▁at ▁the ▁São ▁Paulo ▁B ienn ial ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁Australian ▁P ain ting ▁T ate ▁Gallery ▁London , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Pl ate ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁calling ▁themselves ▁Sydney ▁ 9 , ▁which ▁included ▁Robert ▁Hugh es , ▁Robert ▁K li ppel , ▁Clement ▁M ead more , ▁John ▁O ls en ▁and ▁Stanis lav ▁Rap ot ec , ▁holding ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Ant ip ode ans , ▁the ▁Sydney ▁abstra ction ists ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁art ▁scene . ▁He ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Hun gry ▁Hor se ▁Gallery ▁and ▁Bon ython ▁Gallery , ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Galerie ▁de ▁France ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁A ub us son ▁T apest ry - Austral ian ▁W ool ▁Board ▁Prize ▁( du al ), ▁trav elling ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁t apest ry ▁design . ▁▁ ▁Pl ate ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Wor on ora ▁and ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁extended ▁periods . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁celebrated ▁Greek ▁writer ▁Cost as ▁Tak ts is . ▁Tak ts is ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Third ▁Wed ding ▁W re ath ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Pl ate . ▁Pl ate ▁died ▁at ▁Wor on ora ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁of ▁New