Gallery 9 is pleased to present Craig Waddell’s third solo show with Gallery 9. The Sydney based artist is known for his dynamic paintings featuring figures, landscapes and flora. With layers of thick paint applied and scraped around the canvas, the works pulse with energy and light.
Craig Waddell won the 2010 Mosman Art Prize with a luscious painting of a single protea inspired by his studio then located in the midst of a rose farm. His iconic rooster painting – part of an ongoing series about character and masculinity – recently won the Clients Choice Award in the RBS art prize 2011. Craig’s upcoming exhibition at Gallery 9 will focus on portraiture, influenced by the old masters such as the portraits of Pope X by Velazquez and Bacon.
Craig Waddell has been exhibiting since 1998 and his work has been shown widely throughout Australia and Asia. He has been a finalist in many of the key painting prizes in Australia including the Mosman Art Prize, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, the Archibald Prize, the Dobell Drawing Prize, the Kilgour Prize and the Wynne Prize.
Craig Waddell: Portraits of the Past
Exhibition: 22 February – 17 March 2012
