Basil Hadley

Basil Hadley (1940 in London, England – 2006 in Stepney, Adelaide) was an English Australian printmaker and painter. His works are represented in National and State public galleries around Australia and in various private collections.
Biography
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.
From 1975 until his death in October 2006, he resided in Stepney, Adelaide, South Australia with his wife Tanya who died a few months prior to Hadley.
The estate of the late Basil Hadley, including paintings, graphics and book collection were auctioned by Elder Fine Art, North Adelaide in 2007.
Techniques
Hadley was known well known for exploring various styles and techniques such as:
humor
abstract
Australian landscape
birds
cats
Exhibitions
One-man shows included: Max Adams Gallery, Adelaide 1971; Toorak Gallery Melbourne, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976; Macquarie Gallery, Canberra 1972-74; 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.
Awards
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 Award
Represented
Basil Hadley's works have been represented at: Gold Coast Civic Art Collection, Queensland; Queensland Art Gallery; Alice Springs Art Foundation, NT; Rabaul Art Gallery, Papua New Guinea; WA Art Gallery; University of WA; La Trobe University, Vic; Reserve Bank of Australia Collection, NSW; Dunedin Public Art Gallery, NZ; Sydney College of the Arts, NSW; Joshua McClelland Gallery, Vic; Townsville Art Gallery, Qld; Hamilton Regional Gallery, Vic.; Castlemaine Art Museum, Vic; Canberra and Tas Colleges of Advanced Education; Print Council of Australia Collection; Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Collection, Vic; Australian Wheat Board, Vic; Bunbury Art Gallery, WA; Fremantle Art Centre, WA; Devonport Gallery and Art Centre, Tas; Albany Town Council Collection, WA; Graylands Teachers College, WA; Claremont Teachers College, WA; Private collections in France, USA, Australia and UK, including BHP Co Ltd.
Notes and references
Bibliography
Basil Hadley, by David Dolan (1991)
External links
Trials and tribulation, The Advertiser (2007)
Basil Hadley works sold at auction
Design Art Australia online-Basil Hadley
1940 births
2006 deaths
People from Ealing
English emigrants to Australia
Artists from Adelaide
Australian printmakers
20th-century Australian painters
20th-century Australian male artists
20th-century printmakers
Print Council of Australia
Painters from London
Australian male painters