Ross Watson
Ross Watson | |
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 Ross Watson with his artwork on tour in The Gallery In Redchurch Street, London. | |
| Born | Ross Watson 1962 Brisbane, Australia |
| Known for | painting, photography |
| Website | rosswatson |
Ross Watson (born in 1962) is an Australian artist.[1]
Career[edit]
Watson has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions since 1984, including important surveys of Australian and international contemporary art at the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and in the Toronto and Melbourne International Art Fairs.[2] He has been described as a "proud, gay man", and his sexuality has inspired several of his works.[3]
His work includes portraits of Australian former rugby league footballer Ian Roberts, and Olympic Champion Matthew Mitcham.
Watson's art is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, National Portrait Gallery, and significant private collections including Sir Elton John, James J. O'Donnell, and James D. Wolfensohn. He also did free work in aid of the AIDS charity, the Terence Higgins Trust.[4]
Untitled# Ross Watson, an internationally-released book published by Bruno Gmünder Verlag in Germany, includes an interview with the artist by former High Court Justice, the Hon. Michael Kirby.[5]
Works published, shown, sold[edit]
Written[edit]
- Watson, Ross (2010). Untitled #. Bruno Gmuender Gmbh. ISBN 978-3867871495.
- Watson, Ross (2019). Untitled II. Ross Watson Gallery. ISBN 978-0646998985.
Notable Collections[edit]
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
- Sir Elton John Collection, United Kingdom
- James J. O'Donnell Collection, New York, USA
- Sir William Dobell Foundation, Sydney, Australia
- Charles Cholmondeley, London, United Kingdom
- Robert Woolley, Sotheby's New York, USA
- Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, Australia
- Citibank, Sydney, Australia
- The Von Engelhardt Collection, Geneva, Switzerland
- Sir James D. Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank 1995-2005, Washington DC, USA
- Abbott Tout Russell Kennedy, Sydney, Australia
- Pancontinental, Sydney, Australia
- Dave Clark Collection, London, United Kingdom
- Ian Roberts Collection, Sydney, Australia
- Grant Hackett, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Professor Andrew Kaye, Melbourne, Australia
- Russell Mulcahy, Sydney, Australia
- The Hon. Petro Georgiou M.P., Melbourne, Australia
- The K. Adams Collection, London, United Kingdom
- Dr Brett Archer Collection, Melbourne, Australia
- Timothy Chow Collection, New York, USA
- Evan Davis Collection, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Simon Terry, Melbourne, Australia
- Haydon Elliot and Greg Moses Collection, Melbourne, Australia
- Dr Christopher Webber and Christopher Cossier, Sydney, Australia
- Michael Trovato Collection, Melbourne, Australia
- Sean Angles Collection, San Francisco, USA
- Professor Phillip Hamilton RFD, Melbourne, Australia
- Paul Zahra and Duncan Peerman, Sydney, Australia
- Jon Anderson and Lance Johnson, Palm Springs, USA [6]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ross Watson". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Ross Watson Gallery. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "A contemporary tale of classic desire". The Age. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Australian artist Ross Watson paints Stephen Fry". Gay Star News. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Gmunder, Bruno (2010). Stephan Niederwieser (ed.). Untitled# Ross Watson. Berlin,Germany: Bruno Gmunder Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-86787-149-5. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Ross Watson, Notable Collections". rosswatson.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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