Tommy Carroll
Tommy was born in 1956 at Doon Doon Station in the East Kimberley and worked as a stockman for many years. His knowledge of the country in which he worked is extensive and the pivotal focus of his paintings. He is a natural – his style is strong, individual, balanced, striking. It is obvious that he has never followed in anyone’s footsteps – his works are most definitely by Tommy Carroll. The paintings flow with the landscape – from minimal yet precise black and white to vibrant reds and bright yellow to the softer black/brown/green of his grandfather, Paddy Carroll’s country.
He has participated in Solo and Group Exhibitions throughout Australia, his paintings have been acquired by important collectors, the National Gallery of Australia and the Parliament House Collection. Tommy's works are popular world-wide, as many collectors from America, Germany and Holland have discovered and collected and continue to commission works by this now well established artist.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004 Tommy Carroll and Mabel Juli, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2003 Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
2005 Waterhole 11, Raft Artspace, Darwin
New Work From Warmun, Gadfly Gallery, Perth
New Work From Warmun, Gadfly Gallery, Perth
2003 Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Framed Gallery, Darwin
2002 Warmun Group Show, Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
Colleen Carter, Tommy Carroll and Katie Cox, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Collectors Show, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Colleen Carter, Tommy Carroll and Katie Cox, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Collectors Show, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
2000 Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra
Selected Collections
- Australian National Gallery, Canberra
- Parliament Collection, Canberra
- Broadmeadows Health Service Collection, Victoria
- Private Collections, Australia, Germany, America, England and Switzerland