LEO COYTE

BIOGRAPHY

Sydney based Leo Coyte has a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (1999) and has held solo exhibitions in Sydney since 2008. His work has been included in group exhibitions in Bathurst, Dubbo, Sydney and Melbourne. Coyte has held residencies at the Sydney Guild (2013), Any Space/Serial Space (2010), Fraser Street Studios (2010) and First Draft Emerging Artist Studio Program (2008). He was awarded the Australian Postgraduate Research Award (2000-02) and has been a finalist in the John Fries Award, UNSW Galleries, Sydney (2015), the Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales (2014), the Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, Griffith University Art Gallery (2013), the Hazelhurst Art Award, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery (2009, 2013, 2015) and the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney (2001). His work is held in the collections of Artbank and the University of Sydney.

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PAST EXHIBITIONS

SEASONS

15 AUGUST TO 2 SEPTEMBER 2018

In Seasons Leo Coyte’s idiosyncratic visual language continues to cycle through everyday encounters and subconscious recollections. The directness of a shallow picture plane and frontal figure-ground relationship provides Coyte with a simple yet sophisticated stage to play-out a series of psychic tableaux.

LEO COYTE 'The Gatekeeper' 2018 Oil on canvas 135 x 99.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Dragnalus' 2018 Oil on canvas 112 x 107 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Lush' 2018 Oil on canvas 122 x 96 cm

LEO COYTE 'Returner' 2018 Oil on canvas 122 x 90 cm

LEO COYTE 'Yummy Yummy Yummy' 2012 Oil on canvas 112 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Blue Nose' 2018 Oil on canvas 115 x 88.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Tower' 2018 Oil on canvas 106.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Employer' 2018 Oil on canvas 101.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Fool' 2018 Oil on canvas 101.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Vigil' 2018 Oil on canvas 115 x 75 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Quarry Master' 2018 Oil on canvas 104 x 78 cm

LEO COYTE 'Seasons' 2018 Oil on canvas 98 x 81.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Sad Poppy' 2018 Oil on canvas 76 x 61.5 cm

UNDER THE ARCHES

6 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2016

Leo Coyte 'Untitled (Paint Pile)' 2013 oil on canvas 153 x 137 cm $4,000

Leo Coyte 'Pizzeria' 2013 oil on linen 112 x 122 cm $2,900

Leo Coyte

Oh Man
2013
oil and charcoal on linen
112 x 122 cm

Leo Coyte
Don't Shoot
2014
oil and gesso on linen
76 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Mystic Misfits #16
2015
oil on canvas
76 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Mystic Misfits #18
2015
oil on canvas
76 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Mystic Misfits #19
2015
oil on canvas
76 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #2
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #3
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #4
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte 'Under the Arches #5' 2014-15 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $1,200

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #6
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #7
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte
Under the Arches #8
2014-15
mixed media on paper
56 x 76 cm

Leo Coyte 'Under the Arches #9' 2014-15 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $1,200

Leo Coyte 'Untitled (Flowers)' 2015 oil on canvas 45.5 x 55.5 cm $990

STOCKROOM

Leo Coyte 'Untitled (Paint Pile)' 2013 oil on canvas 153 x 137 cm $4,000

Leo Coyte 'Pizzeria' 2013 oil on linen 112 x 122 cm $2,900

LEO COYTE 'Blue Nose' 2018 Oil on canvas 115 x 88.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Dragnalus' 2018 Oil on canvas 112 x 107 cm

LEO COYTE 'Look at Me, Don't Look at Me 6' 2016 Oil on linen 101.5 x 84.5 cm $2,200

LEO COYTE 'Mystic Misfits 21' 2015 Oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm $1,800

LEO COYTE 'Returner' 2018 Oil on canvas 122 x 90 cm

LEO COYTE 'Sad Poppy' 2018 Oil on canvas 76 x 61.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Seasons' 2018 Oil on canvas 98 x 81.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Employer' 2018 Oil on canvas 101.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Fool' 2018 Oil on canvas 101.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Gatekeeper' 2018 Oil on canvas 135 x 99.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Quarry Master' 2018 Oil on canvas 104 x 78 cm

LEO COYTE 'The Tower' 2018 Oil on canvas 106.5 x 91.5 cm

LEO COYTE 'Vigil' 2018 Oil on canvas 115 x 75 cm

LEO COYTE 'Look at Me, Don't Look at Me 7' 2016 Oil on linen 101.5 x 84.5 cm $2,200

LEO COYTE 'Look at Me, Don't Look at Me 5' 2016 Oil on linen 101.5 x 84.5 cm $2,200

Leo Coyte 'My my, Hey hey' 2013 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $950

Leo Coyte 'Under the Arches #9' 2014-15 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $1,200

Leo Coyte 'Under the Arches #5' 2014-15 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $1,200

Leo Coyte 'Untitled (Flowers)' 2015 oil on canvas 45.5 x 55.5 cm $990

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #8' 2016 Acrylic on paper 35 x 25 cm $250

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #9' 2016 Acrylic on paper 32 x 24 cm $230

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #10' 2016 Acrylic on paper 32 x 22.5 cm $230

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #13' 2016 Acrylic on paper 31 x 23 cm $220

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #12' 2016 Acrylic on paper 30.5 x 23 cm $220

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #11' 2016 Acrylic on paper 30 x 21 cm $220

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #6' 2016 oil on linen 41.5 x 31.2 cm $700

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #7' 2016 oil on canvas 39 x 29 cm $700

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #5' 2016 Oil on board 24 x 20 cm $800

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #4' 2016 Oil on board 24 x 20 cm $820

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #2' 2016 Oil on board 31.5 x 25 cm $920

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #3' 2016 Oil on board 31 x 25 cm $880

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead #1' 2017 Oil on board 31 x 25 cm $920

Leo Coyte 'Bumbhead/Pissnose' 2017 Oil on canvas 89.5 x 69 cm $1,950

Leo Coyte 'My my, Hey hey' 2013 mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm $950

NEWS

LEO COYTE IS A FINALIST IN THE ARTHUR GUY MEMORIAL PAINTING PRIZE 2019 AT BENDIGO ART GALLERY

By Nicholas Thompson

Leo Coyte ‘The Gatekeeper’ 2019 oil on canvas 135 x 99.5 cm⁣ Exhibition current 14 September to 8 December 2019⁣

LEO COYTE INTERVIEWED BY VARIA KARIPOFF IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 EDITION OF ART GUIDE AUSTRALIA

By Nicholas Thompson

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NICHOLAS THOMPSON GALLERY AND LEO COYTE’S EXHIBITION FEATURED ON NINE NETWORK AND VISIT VICTORIA’S ‘POSTCARDS’

By Nicholas Thompson

Art Tour Melbourne has long been heralded a hub for all things sport and fine dining but what really sets it apart is its diverse art culture you won’t find anywhere else. Walk To Art tours will help you discover a new form of art right on your doorstep, from uncovering street murals, new and…

LEO COYTE’S ‘OH MAN’ ACQUIRED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ART MUSEUM, BRISBANE

By Nicholas Thompson

Leo Coyte’s ‘Oh man’ acquired by the University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane.