Allan Darby - WA Society of Arts

I was born in Perth 1938. At school, art was always the subject at which I excelled but a career in the public service left me little time to devote to painting. However,

an early retirement allowed me to seek a productive and satisfying hobby into which to channel my energies… art was the obvious choice.Apart from attending various

short courses at evening classes and some workshops in recent years, I am self-taught.

In 1989 I joined the WA Society of Arts and the Bayswater Arts Society of which I remain a member.

I also joined the Pastel Society for a while. Water colour is my favourite medium but also enjoy working with pastels, pencil and other media.

I have exhibited extensively in galleries, schools, councils and local art exhibitions

as follows:

Monet Gallery (S. Guildford)

Accent Gallery (Dalkeith)

The Old Bakery Gallery (Maylands)

Houghton's Vineyard (Middle Swan)

Lyndon Gallery (Middle Swan)

Gallery 360 (Mt Lawley)

Ellis House (Bayswater)

Inside Out Design (Mt Pleasant)

Art Gallery Australia (Nedlands)

Tresillian House (Nedlands)

Boranup Gallery (South West)

North Perth Rotary: 3rd, Fauna Category 2008

WASA Laurie Bennett Award: Highly Commended 2008

City of Canning: Highly Commended 1998

WASA Laurie Bennett Award: Highly Commended 1998

WASA Laurie Bennett Award: Highly Commended 1994

Shire of Kalamunda: Highly Commended 1994

Pastel Society: highly Commended 1993

Cossack Art Award

Guide Dogs for the Blind

WA Society of Arts

Bayswater Art Society

Army Art Show

North Perth Rotary

Anglican Parish, Kallaroo

Applecross Rotary

St Marks College (Whitfords)

La Salle College (Midland)

Bunbury Catholic College

Newman College (Wembley Downs)

Churchlands Senior High School

Currambine Primary School

Mt Lawley High School

City of Stirling

City of Cambridge

City of Joondalup

City of Bayswater

City of Northam

City of York

Shire of Canning

Shire of Kalamunda