Ross Watson (born in

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, Australia in 1962) is an artist. He has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions since 1984, including important surveys of Australian and international contemporary art at the

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, the

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, and in the

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and Melbourne International Art Fairs. He has been described as a 'proud, gay man', and sexuality has inspired several of his works. Ross's work includes portraits of Australian former

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footballer Ian Roberts, and Olympic Champion

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In 2012, Ross celebrated 25 years as a professional artist. His art is included in the collections of the

, National Gallery of Victoria, National Portrait Gallery, and significant private collections including

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and James D, Wolfensohn. He also did free work in aid of the AIDS charity, the

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The internationally released book which includes an interview with the artist by former High Court Justice, the Hon. Michael Kirby, is published by

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Germany.

Works published, shown, sold

Written

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Notable Collections

, Canberra, Australia *

, Melbourne, Australia * National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia *Sir

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Collection, United Kingdom *

Collection, New York, USA *Sir

William Dobell Sir William Dobell (24 September 189913 May 1970) was an Australian portrait and landscape artist of the 20th century. Dobell won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three occasions. The Dobell Prize is named ...

Foundation, Sydney, Australia *

Charles Cholmondeley Charles Cholmondeley (12 January 1685 – 1756) of Vale Royal, Cheshire, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1756. Early life Vale Royal Abbey Cholmondeley was the eldest surviving son o ...

, London, United Kingdom *Robert Woolley, Sotheby's New York, USA *

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, Sydney, Australia *

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, Sydney, Australia *The Von Engelhardt Collection, Geneva, Switzerland *Sir

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, President, The World Bank 1995-2005, Washington DC, USA *Abbott Tout Russell Kennedy, Sydney, Australia *Pancontinental, Sydney, Australia *Dave Clark Collection, London, United Kingdom *Ian Roberts Collection, Sydney, Australia *Grant Hackett, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia *Professor Andrew Kaye, Melbourne, Australia *Russell Mulcahy, Sydney, Australia *The Hon. Petro Georgiou M.P., Melbourne, Australia *The K. Adams Collection, London, United Kingdom *Dr Brett Archer Collection, Melbourne, Australia *Timothy Chow Collection, New York, USA *Evan Davis Collection, Melbourne, Australia *Dr Simon Terry, Melbourne, Australia *Haydon Elliot and Greg Moses Collection, Melbourne, Australia *Dr Christopher Webber and Christopher Cossier, Sydney, Australia *Michael Trovato Collection, Melbourne, Australia *Sean Angles Collection, San Francisco, USA *Professor Phillip Hamilton RFD, Melbourne, Australia *Paul Zahra and Duncan Peerman, Sydney, Australia *Jon Anderson and Lance Johnson, Palm Springs, USA

External links

Ross Watson Homepage

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Ross 1962 births Living people Australian artists