Tom Polo
Tom Polo (born 1985) is an Australian artist based in Sydney, New South Wales.[1] His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in several capital cities of Australia as well as in London, England.[2]
He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) and Master of Fine Arts from the UNSW College of Fine Arts.[2]
Awards and residencies[edit]
Polo was the inaugural recipient of the Parramatta Artists' Studios residency in 2007, and continued to work there until 2014.[3] Other awards and residencies include:
- 2011: Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award[3]
- 2014: Redlands Konica Minolta Emerging Art Prize[3]
- 2015: Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship[4]
- 2015: Parramatta City Council Creative Fellowship[3]
- 2016: Residency at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris[3]
- 2016: Associate Artist Residency with Acme Studios, London[3]
- 2017: Finalist, Sir John Sulman Prize[3]
- 2018: His portrait of artist Joan Ross, entitled I once thought I'd do anything for you (Joan), was a finalist in the Archibald Prize.[5][6]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
His work has been represented in many exhibitions, including:
References[edit]
- ^ Vincent, Bradley (2022). "Tom Polo". Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Tom Polo Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions". Ocula Artist. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Benton, Penelope (16 November 2017). "Tom Polo". National Association for the Visual Arts. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "The art that made me: Tom Polo". Art Gallery of NSW. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2018 work: I once thought I'd do anything for you (Joan) by Tom Polo". Art Gallery of NSW. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Archibald Prize finalists 2018". Art Gallery of NSW. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Paton, Justin. "Artists". The National. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Jefferson, Dee (12 April 2022). "Art Gallery of South Australia's Adelaide Biennial exhibition interrogates South Australia's history of slavery, environmental degradation". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2022.