Bruce Earles

: ‘Viewpoint’ oil on canvas, 69cm. x 56cm.

: ’Leisure Factory’ oil on canvas, Diptych 150cm. x 200cm.

: ’Constantly On’ oil on canvas, 72cm. x 82cm.

: ’Snapper Point’ oil on canvas, 72cm. x 82cm.

: ’Rainbow Bay’ oil on canvas, 72cm. x 82cm.

: ’Afternoon Tea Birds’ oil on canvas, 72cm. x 82cm.

: ’Red Line Fever’ oil on canvas, 60cm. x 90cm.

: ’Sea Park Parade’ oil on canvas, 140cm. x 150cm.

: ’Bluey Bay’ oil on canvas, 140cm. x 150cm.

: “Colour City”oil on canvas,100cm. x 150cm.

: ’Sunset Flight’ oil on canvas,112cm. x 117cm.

: ’Chatterscape’ oil on canvas,112cm. x 117cm.

: ’Snap Flight’ oil on canvas,110cm. x 120cm.

: ’Shared Spaces’ oil on canvas, 90cm. x 100cm.

: ’No Time Tantrum’ oil on canvas, 90cm. x 100cm.

: ‘Hang On’ oil on canvas, 90cm x 100cm.

: ‘Cocktail Coast’ oil on canvas, 69cm. x 56cm.

: ‘Al Fresco’ oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm

Bruce Earles

Bruce Earles takes an iconic birds-eye view of the idiosyncratic nature of human movement and settlement in urban spaces. His works celebrate the idea of urban life, at the same time they describe it in an existential sense and the isolation of the individual. His investigations commonly eventuate into bold statements demanding viewer interaction.

His works are suggestive in nature, rather than descriptive, and focus on such themes as human alienation, anonymity, cultural misplacement and place-being. They maintain a sociological significance by portraying such urban issues as human conditions, community interconnectivity and the cultural dimensions of place.

Bruce’s naïve and recognisable painting style was defined in the early 1980’s as a highly influential member of Melbourne’s ‘Roar’ collective, where he worked alongside artists such as David Larwill, Pasquale Giardino and Sarah Faulkner. The ‘Roar’ collective set out to have a significant impact on the Australian art scene and works by Bruce Earles and other Roar Studios artists are still highly sought after and collected today.

For over 30 years Bruce has exhibited extensively both in Australia and overseas including Tokyo, New York, London. By winning the prestigious New York Pollock Krasner Award, Dr Earles continues to be one of Australia’s most exciting and collectable artists.

RÉSUMÉ:
Education:  
2002 Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Western Sydney 
1998 Master of Arts (Honours), University of Western Sydney 
1996 Master of Educational Studies, Monash University 
1989 Graduate Diploma in Special Education, Melbourne University
 1979 Graduate Diploma in Art Education, Monash University 
1973 Diploma of Teaching, Monash University  

Awards: 
2001 Research Grants, University of Western Sydney 
2000 Pollock Krasner Award, Pollock Krasner Foundation, New York 
1999 Artist in Residence, St Vincent’s Hospital,

Melbourne   Exhibitions: 
2013 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide  
2012 Trevor Victor Harvey Sydney  
2012 LK Contemporary, Perth 
2012 Soho Gallery, Sydney 
2011 Soho Gallery, Sydney 
2011 LK Contemporary, Perth 
2010 LK Contemporary, Perth 
2009 Trevor Victor Harvey Sydney  
2009 Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth 
2008 Schuberts Contemporary Gold Coast 
2008 Art Images Adelaide 
2008 Trevor Victor Harvey Sydney 
2008 Artistry Galleries Melbourne 
2008 Linton and Kay Contemporary, Perth 
2007 Ho Gallery, Melbourne  
2007 House of Phillips Fine Art, Sydney
 2007 Paul Gullotti Gallery, Perth Art Images Gallery, Adelaide 
2006 Art Images Gallery, Adelaide 
2006 Paul Gullotti Gallery, Perth Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
 2005 Goya Galleries, Melbourne 
2005 Qdos Gallery, Lorne 
1999 Maling Gallery Casula Powerhouse, Sydney 
1992 Ten Years After, Roar Studios, Melbourne 
1991 Maska Gallery, Pioneer Square, Seattle
 1987 Emerging Collector, East Village, New York 
1985-1986 Gallery 212, Waseda, Tokyo
 1983-1986 Roar Studios, Melbourne

Exhibitions featured in

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