Tim Sharp
Exhibitions:
REDLANDS ART GALLERY September 5th to October 21st 2009, Smile - Laser Beak Man
JUNE 2009 THE BRISBANE POWER HOUSE Solo Exhibition - Laser Beak Man -Tuesday June 30 - Saturday July 11
JUNE 2009 ART FACTORY GALLERY BRISBANE Cnr. Merivale and Glenelg Streets South Brisbane Solo Exhibition Friday June 26 - Wednesday July 8
MAY 2009: The South Coast School for Children with Autism Wollongong New South Wales Artists with Autism Exhibition
CURRENT: National Museum of Australia, Canberra An exhibition about Tim at the 'Eternity Gallery ' it will be exhibited for three years
Summer 2008/2009 Steve Fox Mogo Raw Art and Blues Gallery Mogo New South Wales
October 2008 Tuggeranong Arts Centre Canberra –Laser Beak Man comes to Canberra
October 2008 The Tin Sheds Gallery Sydney
2008 October Washington DC - Art Now for Autism
2008 August 1st – 7th A Double Shot of Happiness Exhibition The Art Factory South Bank Brisbane Opened by the Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh MP
2008 May 30th – June 1st Art Brisbane - Off the Wall – selected Artist
2008 May – June Exhibition Wollongong Regional Art Gallery
2008 January exhibition at Steve Fox Raw Art Gallery – Mogo- New South Wales
2007 November Sydney Opera House exhibition celebrating International Day for People with a Disability
2007 Awakenings Festival Horsham Victoria, Australia's only regional arts festival for people with a disability.
2006 – 2007-2008 Queensland Arts Council touring exhibition, including ten regional towns. Tim is the youngest person they have every exhibited and the first with a disability. Including Mackay, Roma, Toowoomba, Bundaberg
2006 'Laser Beak Man in Sydney' Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
2006 'Laser Beak Man Comes Home' / Brisbane Powerhouse Opened by Wayne Bennet coach of the Brisbane Broncos
2006 'Tim Sharp' / Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
2005 'Laser Beak Man' / Hands on Art Gallery, Brisbane Opened by the Governor of Queensland Ms. Quentin Bryce AC
2004VSA (Very Special Arts Festival) Washington DC Tim's art exhibited in Washington DC June 2004 as part of the Very Special Arts (VSA) Festival The largest arts festival in the world for people with disabilities VSA Arts was founded thirty years ago by Jean Kennedy Smith sister of President John F. Kennedy. Only held once every five years. Tim carried the Australian Flag into the opening ceremony.
Publications
2008 Art.1 Brisbane Traffic
2007 Cover illustration: "Teaching Values" Rowan, Gauld, Cole- Adams, Connolly
2007 Included in the First Edition Who's Who in Queensland
2007 Cover Illustration National report on the Cost of Autism in Australia
2006 Cover illustration Welcome to Primary School an Orientation Pack for Primary Schools to welcome families from refugee and migrant backgrounds
2006 Laser Beak Man The Book by Tim Sharp
2005 Australian Story Behind the Scenes
MEDIA
2009 Young People arnd Arts Australia Newsletter
2009 Quest Newspapers
2009 Illawara Mercury
2009 Win News Wollongong
2009 Sydney Precint Magazine
2008 ABC Radio Canberra
2008 Triple M Radio
2008 Statewide ABC TV
2008 Brisbane Extra Channel 9
2008 Brisbane Courier Mail
2008 Illawarra Mercury
2008 Winn TV Illawarra
2008 Canberra Times
ABC"s Australian Story screens the story of Tim's trip to Washington DC winning awards for the programme for youth awareness and for disability services
,VSA arts International Magazine
Who Weekly
Big Apple Greeter Magazine New York
ABC Radio –throughout Australia
Alan Jones Radio Programme
Brisbane Courier Mail
Regional Newspapers throughout Australia
Brisbane news television
Awards
2007 National Aartboxx Finalist
2007 Queensland Finalist Young Australian of the Year
2006 National 'Aart.Boxx' Prize, awarded by Accessible Arts in Sydney
2006 Queensland finalist for Young Australian of the Year.
2006 Finalist Young Queenslander of the Year
2005 Finalist in the 'Noise' Young Artist Award
2004 Brisbane City Council 'Art force' Award, Under-18 category.
SUPPORTING
AEIOU Autsim Early Interventions Outcomes Unit founded by Dr. James Morton -
Mater Hospital Brisbane
The South Coast School for Children with Autism Wollongong New South Wales
Art now for Autism - Washington DC