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Brisbane · Contemporary figurative painter

Tom Gibbs

Tom Gibbs is a Brisbane-based oil painter whose paintings bring portraiture into conversation with poetry, landscape and lived experience. Tom Gibbs completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne and undertook classical training in Italy and Greece.

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Brisbane, Australia

Now but Not YetOil on canvas · 90 × 120 cmReflections on RenewalEnquire

Paintings

Highlights

A concise selection from 6 bodies of work. Choose a series to enter its complete catalogue.

Showing 8 paintings.

Self Portrait

2017 · Oil on canvas · 75 × 100 cm

Reflections on Renewal

Now but Not Yet

Oil on canvas · 90 × 120 cm

Reflections on Renewal

Fleet

2011 · Oil on canvas

Transient Traces

It’s a Long Way – Sid

Oil on canvas · 102 × 76 cm

The Light of Day

Long and Lovely

Oil on canvas · 102 × 76 cm

The Light of Day

The World Is Charged

2011 · Oil on canvas

Eden Unravelled

Reduce Me to True Greatness

2011 · Oil on canvas · Approx. 90 × 150 cm

Chromatic Visions

Ten Thousand Places

2016 · Oil on canvas · 90 × 120 cm

Earlier Works

Portrait commissions

Portrait commissions

A painted portrait is a gesture of honour and a story held in oil. Whether it marks a moment, a milestone or a memory, each commission begins with thoughtful conversation and careful attention.

Crafted to endure, a portrait can hold a person’s presence, invite reflection and carry meaning across generations.

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Expressive oil portrait of a blonde woman in a red blouse against a deep burgundy background.
Portrait of LibCommissioned portrait of Lib.
Oil portrait of an older grey-haired man wearing dark glasses, a white shirt and black jacket.
Portrait of MarkCommissioned portrait of Mark.
Oil painting of Marty seated by a large window, reading a newspaper beside deep purple curtains.
Portrait of MartyA portrait of Marty Smith, described on the existing site as a long-time collector, encourager and friend, and as a columnist for the Adelaide Advertiser.
Full-length commissioned oil portrait of Dan crouching against a saturated yellow background.
Dan’s CommissionOil on canvas · 2010
Commissioned oil painting of a child lying beside a brown dog on a bright beach.
Kate’s CommissionOil on canvas · 2010
Commissioned oil painting of a figure reaching into luminous rippling water.
Compass Commission IOil on canvas · 2014
Commissioned oil painting of a curling wave and tree-like form over turquoise water.
Compass Commission IIOil on canvas · 2014
Commissioned oil painting of bare feet standing on rock with a small fire in the distance.
Compass Commission IIIOil on canvas · 2014
Wide abstract commissioned painting built from layered red, blue, green and yellow marks.
Marty’s Commission, 2009Oil on canvas · 2009
Tall abstract commissioned painting in violet and blue crossed by a branching gold line.
Marty’s Commission, 2008Oil on canvas · 2008

About the artist

Looking closely, painting slowly.

Originally from the Adelaide Hills, Tom Gibbs completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne and undertook classical training in Italy and Greece.

With a deep respect for history and its stories, Gibbs explores how collective and formative memories shape the contemporary moment. His work returns to family, culture and the natural world in search of the truth, beauty and goodness that connect human experience.

His current practice continues this inquiry through portraiture and narrative painting, attending to the stories that bind people together and illuminate shared experience.

Based inBrisbane, AustraliaPracticeOil painting

Curriculum vitae

Education, exhibitions and awards.

A record of studio training, exhibitions and recognition spanning Tom’s practice.

Education

4 entries
  1. 2021Graduate Diploma of Divinity
  2. 2014Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education (First Class Honours)Victoria University
  3. 2013Painting in the Classical TraditionAegean Center for the Fine Arts · Italy and Greece
  4. 2012Bachelor of Fine Art — Painting (First Class Honours)Victorian College of the Arts · Melbourne

Exhibitions

24 entries
  1. 2024The Light of Day (solo)Gladstone Road Art Gallery · Brisbane, Queensland
  2. 2022Small Works Art PrizeBrunswick Street Gallery
  3. 2018Young Art Prize (finalist)Royal Art Society, Lavender Bay Gallery · Sydney
  4. 2018Mandorla Art Award (finalist)Turner Galleries · Perth
  5. 2018TranslationTidal Space, Docklands · Victoria
  6. 2017Graeme Hildebrand Art Prize (highly commended)Red Gallery, North Fitzroy · Victoria
  7. 2017Cliftons Art PrizeCliftons Melbourne · Victoria
  8. 2016Sirens (I Heard Voices in the Night)Gertrude Contemporary Glasshouse, Collingwood · Victoria
  9. 2016To Tell Another’s StoryKerry Packer Civic Gallery · Adelaide, South Australia
  10. 2016To Tell Another’s StorySt Peter’s Town Hall, City of Norwood · South Australia
  11. 2016To Tell Another’s StoryTin Cat Cafe · Adelaide, South Australia
  12. 2016The OpeningFive Ways Gallery, Kalorama · Victoria
  13. 2013The Aegean FallAegean Gallery, Paros · Greece
  14. 2012Becoming (solo)Jackson Gallery, Carlton North · Victoria
  15. 2012Graduate ShowVictorian College of the Arts, South Melbourne · Victoria
  16. 2012ProudMargaret Lawrence Gallery, South Melbourne · Victoria
  17. 2012Wallara Travelling ScholarshipMargaret Lawrence Gallery, South Melbourne · Victoria
  18. 2012Metro Arts PrizeMetro Gallery, Armadale · Victoria
  19. 2012Once We Were…George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne · Victoria
  20. 2011ProudMargaret Lawrence Gallery, South Melbourne · Victoria
  21. 2011Metro Arts PrizeMetro Gallery, Armadale · Victoria
  22. 2011Mystery, Ambiguity, Nature and LifeHogan Gallery, Fitzroy · Victoria
  23. 2007SACE Graduate Art ShowAdelaide · South Australia
  24. 2007Faces of Australia (solo)Adelaide Arcade · South Australia

Awards

10 entries
  1. 2018Finalist · Royal Art Society Young Art PrizeLavender Bay Gallery · Sydney
  2. 2018Finalist · Mandorla Art AwardTurner Galleries · Perth
  3. 2017Highly Commended · Graeme Hildebrand Art PrizeRed Gallery, North Fitzroy · Victoria
  4. 2017Finalist · Cliftons Art PrizeCliftons Melbourne · Victoria
  5. 2012Recipient · Ian Potter Cultural Trust
  6. 2012Recipient · Graeme Hildebrand $10,000 Travel GrantRingwood Art Society · Victoria
  7. 2012Recipient · Rosetta Kelly Environment Art AwardMargaret Lawrence Gallery · Victoria
  8. 2012Finalist · Metro Arts PrizeArmadale · Victoria
  9. 2012Finalist · Wallara Travelling ScholarshipMargaret Lawrence Gallery · Victoria
  10. 2011Finalist · Metro Arts PrizeArmadale · Victoria

Enquiries

Start with the work that stayed with you.

For commissions, acquisitions, exhibitions or studio visits, send a note. Tom will reply personally.

tom.i.gibbs@gmail.comView available work on Bluethumb