Rick Matear

I have been painting for over 50 years, developing a practice driven by curiosity, observation and a commitment to continual exploration. My work draws on the relationship between people, place and the changing world, using painting to explore ideas that range from the personal to the social. After five decades, I remain as passionate about discovering new directions in my work as ever.

Fine Arts Degree Victorian College of Arts

Aegean Designs Gallery, Portsea Art Partners, Albury
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Capricorn Fine Arts, Melbourne Manyung Gallery, Sorrento
C3 Gallery, Melbourne
Morang Road Gallery, Hawthorn Convent Gallery, Abbotsford
St Heliers Gallery, Sorrento Kinross Art Centre, Toorak Convent Gallery, Abbotsford Huntingtower Gallery, Melbourne Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne Huntingtower Gallery, Melbourne
Full list of exhibitions available upon request
AWARDS
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (finalist)
Lethbridge Art Prize 2020 (finalist)
John Leslie Art Prize (finalist)
Len Fox Painting Prize (finalist)
Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (finalist)
Sara Levi Prize
Graduated 1981 Graduated 1977