untitled (black/white circles) Painting

Based in Sydney, Australia and painting for around 20 years, Ian Thomas has now staged 13 solo exhibitions and had works included in numerous group shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Career highlights have included a 2019 commission for a major public artwork in Newtown, Sydney to celebrate Mardi Gras and a one month art residency in Paris culminating in a solo show in Factory49's gallery in the 12th arrondissement. He has also been selected to show at The Other Art Fair on eight occasions in Sydney, Melbourne and London. Working with mixed media, he produces vigorous, witty, rough-edged abstract works referencing music, film, travel and literature. Ian's paintings are held in private and corporate collections throughout Australasia and Europe, having been purchased by such varied collectors as renowned fashion designer Colette Dinnigan and Melbourne's five star Grand Hyatt hotel.