Robert Clinch
Australian artist Robert Clinch contemporary realist painter of remarkable urban capriccios, is represented by Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney and Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York.
Clinch’s striking imagery transports the viewer to a fictional but hauntingly real world; telling accessible tales of loneliness, joy, injustice, humour, melancholy and whimsy.
In keeping with his neo-renaissance use of Egg Tempera, Clinch works entirely from drawings, often executed at numerous locations and then adapted for composition in the studio.
Clinch has completed many major commissions, including works for; The National Gallery of Victoria, The Ian Potter Museum (Melbourne University), Frank Lowy (Westfield Holdings) and Lindsay Fox (Linfox Transport).
Exhibitions
Biography
- 1957
- Born in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. Lives & works in Melbourne Australia
Solo Exhibitions
- 2009
- Lithographs, Drawings & Egg Tempera; Robin Gibson Gallery
- Solitary Perspectives; Shepparton Art Gallery
- 2008
- Black & White; Hill-Smith Gallery, Adelaide
- 2007
- Urban Myths and Legends; Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne
- Urban Myths; Touring;Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Benalla Art Gallery, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Geelong Gallery
- 2006
- Robert Clinch, Lithographs; Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 1994
- McClelland Galleries, Langwarrin
- 1988
- Works On Paper; Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
- 2009
- In The Black; Lauraine Diggins Fine Art
- Preserving The Past; Enriching The Future; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
- 2008
- Preserving The Past; Enriching The Future; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- Annual Collectors’ Exhibition; Lauraine Diggins Fine Art; Melbourne
- Fletcher Jones Art Prize, Geelong Gallery
- People, Places; Townhall Gallery, Boroondara; 2008.
- Director’s Choice Exhibition; Hill Smith Gallery; Adelaide
- 2007
- Works From The Studio; Lancaster Press Gallery, Melbourne
- Banyule Works on Paper Art Award; Banyule Art Space, Melbourne
- The Art Of The Dog; Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine Inaugural Burnie Print Prize; Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie
- 2006
- Passion Printing; Lancaster Press Gallery, Melbourne
- Civic Connections; The Town Hall Gallery; Boroondara
- Australian Print Making; 1960’s to Present; Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine
- Melbourne and Country; Adam Galleries, Melbourne
- Geelong Aquisitive Print Awards; Geelong Gallery, Geelong
- 2005
- Expansion; Lancaster Press Gallery, Melbourne
- Ballarat and Beyond; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat
- 2004
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place; Lancaster Press Gallery, Melbourne
- City Life; Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York
- 2003
- Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, Nantucket
- 2002
- Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York
- Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, Nantucket
- 2001
- Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York.
- 2000
- Hammer Galleries, New York.
- 2000, 98, 97, 95, 94, 93, 91-92, 89, 87, 86, 85
- Wynne Prize; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- 1998
- Archibald Prize; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- 1992 -93
- Uncommon Australians; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, then touring all State and National Galleries
- 1991
- Portraits of Joseph Brown; Latrobe University Gallery, Melbourne
- 1991, 87
- Alice Bale Art Award; McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin
- 1989
- Sir William Dobell Art Award; Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
- 1989
- Ansett Invitation Art Award; City of Hamilton Art Galley, Hamilton
- 1985
- Fine Painting; Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Awards
- 1985
- Royal Overseas League Art Award, Open Prize
- 1989
- Wynne Trustees Water Colour Prize, Art Gallery of N.S.W.
- 1993
- Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship
- 1993
- Wynne Trustees Water Colour Prize, Art Gallery of N.S.W.
- 1994
- Bega Art Awards, Peoples Choice
Bibliography
- David Hurlston, Preserving The Past, Enriching The Future Hugh Williamson’s Legacy, NGV, 2008.
- David Thomas, d’ART, The Art Of Robert, The Lytlewode Press, Stoke-On-Trent, 2007.
- David Thomas, Urban Myths, Catelogue essay – Touring Exhibition, 2007.
- Gordon Morrison, Ballarat In Pictures, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 2006.
- McCulloch, McCullochs Encyclopedia Of Australian Art, Aus Art Editions, 2006.
- Peter Steele, The Whispering Gallery, Art Into Poetry, Macmillan, 2006.
- Gerard Vaughan,and others, The Joseph Brown Collection, N.G.V., (essay; Kirsty Grant), 2004.
- The Australian Art Market Report, (Issue 13),Top 10 New High Prices At Auction, Spring, 2004.
- Hugh Williamson Foundation, Annual Report, 2002.
- Nevill Drury, Images 3; Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House, 1998.
- Tom Prior, They Trusted Men, Wilkinson, (cover), 1996.
- Hugh Williamson Foundation, Annual Report, 1996.
- Katrina Fox, The Linfox Letter, Issue 26, (cover and feature article), 1996.
- National Mutual Calendar, C+Bus Collection, 1996.
- National Gallery of Victoria Foundation, Annual Report, (cover), 1996.
- McCulloch, Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Allen and Unwin, 1994.
- Julian Fagan, Uncommon Australians; Towards an Australian Portrait Gallery, Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd., 1992.
- Tom Prior, Bolte by Bolte, Craftsman Press, (cover), 1990.
- Tom Prior, A Knockabout Priest, Hargreen, (cover), 1985. Gerard Vaughan, Frances
Commissions
- Portrait: Fr. John Brosnan O.B.E. 1985.
- Portrait: Sir Henry Bolte G.C.M.G. 1989.
- Portrait: Dr. Joseph Brown A.O., O.B.E. 1991
- Linfox Transport: 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993-94.
- National Gallery of Victoria: 1995-96
- Potter Museum (Melbourne University): 1998
- Frank Lowy (Westfield Collection): 1999
Collections
- Museum Collections
- Chaiyong Limthongkul Foundation Fine Arts Museum, Bankok
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne, Joseph Brown Collecion, NGV
- National Library of Australia, Canberra
- State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
- Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton
- Geelong Gallery, Geelong
- Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum, Castlemaine
- Latrobe University, Melbourne
- Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat
- Deakin University, Melbourne
- The Town Hall Gallery, City of Boroondara
- National Gallery of Austtralia, Canberra
- Other Major Collections
- Artbank
- Linfox Transport
- Bank of Melbourne
- C+ Bus
- Gordon and Marilyn Darling Collection
- C.G.U. Insurance
- Bankers Trust
- Westfield Collection (Frank Lowy)
- Sussan Collection (Marc Besen)
- Co-Invest Ltd
- Kym Bonython Collection
- Private Collections
- In Australia
- Great Britain
- Sweden
- U.S.A.

