Ross Tamlin
Ross Tamlin
BIO
Ross was born in New Zealand. He emigrated to Australia and became an Australian citizen in 1982. Ross spent several years at Studio 1+2 in the inner Sydney suburb of Rozelle where he developed his modern realist style of painting. Five years ago, Ross moved to the Northern Rivers where he now lives and works. However, he regularly exhibits at Rushcutters Bay Gallery in Sydney and Paintbox Gallery in Canberra. His work is in private and corporate collections in Hong Kong, America, Switzerland, France, Britain and Australia.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My idea was to transmute traditional Australian corrugated iron into works of modern art. The corrugation in the painting is a visual illusion created by layers of paint. Most people can connect with these panels because corrugated iron is a familiar sight both in suburbia and the bush. However, the sense of seeing the traditional is contradicted by the contemporary signage. I have used this technique in the Lifeguard series of paintings. Unique to this series is the combination of traditional and contemporary imagery. The beach flags symbolise Australian culture. Bright reds and yellows convey the joy of summer.
AWARDS
2011 | Finalist - Bald Archy Prize
2011 | Finalist - ANL Maritime Art Prize
2009 | Finalist - ANL Maritime Art Prize
2006 | Finalist - Signature of Sydney
2006 | 1st Prize - Section 2 - Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers - NSW
2005 | 1st Prize - Section 1 - Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers - NSW
2002 | Painting sold opening night - Mosman Art Show - NSW
2001 | 1st Prize - Sailing Heritage Art Prize - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
1997 | 1st Prize - Traditional Section - Acquisitive - Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1984 | 3rd Prize - Drawing Section - Bankstown Annual Show - Sydney - NSW
EDUCATION
1987 | Graphic Arts Certificate - Brisbane - QLD
1985 | Fine Arts Certificate - Meadowbank
1982 | Emigrated to Australia
1979-1981 | NZ Certificate of Town Planning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2008 | Assistant Curator - Hard Pressed - Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2007 | Multiple Colour Etching workshop with Basil Hall
2007 | Experimental printmaking workshop with Darren Bryant
2006 | Artist Boxes workshop with Glen Skien
2006 | Wood engraving workshop with Micheal Schlitz
1988-1997 | Paint Laboratory Technician / Colour chemist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 | Sideshow - Jackman Gallery - St Kilda - VIC
2010 | Eclectic - Harrison Gallery - Paddington - NSW
2010 | Contained - Paintbox Gallery - ACT
2008 | Urban Landscapes - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2007 | Fragmented Memories - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2007 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2006 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2005 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Corruscapes - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2003 | The Country - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2002 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2002 | The Shipping News - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2001 | The Buoys - 1+2 Artists Studio Gallery - Rozelle - NSW
2000 | The Real - Surreal and Unreal - Aesthetix Gallery - Camperdown - Sydney - NSW
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 | ArtHamptons, Retrospect Galleries - New York, USA
2012 | The Melbourne Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - VIC
2012 | The New York Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - NEW YORK
2012 | The London Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - LONDON
2012 | The Brussels Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - BRUSSELS
2011 | The Singapore Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - SINGAPORE
2011 | Petits Travaux - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2011 | Petits Travaux - Retrospect Galleries - Broadbeach - QLD
2011 | Art Melbourne with Retrospect Galleries - Melbourne - VIC
2011 | Fusion - Retrospect Galleries - Broadbeach - Gold Coast - QLD
2011 | Redsea Gallery - Brisbane - NSW
2011 | Traffic Jam Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2011 | Manyung Gallery - Sorrento - Mornington Peninsula - VIC
2011 | Bald Archy 2011
2011 | A Royal Exhibition - Newcastle - NSW - Harrison Galleries in conjunction with Mirvac Residential
2011 | Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Show - QLD
2011 | Mission to Seafarers Victoria - ANL Maritime Art Prize Show
2011 | London Art Show - Battersea - LONDON
2010 | Magic Faraway Tree - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2010 | Art Melbourne with Retrospect Galleries - Melbourne - VIC
2010 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2010 | Gallery Beneath - Mooloolaba - QLD
2010 | Manyung Sorrento Gallery - Mornington - VIC
2009 | Art Melbourne 09
2009 | Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2009 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2009 | ANL Mission to Seafarers Art Prize
2009 | Art Sydney 09
2009 | Balmain Art & Craft Show
2008 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2008 | Stanthorpe Art Prize 08 - QLD
2008 | Art Melbourne 08 - VIC
2008 | Art Brisbane 08 - QLD
2008 | Gallery Schubert - Marina Mirage - Gold Coast - QLD
2008 | Art Sydney 08 - NSW
2007 | Roxy Gallery - Kyogle - He-art Group Show - Northern NSW
2007 | Paintbox Gallery - Fulham - London - UK
2007 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - VIC
2007 | Cape Gallery - Byron Bay - Northern NSW
2007 | Art Sydney 07 - NSW
2007 | Balmain Art Show - NSW
2006 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2006 | Art Sydney 06 - RHI and Horden Pavillion - Sydney - NSW
2006 | 'Australia Calling' Dulwich Art Fair - London - UK - represented by Paintbox gallery
2006 | Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers NSW
2006 | Austrade International Global promotion package
2006 | London Autumn Art Fair - London - UK
2006 | Art Ireland 06 - IRELAND
2006 | Balmain Art Show -Sydney - NSW
2006 | Signature of Sydney - NSW
2005 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2005 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2005 | Gallery NewQuay - Docklands - Melbourne - VIC
2005 | ArtwithHeart - Fine Art Charity Exhibition and Auction - Docklands - Melbourne - VIC
2005 | Bruce Wattling Gallery - Newstead - Brisbane - QLD
2005 | Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers NSW
2005 | Art Sydney 05 - RHI and Horden Pavillion - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Balmain Art Show - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Shanghai Biennale - CHINA - represented by Rushcutters Bay gallery
2004 | Stanthorpe Arts Festival - Stanthorpe - QLD
2004 | Nimbin Autumn Show - Northern NSW
2004 | Cape Byron Gallery - Byron Bay - Northern NSW
2004 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2004 | Sydney Affordable Art Show - Fox Studios - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Balmain Art & Craft Show - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Redhill Gallery - Brisbane - QLD
2004 | Emporium Gallery - Brisbane - QLD
2003 | Sydney Affordable Art Show - Fox Studios - NSW
2003 | Frances Keevil Group Show - White City Tennis Club - Woollahra - Sydney - NSW
2003 | Balmain Art & Craft Show - Sydney
2003 | 'New Faces-Fresh Paint #3 - Made From Australia Galleries - Canberra - ACT
2002 | Waverley Woollahra Art Show - NSW
2002 | Mosman Art Prize - NSW
2002 | Sydney Grammar - Edgecliffe Preparatory School Inaugural Art Show - NSW
2002 | 'Australia The Awakening' - Australian High Commission - London - UK
2002 | Strathfield Eco Art Prize - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Sailing Heritage Art Show - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Glebe Benledi Art Show - Glebe - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Woollahra Public School Art Exhibition - Woollahra - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Blacktown City Art Exhibition - Blacktown - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
2001 | 1+2 Artists Studios group show - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
2000 | 1+2 Artist Studios group Show - Rozelle - NSW
2000 | Parramatta Art Show - Sydney - NSW
2000 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1999 | Member/president 1+2 Artists Studios - group show - Rozelle - Sydney
1999 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1999 | Group Show New Aesthetix Gallery - Camperdown - Sydney - NSW
1998 | 6 months UK - Huntington Art Prize - UK
1997 | Avoca Fine Art Gallery - Central Coast - NSW
1997 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1994-1996 | member/treasurer of CASA studio - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
1987 | Redland Art Show - Brisbane - QLD
1984 | Bankstown Art Show - NSW
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Australia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Allkotes Pty Ltd
AP Moller Maersk Group
Australian Cotton Shippers Association (Hilton Lobb)
Babcock & Brown
Barclays Bank
Blue Scope Steel Pty Ltd
Campbelltown Catholic Club
Emma Sheldrake (Artist)
Esprit Changeware Pty Ltd
Frank Malerba (Jackman Gallery)
Grant Thomas Management
Hai Win Shipping
Hutchison Port Holdings
ING Bank
Luke Mangan (Restauranter)
Maridan Pty Ltd
Minter Ellison
Olga Harrison (Harrison Galleries)
Sydney City Council
Saville Hotel Group
Savills Property Group
Sieper & Co
Single Market Events Pty Ltd (Convenor of Sydney/Melbourne Art Shows)
Sydney Town Hall (Sydney City Council)
Todd McKenny (Entertainer)
Welcome Hotel Balmain
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 | New prospect for Retrospect - The Northern Star - featured image
Ross was born in New Zealand. He emigrated to Australia and became an Australian citizen in 1982. Ross spent several years at Studio 1+2 in the inner Sydney suburb of Rozelle where he developed his modern realist style of painting. Five years ago, Ross moved to the Northern Rivers where he now lives and works. However, he regularly exhibits at Rushcutters Bay Gallery in Sydney and Paintbox Gallery in Canberra. His work is in private and corporate collections in Hong Kong, America, Switzerland, France, Britain and Australia.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My idea was to transmute traditional Australian corrugated iron into works of modern art. The corrugation in the painting is a visual illusion created by layers of paint. Most people can connect with these panels because corrugated iron is a familiar sight both in suburbia and the bush. However, the sense of seeing the traditional is contradicted by the contemporary signage. I have used this technique in the Lifeguard series of paintings. Unique to this series is the combination of traditional and contemporary imagery. The beach flags symbolise Australian culture. Bright reds and yellows convey the joy of summer.
AWARDS
2011 | Finalist - Bald Archy Prize
2011 | Finalist - ANL Maritime Art Prize
2009 | Finalist - ANL Maritime Art Prize
2006 | Finalist - Signature of Sydney
2006 | 1st Prize - Section 2 - Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers - NSW
2005 | 1st Prize - Section 1 - Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers - NSW
2002 | Painting sold opening night - Mosman Art Show - NSW
2001 | 1st Prize - Sailing Heritage Art Prize - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
1997 | 1st Prize - Traditional Section - Acquisitive - Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1984 | 3rd Prize - Drawing Section - Bankstown Annual Show - Sydney - NSW
EDUCATION
1987 | Graphic Arts Certificate - Brisbane - QLD
1985 | Fine Arts Certificate - Meadowbank
1982 | Emigrated to Australia
1979-1981 | NZ Certificate of Town Planning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2008 | Assistant Curator - Hard Pressed - Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2007 | Multiple Colour Etching workshop with Basil Hall
2007 | Experimental printmaking workshop with Darren Bryant
2006 | Artist Boxes workshop with Glen Skien
2006 | Wood engraving workshop with Micheal Schlitz
1988-1997 | Paint Laboratory Technician / Colour chemist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 | Sideshow - Jackman Gallery - St Kilda - VIC
2010 | Eclectic - Harrison Gallery - Paddington - NSW
2010 | Contained - Paintbox Gallery - ACT
2008 | Urban Landscapes - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2007 | Fragmented Memories - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2007 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2006 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2005 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Corruscapes - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2003 | The Country - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2002 | Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2002 | The Shipping News - Rushcutters Bay Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2001 | The Buoys - 1+2 Artists Studio Gallery - Rozelle - NSW
2000 | The Real - Surreal and Unreal - Aesthetix Gallery - Camperdown - Sydney - NSW
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 | ArtHamptons, Retrospect Galleries - New York, USA
2012 | The Melbourne Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - VIC
2012 | The New York Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - NEW YORK
2012 | The London Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - LONDON
2012 | The Brussels Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - BRUSSELS
2011 | The Singapore Affordable Art Fair with Retrospect Galleries - SINGAPORE
2011 | Petits Travaux - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2011 | Petits Travaux - Retrospect Galleries - Broadbeach - QLD
2011 | Art Melbourne with Retrospect Galleries - Melbourne - VIC
2011 | Fusion - Retrospect Galleries - Broadbeach - Gold Coast - QLD
2011 | Redsea Gallery - Brisbane - NSW
2011 | Traffic Jam Gallery - Sydney - NSW
2011 | Manyung Gallery - Sorrento - Mornington Peninsula - VIC
2011 | Bald Archy 2011
2011 | A Royal Exhibition - Newcastle - NSW - Harrison Galleries in conjunction with Mirvac Residential
2011 | Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Show - QLD
2011 | Mission to Seafarers Victoria - ANL Maritime Art Prize Show
2011 | London Art Show - Battersea - LONDON
2010 | Magic Faraway Tree - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2010 | Art Melbourne with Retrospect Galleries - Melbourne - VIC
2010 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2010 | Gallery Beneath - Mooloolaba - QLD
2010 | Manyung Sorrento Gallery - Mornington - VIC
2009 | Art Melbourne 09
2009 | Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2009 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2009 | ANL Mission to Seafarers Art Prize
2009 | Art Sydney 09
2009 | Balmain Art & Craft Show
2008 | Manyung Gallery - Mt Eliza - VIC
2008 | Stanthorpe Art Prize 08 - QLD
2008 | Art Melbourne 08 - VIC
2008 | Art Brisbane 08 - QLD
2008 | Gallery Schubert - Marina Mirage - Gold Coast - QLD
2008 | Art Sydney 08 - NSW
2007 | Roxy Gallery - Kyogle - He-art Group Show - Northern NSW
2007 | Paintbox Gallery - Fulham - London - UK
2007 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - VIC
2007 | Cape Gallery - Byron Bay - Northern NSW
2007 | Art Sydney 07 - NSW
2007 | Balmain Art Show - NSW
2006 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2006 | Art Sydney 06 - RHI and Horden Pavillion - Sydney - NSW
2006 | 'Australia Calling' Dulwich Art Fair - London - UK - represented by Paintbox gallery
2006 | Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers NSW
2006 | Austrade International Global promotion package
2006 | London Autumn Art Fair - London - UK
2006 | Art Ireland 06 - IRELAND
2006 | Balmain Art Show -Sydney - NSW
2006 | Signature of Sydney - NSW
2005 | Paintbox Gallery - Braddon - Canberra - ACT
2005 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2005 | Gallery NewQuay - Docklands - Melbourne - VIC
2005 | ArtwithHeart - Fine Art Charity Exhibition and Auction - Docklands - Melbourne - VIC
2005 | Bruce Wattling Gallery - Newstead - Brisbane - QLD
2005 | Bentley Art Show - Northern Rivers NSW
2005 | Art Sydney 05 - RHI and Horden Pavillion - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Balmain Art Show - Sydney - NSW
2005 | Shanghai Biennale - CHINA - represented by Rushcutters Bay gallery
2004 | Stanthorpe Arts Festival - Stanthorpe - QLD
2004 | Nimbin Autumn Show - Northern NSW
2004 | Cape Byron Gallery - Byron Bay - Northern NSW
2004 | Melbourne Affordable Art Show - Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton - VIC
2004 | Sydney Affordable Art Show - Fox Studios - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Balmain Art & Craft Show - Sydney - NSW
2004 | Redhill Gallery - Brisbane - QLD
2004 | Emporium Gallery - Brisbane - QLD
2003 | Sydney Affordable Art Show - Fox Studios - NSW
2003 | Frances Keevil Group Show - White City Tennis Club - Woollahra - Sydney - NSW
2003 | Balmain Art & Craft Show - Sydney
2003 | 'New Faces-Fresh Paint #3 - Made From Australia Galleries - Canberra - ACT
2002 | Waverley Woollahra Art Show - NSW
2002 | Mosman Art Prize - NSW
2002 | Sydney Grammar - Edgecliffe Preparatory School Inaugural Art Show - NSW
2002 | 'Australia The Awakening' - Australian High Commission - London - UK
2002 | Strathfield Eco Art Prize - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Sailing Heritage Art Show - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Glebe Benledi Art Show - Glebe - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Woollahra Public School Art Exhibition - Woollahra - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Blacktown City Art Exhibition - Blacktown - Sydney - NSW
2001 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
2001 | 1+2 Artists Studios group show - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
2000 | 1+2 Artist Studios group Show - Rozelle - NSW
2000 | Parramatta Art Show - Sydney - NSW
2000 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1999 | Member/president 1+2 Artists Studios - group show - Rozelle - Sydney
1999 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1999 | Group Show New Aesthetix Gallery - Camperdown - Sydney - NSW
1998 | 6 months UK - Huntington Art Prize - UK
1997 | Avoca Fine Art Gallery - Central Coast - NSW
1997 | Fishers Ghost Exhibition - Campbelltown - NSW
1994-1996 | member/treasurer of CASA studio - Rozelle - Sydney - NSW
1987 | Redland Art Show - Brisbane - QLD
1984 | Bankstown Art Show - NSW
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Australia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Allkotes Pty Ltd
AP Moller Maersk Group
Australian Cotton Shippers Association (Hilton Lobb)
Babcock & Brown
Barclays Bank
Blue Scope Steel Pty Ltd
Campbelltown Catholic Club
Emma Sheldrake (Artist)
Esprit Changeware Pty Ltd
Frank Malerba (Jackman Gallery)
Grant Thomas Management
Hai Win Shipping
Hutchison Port Holdings
ING Bank
Luke Mangan (Restauranter)
Maridan Pty Ltd
Minter Ellison
Olga Harrison (Harrison Galleries)
Sydney City Council
Saville Hotel Group
Savills Property Group
Sieper & Co
Single Market Events Pty Ltd (Convenor of Sydney/Melbourne Art Shows)
Sydney Town Hall (Sydney City Council)
Todd McKenny (Entertainer)
Welcome Hotel Balmain
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 | New prospect for Retrospect - The Northern Star - featured image
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