Rodney Pople is an interdisciplinary artist that works across various mediums such as painting, photography and sculpture. He completed a Diploma of Fine Arts majoring in Photography from the Tasmanian School of Art in 1974 and later studied sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London in 1978 and the New York Studio School in 1979. Pople has exhibited regularly in Australia for over 30 years and has held international solo exhibitions in Berlin and Shanghai. He is a multi-award winning artist who received the 2016 Paddington Art Prize, the 2012 Glover Prize, 2014 Fishers Ghost Prize, 2009 NSW Parliament Art Prize and 2008 Sulman Prize. He was recently a finalist in the Gallipoli Art Prize, the Muswellbrook Art Prize and the Glover Prize in 2020, as well as the 65th Blake Prize and the Mosman Art Prize in 2018, and has been selected for the Archibald and Wynne Prize over 12 times since 2000. Pople’s work has been included in group exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney and in 2014 his photo-based paintings were held at the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne as part of a major solo exhibition. His work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Artbank, Sydney; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and several regional and university galleries.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2017
Image: Martin King John Wolseley old master Australian Galleries are thrilled to announce Graeme Drendel, Martin King, Lewis Miller and …
Image above: Rodney Pople Self portrait after Courbet (2) Congratulations to Graeme Drendel, Martin King, Lewis Miller, Paul S. Miller …
Image above: Rodney Pople Monkey Man 2021 portrait of Euan Macleod oil on linen 201 x 134 cm. Australian …
Image: Angus Fisher with winning work Carrion #3 at the Hawkesbury Art Prize 2021 A huge congratulations for Angus Fisher who …
Image above: Martin King Hoodwinks and lyres, the moment 2019 graphite and watercolour on drafting film and paper 110 x …
Image above: August Carpenter The Actions of Storms; sleep movements 2021 monotype on 250gsm Velin Arches paper 120 x 80 …
Image above: Michael Le Grand Transit 2021 painted steel 12 x 22 x 13 cm Congratulations to Michael Le Grand …
The Warrnambool Art Gallery (WAG) will celebrate the early days of summer this year and invite you to the Wallawar …
This years’ Artists For Kids Culture Art Auction will include artworks by Rosalind Atkins, Rona Green, Martin King, Lewis Miller, …
Peter Neilson is known for his enigmatic large scale paintings featuring interlacing narratives, mysterious characters and multiple shifting perspectives. His …
Image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne in her studio. Photo: Nick Moir Art Sets | The art that made me: Jennifer Keeler-Milne Jennifer …
We are delighted to share Artist Profile’s feature on David Frazer’s artist book ‘Love Letter’, featured as a part of …
Danielle Creenaune has recently been featured in the print making magazine, Printmaking Today, in which she shares insight into her …
