Ross Tamlin

Ross Tamlin (1958 - ) was born and educated in New Zealand. After gaining his New Zealand Certificate of Town Planning he emigrated to Australia in 1982.
With the determination to become a full time artist he extended his natural painting talent by gaining a Fine Arts Certificate (Meadowbank TAFE) and Graphic Arts (Brisbane). During this formative art period Tamlin supported his art practice working as a laboratory paint colour chemist (88-97). All of these disciplines, skills and knowledge come into play with the unexpected and the surreal woven into his carefully crafted paintings. The subject matter varies through from the quirky to dry humour. The viewer is drawn in to unravel the complexity of the finished work. For the most part, the works feature multiple paint layers which are meticulously burnished to achieve a rich patina.
Since 1987 he has been entering art competitions and exhibiting his work in galleries in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and with Paintbox Fine Art in Canberra and London. In 1998 he spent six months in the United Kingdom and on his return to Australia he set up a studio at 1+2 Artist Studios in Rozelle, devoting more time to his art, and participating in a number of group exhibitions.
In 2002 his work was selected to hang in ‘Australia, The Awakening' exhibition at the Australian High Commission in London. More recently (2006) he was a selected finalist in the $150,000 Signature of Sydney art prize. His entry, conceded by a number of fellow artists to be the true ‘painting' winner over the selected (controversial) winner which had been produced using computer generated Photoshop images imposed onto the canvas.

Solo Exhibitions
2009 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney
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
Group Exhibitions
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
2000 Parramatta Art Show, Sydney
2000 Fisher's Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown
1999 New Aesthetix Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney
1999 Fisher's Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown
1999 1 + 2 Artists Studio Group Show, Rozelle, Sydney
1998 Six months UK, Huntingdon Art Prize
1997 Avoca Fine Art Gallery, Central Coast, NSW
1997 Fisher's Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown
1994-96 Member and Treasurer of CASA Studio, Rozelle, Sydney
1987 Redland Art Show, Brisbane
Awards & Competitions
2006 Finalist $150,000 Signature of Sydney
2006 Bentley Art Show, 1st Prize (Section 1), Northern Rivers, NSW
2005 Bentley Art Show, 1st Prize (Section 1), Northern Rivers, NSW
2002 Finalist Mosman Art Show, Sydney
2001 Sailing Heritage Art Prize, Rozelle, Sydney. 1st Prize
1997 Fishers Ghost Art Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW. 1st Prize
Collections
Tamlin's works are held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, USA, Switzerland, France
Corporate collections include: ING Bank, Babcock & Brown, Barclays Bank, Saville Hotel Group, Savills Property Group, Minter Ellison, Hai Win Shipping, Allkotes Pty Ltd, Blue Scope Steel Pty Ltd, Sieper & Co., A. P. Moller Maersk Group, Grant Thomas Management, Maridan Pty Ltd, Esprit Changeware Pty Ltd, Campbelltown Catholic Club, Maritime Transport Ltd, London