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Suburban Stomp
Jon Campbell

Jon Campbell, The Party, 1986, enamel and acrylic paint on cotton duck, 210 x 248cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, The Party, 1986, enamel and acrylic paint on cotton duck, 210 x 248cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

12 September -
11 October 1986

200 Gertrude Street

200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Main Gallery

Suburban Stomp presents of body of Jon Campbell's painting surveying the everday of life in Melbourne, presenting the beach, party, and street as the canvases for our urban existence. Shown at 200 Gertrude Street from 12 September - 11 October 1986.

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Installation view, Jon Campbell, Suburban Stomp, 1986. Photo: Courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Installation view, Jon Campbell, Suburban Stomp, 1986. Photo: Courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Proud New Car Owner, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 1985. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Have a Go, 1986, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 317x155cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Guitar Player, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 104x156cm, 1986. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Heads Nos. 1-19, mixed media, 1985. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Celebration II, 1985, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 152x229cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Fireworks, 1986, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 179x120cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Car and Hand, 1985, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 76x107cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, At the Beach, 1986, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 66x56cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Couple, 1986, 51x61cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Sunbather, 1986, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 71x61cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, St. Kilda Beach, 1986, 63x65cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, Rumble, 1986, 203x456cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, The Party, 1986, enamel and acrylic paint on cotton duck, 210 x 248cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, Relaxing, 1985, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 137x183cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Dinking II, 1985, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 123x168cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, Aah!, 1986, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 71x61cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Jon Campbell, Suburban Stomp, 1986, oil and enamel on cotton duck, 195x340cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archive.

Jon Campbell, Aah!, 1986, oil & enamel on cotton duck, 71x61cm. Photo courtesy of Gertrude Archives.

Suburban Stomp: Jon Campbell In Conversation with Naomi Cass

Jon Campbell in conversation with Naomi Cass, August 1986

By Naomi Cass

A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Exhibition catalogue, A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude's First Decade, authored by Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon. Design identity: Narelle Brewer.

A Fictional Retrospective: Gertrude's First Decade
Sue Cramer and Emma Nixon

All images courtesy of the Gertrude Archive. Images and materials for this record were digitised in 2024 by Cooper Motley.