John Elliott
1951 Born Blackall, Queensland, Australia
1962 Became interested in photography, the start of a life long passion
1983 Board member, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
1990 to present Regular photojournalist assignments for: Who Weekly; Aussie Post; Country Weekly (USA); Australian Guitar Magazine; RM William's: Outback Magazine
1991 Founding editor: The Australian Country Music Magazine
1994 Named Media Person of the Year by the Australian Professional
Rodeo Association
1995 Founding editor: Roundup Magazine
1997 – 2002 Weekly Column in Aussie Post Magazine
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Landscape Exhibition King Street on Burton Sydney
2005 1000 Mile Stare, National Portrait Gallery
1989 John Elliott's Portrait Exhibition, Imagery Gallery, Brisbane
1987 In America, Imagery Gallery
Postcard Collection, Imagery Gallery
1982 Of Little Consequence, (joint exhibition with Doug Spowart), Imagery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Food Faire at National Portrait Gallery
2002 Barry Humphries Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
1991 Balance at Queensland Art Gallery
1989 Araluen Tourist Images Award, Alice Springs
1987 'A Wedding Photography Exhibition,' Imagery Gallery
1985 'From Out of the West,' Imagery Gallery – Curated by John Elliott
1981 'Instantly,' Imagery Gallery
PUBLICATIONS
1986 The Last Show
1989 Mackay- A Bicentennial Portrait
1989 MOUNT ISA PORTRAIT
1988 Public Sculpture catologue for Expo
1991 Cattle Creek Memories
1990 Hambledon Memories
1991 Sons & Daughters of the Barcoo
2002 On the Road with Slim Dusty, ABC Books
2006 Where Country Is, Rural Press
DOCUMENTARIES
2008 The Legend of Matilda
2008 Road Through The Heart
1995 'Life Along The Brisbane River' Channel 7, Brisbane, Qld
1996 'Winton'
1997 'Slim Dusty in the Solomon Islands'
COMMISSIONS
2001 Images used for Slim Dusty Living Legend stamp series, Australia Post
1980s PHCA to document construction of Parliament House in Canberra
COLLECTIONS
Queensland Art Gallery
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Blackall Shire Council, Qld
Mackay Regional Art Gallery, Qld
In 2005 John Elliott received a CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP to study photography and photographic archiving in the USA.
