Ross Watson (born in 1962) is an Australian artist.

Career

Watson 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,

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", and his sexuality has inspired several of his works. His work includes portraits of Australian former

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. Watson's art is included in the collections of the

, National Gallery of Victoria,

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, and significant private collections including Sir

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

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charity, the Terence Higgins Trust. ''Untitled# Ross Watson'', an internationally released book published by

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in Germany, includes an interview with the artist by former High Court Justice, the Hon. Michael Kirby.

Works published, shown, sold

Written

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Notable Collections

, Canberra, Australia *

, Melbourne, Australia *

, Canberra, Australia *Sir

Collection, United Kingdom *

Collection, New York, USA *Sir

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Foundation, Sydney, Australia * Charles Cholmondeley, 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 James D. Wolfensohn, 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