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RECENT EXHIBITIONS
ROSS WATSON GALLERY
TRAVELOGUE
One Weekend Only
Saturday 30 November - Sunday 1 December, 2023
11am - 5pm
Ross Watson Gallery
465 Nicholson St, Carlton North
Melbourne/Naam
Victoria, Australia
SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE EXHIBITION
A Pride Amplified Event
A much anticipated exhibition of Ross Watson's latest artworks, presented as part of Sydney WorldPride, this event will quickly become a WorldPride festival favourite.
See for yourself why his last WorldPride NYC exhibition garnered extensive media coverage from the NY Times and ABC TV America. Meet the artist, who will be in attendance daily to share his inspiration and stories behind the artworks.
Available for purchase are Paintings, Limited Edition Prints and books - signed by the artist.
CONCLUDED
24 February - 5 March, 2023
Comber Street Studios
5 Comber Street, Paddington
New South Wales, Australia
MELBOURNE
WORLDPRIDE PREVIEW EXHIBITION
Ross Watson previews his latest artworks for his Melbourne audience prior to his fourth WorldPride exhibition in Sydney.
Surfers, soldiers and football players, compete for attention, in a celebration of queer icons and the male form.
CONCLUDED
28 January - 12 February, 2023
Ross Watson Gallery
465 Nicholson Street, Carlton North
Victoria, Australia
QUEER
Ross Watson’s art features in the landmark exhibition QUEER at the National Gallery of Victoria International.
Senior curator of International art, Tedd Gott, has selected around 400 artworks which tell stories of gay and lesbian lives, aesthetics and artists from ancient Egypt to today.
CONCLUDED
10 Mar 2022 – 21 Aug 2022
NGV International
180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
DIORAMAS EXHIBITION
Watson’s new series DIORAMAS, demonstrates an exciting development in the artist’s work, and explores personal themes relevant to his experience of the global pandemic and lock downs.
"Walking our dogs along beautiful Collins Street in Melbourne during lock down and seeing the empty luxury fashion house's windows was both unprecedented and surprisingly inspiring. I thought about the same designer boutiques I've visited when travelling abroad before the pandemic, and how much I also miss visiting art museums and working with new models.”
Artworks from Watson’s 1992 Self Series also feature, one of which will be included in the forthcoming QUEER exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria International.
Ross Watson Gallery is pleased to announce the donation of an unframed Limited Edition Canvas of Footballer, valued at $2,500. Full proceeds from this online auction benefit the Pride Foundation's programs supporting Rainbow Refugees. Inclusive of free shipping globally.
CONCLUDED
22 January – 6 February, 2022
11am – 5pm
Saturday and Sunday
Ross Watson Gallery
465 Nicholson Street, Carlton North
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MELBOURNE
Ross Watson Gallery
CONCLUDED
26 April - 9 May, 2021
11am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday
ROSS WATSON GALLERY
465 Nicholson St, Carlton North
Melbourne, Australia
Australian Book Launch and Exhibition
SYDNEY
19 February - 1 March, 2020
11am - 6pm
Daily
ARO GALLERY
51 William Street, Darlinghurst
Premier Event
WorldPrideNYC | Stonewall 50
homines uniformis
ROSS WATSON
17 - 30 June 2019
We would like to thank our valued collectors and attendees for making this the most successful exhibition in Ross Watson's 35 year career.
For any follow up or further information please email: enquiries@rosswatson.com
Rogue Space | Chelsea
508-526 West 26th St, 9th Floor
New York
The single official visual arts event of WorldPrideNYC, this unmissable exhibition, homines uniformis and Book Launch at Rogue Space | Chelsea, adjacent to the High Line, features Ross Watson’s stunning, highly detailed homoerotic paintings, which have earned him a global following including the National Gallery of Australia, Sir Elton John and Sir Ian McKellen.
With the artist in attendance, learn first-hand about his style, his intentions and the stories behind the artworks, which possess a distinctive cross-cultural milieu, and celebrate the male form.
Watson devoted two months to painting a spectacular centerpiece for the exhibition, inspired by the Metropolitan Museum masterpiece, Diana and Cupid by Pompeo Batoni, and features Bel Ami star Dolph Lambert.
Paintings, Limited Edition Canvases and Limited Edition Prints are available to purchase, alongside first edition copies of Watson's brand new art book, Untitled II, which may be signed by the artist.
A full multi-media experience awaits each visitor at the exhibition with video presentations on the artist’s work offering insight into the creative process and final sentiment.
Ross Watson’s first solo exhibition in NYC promises to be a WorldPrideNYC festival favourite, and follows sold out exhibitions in Los Angles, London, Berlin, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne.
“He’s a leader in contemporary realism.”
Sir Elton John
"Ross Watson's paintings are obviously the work of a master of technique. The conjunction of modern naturalism and classic works makes it hard to believe one's eyes."
Sir Ian McKellen
"Oh goodness, your works get sexier and sexier and more and more accomplished - lost in admiration."
Stephen Fry
“Ross Watson has become one of the world’s foremost painters of the male figure, creating some of the most stunning erotic art.”
Gay Star News, London
Exhibition History
2022
DIORAMAS, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2021
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2020
Australian Book Launch and Exhibition, Aro Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2019
Australian Book Launch and Exhibition, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
homines uniformis, WorldPrideNYC | Stonewall 50, Rogue Space | Chelsea, New York, USA
PreviewWorldPrideNYC, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2018
hominus uniformis Mardi Gras Festival Premier Event Exhibition, Yellow House Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Limited Edition: One Weekend Only, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2017
Mardi Gras Festival Premier Event Exhibition, Yellow House Gallery, Sydney, Australia
hominus uniformis, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2016
Censored Nudes, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Recent Paintings in November, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2015
15 Year Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
15 Year Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2014
Ross Watson Toronto World Pride Festival Exhibition, IX Gallery, Toronto, Canada
010:COAST, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
010:COAST, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2013
Midsumma Festival Exhibition, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2012
Ross Watson Exhibition, The Redchurch Street Gallery, London U.K.Cycles&Sequences, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2011
Myth and Reality, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Myth and Reality, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010
Myth and Reality, Galerie Habsburg, Cologne, Germany
Classic De Novo II, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Classic De Novo II, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2009
Classic De Novo, Maison Victor Kunsthof, Berlin, Germany
Classic De Novo, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Classic De Novo, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008
Silence, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Silence, Depot Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007
Overview, Gallery 27, London, United Kingdom
Overview, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Overview, Depot II Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006
Gallery 27, London, United Kingdom
2006 Commonwealth Games Exhibition, Melbourne City Hall, Australia
Catalogue XVII, Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2005
Kirketon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2004
The Spirit of Football, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Kirketon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2003
Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2002
Wallflower, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Kirketon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Sydney 2002 Gay Games Cultural Festival, Australia
Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2001
Kirketon Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Ross Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Toronto International Artfair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2000
Kirketon Gallery, Sydney, AustraliaRoss Watson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1999
The Ritz-Carlton, Double Bay, Sydney, Australia
Daimaru Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1998
Cintra Galleries, Brisbane, Australia
1997
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Daimaru Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1996
Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca., USA (together with Stanley Stellar, photographs)Cintra Galleries, Brisbane, Australia
1995
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Daimaru Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1994
Don't Leave Me This Way: Art In The Age of AIDS, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Sotheby's G.M.H.C. Auction, Sotheby's New York, NY, USA
Dislocations, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
1993
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1992
Cintra Galleries, Brisbane, Australia
1991
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1990
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition
1989
Heidelberg and Heritage Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1988
Imaging AIDS, A.C.C.A., Melbourne, Australia
St. Kilda Acquisitive Art Prize Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
1987
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1986
Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1985
Profile Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1984
Acland Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia