Tom Gerrard
Tom Gerrard is an Australian painter whose works focus on suburban life. His style developed through his prolific international output on the streets, and he incorporates contemporary techniques such as spray paint and airbrush. Gerrard’s works compress space through bold flattened colour schemes, employing a signature black outline which frames his graphical forms. The heads appearing throughout Gerrard’s work follow the lineage of graffiti characters, reimagined through the multicultural lens of Gerrard’s youth in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Observation is key to Gerrard’s practice; the architectural elements and domestic objects are taken directly from his environment, both at home and through travel. Gerrard has exhibited in Los Angeles, Barcelona and Tokyo, and his works have been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria. He is an active international muralist, having been commissioned in London, Berlin, Quito and Rio de Janeiro.
Indoor Plants Acrylic and Spray Paint on Linen 170 x 114 cm $8,800
Indoor Plants 2 Acrylic and Spray Paint on Linen 170 x 114 cm $8,800
20 Shot Sequence Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas 180 x 180 cm $19,800
He's Looking At You Acrylic and Spray on Linen 100 x 190 cm $9,300
Snapshot of Suburbia 2 Airbrush, acrylic and spray paint on timber panel framed 122 x 152cm $8,500
Snapshot of Suburbia 1 Airbrush, acrylic and spray paint on timber panel framed 122 x 152cm $8,500
The Family 1 Acrylic and Spray on Linen - Framed 42 x 37 cm $1,200
The Family 2 Acrylic and Spray on Linen - Framed 42 x 37 cm $1,200
White Hair 1 Acrylic and Spray on Board 35 x 30 cm $1,200
White Hair 2 Acrylic and Spray on Board 45 x 35 cm $1,200
Tom Gerrard
Solo Exhibitions:
In Situ - Lennox St. Gallery, Melbourne, 2023
Consequence - Metro Gallery, Melbourne, 2021
Twin Study - Outré Gallery, Melbourne, 2020
Convo - Stolen Space Gallery, London, 2019
Given Time - Metro Gallery, Melbourne, 2019
Town & Country - Marfa Gallery, Melbourne, 2019
Spy Hill - QBank Gallery, Tasmania, 2019
Through My Eyes - RVCA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2018
Attica - Installation at Attica, Melbourne 2018
The Burbs - Bromley & Co, Melbourne 2018
Dead Set Legends - Benalla Art Gallery, VIC 2018
In This Together - RVCA gallery, Melbourne 2017
RZO - Florescent Smogg, Barcelona 2015
Positives, Negatives & Accents - MTN, Barcelona 2014
Aeon & Matt Sewell (UK) - Per Square Metre, Melbourne 2008
Fly on the Wall - Per Square Metre, Melbourne 2007
Group Exhibitions:
Short Sharp Shock - Finka Gallery, Myocum 2023
Salon De Refusés - Sydney 2020
Heuristic - Woolongong Art Gallery 2017
Raval Academey of the Arts - Barcelona, 2015
Tattoonie - Paris, 2015
Dubl Trubl - Urban Spree, Berlin, 2014
Not For Rental - 71A Gallery, London 2013
The IF show - Acton Centre of Art, London, 2013
Marvelous Adventures - Thinkspace Gallery,
Los Angeles 2012
Space Invaders - National Gallery of Australia, 2004
Finders Keepers - London, 2002
Prizes:
New Futures award - 2022
Salon De Refusés - Sydney 2020
Footscray Art Prize finalist - Melbourne 2017