1983
  Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney
• 1975
  Susan Caldwell Gallery New York City
• 1973
  AM Sachs Gallery, New York City
• 1962
  Hand printed fabrics at the Brian Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane

CURATORIAL

• 1996
  St.Marks Church on the Bowery “The Liberating Spirit”
• 1994
  SoHo Art Space, “Juxtapositions” Paintings & Constructions
• 1990/1991
  Ridge & Valley Conservancy “Art-Environment” Johnsonburg, NJ.
• 1976
  O.I.A. - Office of Environmental Protection, New York City

GROUP EXHIBITION

• 2017
  Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 'Abstraction: celebrating Australian women abstract artists'
• 2015
  Trenton City Museum, New Jersey ‘An Opening Dialogue - The Nature of Abstraction’
• 2014
  Visual Arts Center New Jersey  “Women Choose Women Again”
• 2009
  Newcastle Region Art Gallery & Campbelltown Arts Center, Australia - ‘Gallery A’
• 2008
  Ceres Gallery New York ‘Ornery Abstraction’ Curated by Corinne Robins and Carol Goebel
• 2008
  Borough of Manhattan Community College
• 2001-2005
  Bronx Community College, New York.
• 2004
  Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney.
• 2002
  Robin Gibson Gallery “Legends” Distinguished 20th Century artists of Australia
• 2000/1999
  Robin Gibson Gallery, Australia.
• 1997/1999
  Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition ‘Seeing Jazz’
• 1999
  Lehman College Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition Bronx NY
• 1997/1992
  Lehman College of Art, Bronx, New York
• 1996
  National Gallery of Victoria, Joan & Peter Clemenger Triennial.
• 1995
  Shirley Wagner Gallery- Hong Kong
• 1995
  St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery
• 1995
  Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Prince Street Gallery, New York
• 1994
  Ashwagh Hall, East Hampton, New York
• 1992
  Wagner Gallery, Sydney “Four Australian Painters Living in the U.S.A.
• 1992
  Ridge and Valley Conservancy Inc., Johnsonburg, New Jersey
• 1992
  Christ Church, Georgetown, Washington D.C. ‘Guest Artist’
• 1991
  Stephen Rosenberg Gallery, SoHo New York ‘Paper Trail’
• 1991
  Women’s Caucus for the Arts “Voices for Choice”
• 1989
  Manhattan Community College, New York City
• 1988
  Arts Fair, Melbourne, Australia
• 1988
  Eve Span, Albury Regional Arts Center, Australia
• 1987
  Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, Australia ‘Here and There’
• 1986
  Genest Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey
• 2008, 1982, 1983, 1985
  A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
• 1982
  Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, Australia
• 1978
  Organization of Independent Artists, Brooklyn Courthouse, NYC.
• 1978
  Susan Caldwell Gallery, SoHo, New York
• 1978
  Contemporary Arts Society, Sydney Australia
• 1975
  University Art Gallery, Berkeley, California
• 1973
  New York Cultural Center, New York City ‘Women Choose Women’
• 1973
  AM Sachs Gallery 57 Street New York
• 1963
  Three-person exhibition at the Aladdin gallery, Sydney 

AWARDS

• 2005
  Mural Workshop -National Academy New York
• 1975
  C.A.P.S. New York State Award for
• 1976
  MacDowell Colony Fellowship
• 1976
  Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

COLLECTIONS

• National Gallery of Australia
• Neuberger Museum, Purchase New York
• Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
• National Jazz Museum Harlem, New York
• St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
• Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, New York
• University of Newcastle, Australia
• Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle
• Australian Consul General, New York
• Australian Embassy, Washington DC.
• Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
• Australia Commonwealth Loan Collection
• Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
• Power Institute, Sydney, Australia
• Sydney University Library, Sydney, Australia
• Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia
• Woollongong University Collection, Australia
• AD&A Museum, UC Santa Barbara, USA  

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

• Whitney Communications, New York
• Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City
• Australian High Commission
• Citicorp, New York City
• Women Artist Collection - ACOG (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Washington DC)
• Leeuwin Estate, Wines, Western Australia
• Westpac Bank, New York City
• Millhollow Corporation New York
• Integrated Resources, New York City
• Elders IXL Finance, New York City
• The Grand Hyatt, New York City
• Olympia & York, Inc., New York City
• Prudential Life Insurance New York City
• Phillip Morris Collection, USA