Formalist Sculptor Ron Robertson-Swann OAM studied under Lyndon Dadswell at the National Art School, Sydney (1957-59) and Sir Anthony Caro OM and Phillip King CBE, at the St Martins School of Art, London, England (1962). Robertson-Swann is the Head of Sculpture at the National Art School and is the artistic adviser to the popular annual exhibition Sculpture by the Sea, of which his work is a recurrent fixture. He was a founding member of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council and has held solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane and at several regional galleries. His work has been included in group exhibitions including ‘Tracking the Field’ at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2009, ‘Federation, Australian Art Society 1901-2001’ at the National Gallery of Australia in 2001, and internationally in Denmark and Japan. Robertson-Swann has completed several significant public commissions at locations including the Queensland Cultural Centre, Brisbane and has won numerous awards including the Comalco Invitational Sculpture Award, the Bathurst Prize and the Alice Prize. His work is held by a number of public and private collections including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Australian National Gallery and Parliament House, Canberra, and internationally in England.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image above John Petrie with his winning work 23.5° in Marks Park, Tamarama. Photograph by Jane Barrett 25TH EXHIBITION | …
Image above: Ayako Saito Lunar Shadow 2019. Installation view at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, 2023. Photo by Jessica Wyld. …
Image above: Nijinsky 2020 steel, painted 195 x 215 x 215 cm. Install view at Sculpture in the Vineyards 2022. …
Image above: Deborah Williams The air smells different 2023 aquatint intalgio 53×39.5cm Congratulations to Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip …
Image above: Salvatore Zofrea Catching fire-flies in summer from the series Appassionata: one hundred woodcuts no.15. 1994–1999 Jelutong woodblock 40 …
Image above: Collection in focus exhibition image from Golburn Regional Gallery Collection in focus: Golburn Regional Gallery 5 July — …
Above image details: Jenny Rodgerson Mum’s orange cardigan 2024 oil on linen 60 x 40 cm Congratulations to Jenny Rodgerson and …
Image above: Sarah Tomasetti From Balpatta X 2024 145 x 150 cm pigment oil and marble dust on fresco Congratulations to Holly …
Image above (left to right): Graeme Drendel Portrait of Rick 2024 oil on canvas 41 x 31 cm | Michelle Hiscock …
Image above: Janet Luxton Giant Australian Cuttlefish 2021 oil on canvas 120x160cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton who has had two …
Above image: Wayne Eager, Allegory I 2023 oil on linen 95 x 133 cm Wayne Eager was interviewed by Janet …
Image above: Marina Strocchi The vineyards of Madden’s Lane 2023 acrylic on linen 122 x 152 cm Congratulations to Kate …
Congratulations to Jennifer Keeler – Milne for being selected as a finalist in the Ravenswood Art Prize 2024 for her …
