1953 Born Melbourne. Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Before painting his first canvas in the early 90’s, Gordon was a highly acclaimed chef and innovative restaurant owner in Bendigo, Victoria, farming much of his own produce, including yabbies! In 1991 he relocated to Noosa, Queensland and established a new restaurant highly regarded for its innovative cuisine. It was in Noosa that Gordon’s talent for drawing and painting finally emerged – he exchanged his chef’s knives for paint brushes and so began his extraordinary career as an artist.
Gordon’s training as a chef enables him to work fast and spontaneously; scraping back and layering lush acrylics onto his canvases. Together with his self-confessed passion for “wine, women and food” and his ability to record observations of humour and pathos in everyday life, the artist is rewarded with the instant appeal that has made him one of Australia’s most successful artists.
1995 The Waiting Series Fine Art Stockroom, Brisbane
1996 Feast Your Eyes – Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1996 One Man Exhibition – The Queen Street Fine Art Gallery, Sydney
1997 Solo Exhibition – Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne
1997 Solo Exhibition – Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1998 Solo Exhibition – Libby Edwards Gallery, Melbourne
1999 Solo Exhibition – Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2000 Contemporary Australian Paintings – Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
2000 Blown Away – Solo Exhibition Libby Edwards Gallery, Sydney
2000 Take Me Home Baby – Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2001 One Man Exhibition – Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
2003 La Dolce Vita – Art Galleries Schubert, Gold Coast
2003 New Works – Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2004 Mixed Exhibition – Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2005 Autumn Mixed Exhibition – Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2005 New Works – Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2006 Solo Exhibition – Vie à la Campagne, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2006 Christmas Exhibition with Gallery Artists – Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2007 Top Guns 07 – Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2007 Solo Exhibition – Fleurtation, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2009 Solo Exhibition – Tides of Spring, Schubert Contemporary, Gold Coast
2009 Solo Exhibition – Birdsong, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2009 40 x 40 Special First Christmas Show Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld
2010 First Anniversary Exhibition, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2010 Solo Exhibition – Long Hot Summer – Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Qld
2010 Christmas Portrait Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2011 Solo Exhibition – Melodic Conversations, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2011 8 Days Before Christmas Our Artists’ Special Christnas Show, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2012 Solo Exhibition – Hyd ran gea, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2013 Solo Exhibition – Glow, Anthea Polson Art, Qld
2013 Solo Exhibition – Slippery When wet, Richard Martin Art, Sydney
2015 Solo Exhibition – Light, Anthea Polson Art, QLD
2016 Featured Artist – October, Anthea Polson Art, QLD
2019 Solo Exhibition – Regenerate, Shac Gallery, NSW
Represented in numerous private and corporate collections throughout Australia and overseas including USA, Brazil, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Japan
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