# Owen Thompson Artist - Link: https://www.jahroc.com.au/owen-thompson-artist - Published: 2014-08-07T14:46:00+08:00 - Author: JahRoc Galleries Multi-award winning Australian artist Owen Thompson is best known for his sublime landscapes of the Blue Mountains, which capture the austere beauty and light of this unique region where Owen resides, and continues to source his inspiration. Owen majored in painting and printmaking at the UNSW College of Art then completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Adelaide Art School, has held more than 15 solo exhibitions, is a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute and also the Royal Art Society. * ![Owen Thompson Artist](https://www.jahroc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ Owen-Thompson-Artist-1024x770.jpg) * ![Owen Thompson Reflected Rocks](https://www.jahroc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ 2014/10/Owen-Thompson-Reflected-Rocks.jpg) ### Artist Statement Owen Thompson was born in Melbourne in 1958 and grew up near Heidelburg, the area made famous by Streeton, Roberts, McCubbin and others of the Heidelburg school. At eight years old his family moved to Sydney and Owen now resides in the Blue Mountains. He majored in painting and printmaking at the UNSW College of Fine Art and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Adelaide Art School. Owen specializes in drawing and watercolour which he now teaches at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Previously he was a commercial screen printer and secondary school art teacher. Owen has held fifteen solo exhibitions all of which have reflected his passionate interest in the natural world and his ability to tackle complex subjects in watercolour. He has been an exhibiting member of the Australian Watercolour Institute since 1996 and of the Royal Art Society since 2000. He has participated in several group exhibitions including the “Land out of Time” exhibition in 2004 which featured works by Blue Mountains artists that were contemporary re-interpretations of landscape works depicting the mountains painted in the early 1900’s. His work is represented in the collections of the University of NSW, Adelaide College of Arts, Lane Cove Council, Nepean Hospital and Artbank. Best known for his sublime landscapes of the Blue Mountains, which capture the austere beauty and light of this unique region, multi-awarded Owen Thompson is represented by Katoomba Fine Art Gallery, Katoomba NSW, and JahRoc Galleries, Margaret River WA. ### Curriculum Vitae **Qualifications** 1980    Bachelor of Fine Arts Adelaide Art School1979    Diploma of Art UNSW College of Fine Art**Solo Exhibitions**2016    “Peaceful Places” Main foyer, Nepean Hospital, Penrith NSW2015    “Elevation” Everglades Garden Gallery, Leura, NSW2013    “Wild Blue Yonder” Everglades Garden Gallery, Leura, NS2011   ” The Bush, the Beach and Berry” Historic house, Prince Alfred St, Berry NSW2010  “ Watercolours” Katoomba Fine Art, Katoomba NSW2008    “Liquid Landscape” Katoomba Fine Art, Katoomba NSW2007    “Drawn to Nature” Katoomba Fine Art, Katoomba NSW2004“ Landmarks and Backwaters” Gallery Lane, Leura NSW2002    “Waterways” Gallery Lane, Leura NSW2002    “Watersheds” Hardware Fine Art, Naremburn, Sydney.2001    “Closer to the Clouds” Nepean Hospital, Penrith NSW2000    “A Feast of Forms” The Centre Gallery, Glenbrook NSW1998     “Drawing the Divide” Oz Artspace, Katoomba NSW1996“ Native Nectar” Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney1994    “About the Bush” Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney1993    “Branches of the Blue Divide” Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney1991    “ New Views” Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney1989    “Fruits of Paradise – Seeds of Survival” The North Sydney Contemporary Gallery1988    “The Delight of Earthly Gardens” The North Sydney Contemporary Gallery1986    “Pastels and Watercolours” The University of NSW1985    “Coloured Waters” Hamilton Design Glass Gallery, Sydney**Group Exhibitions** 2014     “Journeys West” Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW2011     “High Horizons” Warragil Studio Gallery, Blackheath NSW2004    “Land out of Time” Penrith, Griffith and Stanthorp Regional Galleries2001    “The Megalong Show” Gallery Lane, Leura2000“ Six Watercolourists” The Royal Art Society of NSW2000    “Modern Masters” North Sydney Fine Art Galley.1997    “15 Artists” Soho Galley, Sydney1995    “Bush memories” The Brown Paper Gallery, Lawson NSW1993    “Out of the Blue” The Brown Paper Gallery, Lawson NSW1990    “Principal’s Choice” Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney**Selected Exhibitions** 2012   Finalist Hawkesbury Art Prize exhibition.2005 – 2010   Blue Mountains Artist Company exhibits, Carrington Hotel & Edge Cinema, Katoomba2000 – 2009   Royal Art Society Exhibitions. (Elected member 2000)1992 – 2010   Australian Watercolour Institute exhibitions. (Elected member 1996)1998   Sister Cities Exhibition, Sanda , Japan. 1991   KAC Teaching Artist’s exhibition, Barcelona, Spain1988 – 2002   RAS Easter Show exhibitions (Drawing C 88 & Second Prize 89, Watercolour C 89)1988 – 1990   Drummoyne Art Prize (Drawings HC 88, VHC 89, C90)**Collections**UNSW College of Fine Art, Adelaide Art School, Lane Cove Council, Artbank Ltd, Nepean Hospital** Publications**The Australian Watercolour Institute, Phillip Mathews book publishers, 1996The Australian Watercolour Institute – 1923 – 1988 Beagle Press, 1988Land Out of Time Oz Arts Publications 2004The Artist’s Palette Magazine Annual, 1999The Australian Artist Magazine December 1987 & June 1999Artist’s and Galleries of Australia, Max Germaine, Macquarie Library 1996 --- ### JahRoc Galleries currently have no Owen Thompson Paintings for Sale [Shop All Artists – Art Gallery](https://www.jahroc.com.au/gallery-category/artists/)