Ross Harvey

  • 1949 Born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1966-67 Studied science, Sydney University
  • 1968-70 B.A (Classics), Sydney University
  • 1971-74 Studied Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney (Diploma with Distinction)
  • 1973-75 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School
  • 1977 – 88 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Meadowbank College of Technical and Further Education
  • 1991 Art Consultant, ‘The Truth out There’, TV series, Channel 7, Sydney
  • 1997 – 2006 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School
  • 2008 – present Visiting lecturer, Julian Ashton Art School

Solo Exhibitions

  • 1980, 1982, 1984 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
  • 1985 Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide
  • 1986, 1993, 2001 Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
  • 1996 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
  • 2004 Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
  • 2017 Fellia Melas Gallery, Sydney

Group Exhibitions

  • 1985 ‘The Human Figure’, Drawing Exhibition, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
  • 1988 ‘Australian Realists’, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
  • 2000 ‘Six Realist Painters’, Western Galleries, Toowoomba, Qld
  • 2011 Julian Ashton Art School alumni, Eva Breuer Art Dealer

Awards

  • 1997 First Prize for Still-Life, Sydney RAS Easter Show
  • 1997 Highly Commended, Mosman Prize
  • 1998, 2000, 2003 Finalist, Mosman Prize
  • 1998, 2001, 2002 Finalist, Hills Grammar Art Prize
  • 2000 Finalist, Winsor and Newton Millennium Art Prize, London
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Finalist Kings School Art Prize
  • 2001 Second Prize, ‘International Artist’ Magazine, world-wide Still-Life Competition
  • 2003 Highly Commended, Camberwell Art Prize
  • 2007 Winner Mortimore Prize
  • 2007 Winner Mortimore Prize People’s Choice
  • 2010 Winner Mortimore Prize for Still Life
  • 2010 Winner Mortimore Prize People’s Choice
  • 2010 Winner Hornsby Art Prize
  • 2013 Finalist, 2013 Salon of the Art Renewal Center, New York
  • 2013 Finalist Mosman Prize
  • 2014 featured in New Work in ArtView online magazine

Collections

  • AMP, Australia
  • Anglican Church
  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • GIO, Australia
  • Newington College
  • NRMA Australia
  • Rothmans Ltd.
  • Also represented in private collections in the UK, USA, Australia, France, Germany and China