Ross Tamlin was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1958. After completing 2 years of a Town Planning course, he was offered a cadetship in a County Council. However, he thought this may not be his true vocation, so Ross emigrated to Australia in 1982 in order to find out.
This is when wanting to be an artist became a reality instead of a dream. With an A pass in the entry test, he began a Fine Arts Certificate course at Meadowbank TAFE. Unfortunately, cancer forced him to leave and move to his Brisbane family. In Brisbane he completed a graphic arts course before returning to Sydney. In Sydney he joined the artists’ studios in Rozelle; first at CASA studio and then 1+2 studio. It was here that he developed his signature corrugated iron paintings. The corrugation in the paintings is a visual illusion created by layers of paint. Our sense of seeing the traditional, Australian icon is contradicted by the use of modern signage. Being in the Balmain-White Bay maritime area sparked his interest in maritime paintings. The original inspiration for maritime art was inspired by his Grandfather who was in the Royal Navy. The darker, surrealist paintings appropriate a familiar image to convey contemporary themes.
Like many artists, he had to take on a variety of jobs, working at Taronga Zoo, a film processing technician, sheet metal worker and welder. After a long stint as a paint and colour technician, Ross acquired the invaluable knowledge that enabled him to make and mix his own oil paints.
Ross lives and works in Northern NSW. He
has been a professional artist since 2003. He exhibits regularly in Sydney
and Canberra, and is represented by galleries in Victoria, Sydney, Brisbane,
Gold Coast and Byron Bay. He has works in private and corporate collections
in USA, Japan, Britain, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong and New
Zealand.
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EXHIBITIONS
2010 “Contained”, Paintbox Gallery, ACT,
2010 “Eclectic”, Harrison Gallery, Paddington, NSW,
2009 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2008 “Urban Landscapes”, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney,
NSW,
2008 ‘Fragmented Memories’, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2007 Paintbox Fine Art, Canberra
2006 ‘Transitions’, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2005 Paintbox Fine Art, Canberra
2004 ‘Corruscapes’, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2003 ‘The Country’, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2002 ‘The Shipping News’, Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2001 ‘The Buoys’, 1+ 2 Artists Studio Gallery, Rozelle
2000 ‘The Real, Surreal & Unreal’, New Aesthetix Gallery,
Camperdown
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Baldarchy 2011
2010 Manyung Gallery. Mt Eliza, Victoria
2010 Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2010 Manyung Sorrento Gallery, Mornington, Victoria
2010 Redsea Gallery Brisbane
2010 Magic Faraway Tree - Retrospect Galleries - Byron Bay - NSW
2010 'Contained' Paintbox Fine Art, Canberra
2008 Schubert Gallery, Southport, Queensland
2008 Art Sydney 08, Fox Studios, Sydney
2008 Art Brisbane 08, Convention Centre, South Bank
2008 Art Melbourne 08, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton
2007 Paintbox Fine Art, London
2007 Art Sydney 07, Fox Studios, Sydney
2007 Art Melbourne 07, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton
2006 Cape Byron Gallery, Byron Bay
2006 Art Ireland, Dublin
2006 Art Sydney 06, Fox Studios, Sydney
2006 Art Melbourne 06, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton
2005 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
2004 Stanthorpe Arts Festival, Stanthorpe, Qld
2004 Nimbin Autumn Show, Northern New South Wales
2004 Cape Byron Gallery, Byron Bay
2004 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne
2003 Frances Keevil Group Show, White City Tennis Club, Sydney
2003 Affordable Art Fair, Fox Studios, Sydney
2003 Balmain Art Show, Sydney
2003 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne
2002 Waverley/Woollahra Art Show, Sydney
2002 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney
2002 Sydney Grammar, Edgecliff Inaugural Art Show
2002 ‘Australia, The Awakening’ Australian High Commission,
London
2002 Strathfield Eco Art Prize, Sydney
2001 Sailing Heritage Art Show, Rozelle, Sydney
2001 1+2 Artists Studio Group Show, Rozelle, Sydney
2001 Glebe (Benledi) Art Show, Sydney
2001 Woollahra Public School Art Exhibition, Sydney
2001 Blacktown City Art Exhibition, Sydney
2001 Fisher’s Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown
AWARDS
2009 Finalist 2009 ANL Maritime Art Prize
2006 Finalist $150,000 Signature of Sydney
2006 1st Prize (Section 1), Bentley Art Show, Northern Rivers, NSW
2005 1st Prize (Section 1), NSW Bentley Art Show, Northern Rivers,
2002 Finalist Mosman Art Show, Sydney
2001 1st Prize Sailing Heritage Art Prize, Rozelle, Sydney.
1997 1st Prize, traditional section (acquisitive), Fishers Ghost Art Exhibition,
Campbelltown, NSW.
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