FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION


ROSS WATSON GALLERY
25th ANNIVERSARY EVENT

One Weekend Only 


Help us celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ross Watson Gallery.


This milestone event will be a wonderful opportunity to view new paintings and edition prints. 

A complementary glass of bubbles and exclusive offers will be available for all of our eNewsletter subscribers.  


25 & 26 November, 2023

11am - 5pm


Ross Watson Gallery

465 Nicholson St, Carlton North

Melbourne/Naam

Victoria, Australia



RECENT EXHIBITIONS


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




PAST EXHIBITIONS


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 AustraliaSir 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