Thomas Clark

(1934-2010)

Clients may request sculpture or paintings from  the Estate through Artarmon Galleries

THOMAS LINDESAY CLARK

( 1934 – 2010 )

 Curriculum vitae

 
Born in Tasmania and educated at the Launceston Grammar School and then the

University of Tasmania, Thomas Lindesay Clark LLB. 

Began his working life as a farmer and grazier in Northern Tasmania.

 

While at the University he attended the classes of George Davis, a well known Tasmanian painter.  He went into practice in Tasmania in 1965 after admission to the Supreme Court of Tasmania as barrister and solicitor.  In 1966 he went abroard to further his studies in Fine Art.

 

In London he procured a place at the City and Guilds of London School of Art in Kennington and there, for a year, he studied, for the majority of the time in the sculpture studios and under James Butler.

 

He returned to Australia in late 1967, and to the Law, where he worked mainly in the field of legal historical research and legislative drafting in New South Wales, but has continued to paint in oils and model in wax as an amateur ever since.

 

He has been an artist full time since mid 1989.  In October 1991 a one man exhibition of his bronze sculpture, paintings and drawings was held at Artarmon Galleries, Sydney.  He has since shown works in Canberra and in the New England Regional Art Museum in Armidale,  PCI Exhibitionists (1997) Group Show (Sculpture), Robin Gibson Gallery (“Sculpture 6 & 7”) 1994, 1995;  North Shore Fine Art (Sculpture) (1998), North Sydney & Mosman Annual Art Competitions, the Fleurieu Prize 1998, Barker College Art Exhibition 1999 (Sculpture).    

 

In 2001 Thomas  held his second solo exhibition at the Artarmon Galleries showing both sculpture and paintings.  Dr Joan Kerr in her opening address on 28^th August 2001 spoke of Thomas’ continued theme of the post-synthetic mode in his paintings and his further exploration of the allegorical theme of  Leda and the Swan in his bronze and aluminium sculpture.

 

In 2004 Thomas exhibited his sculpture at the Embleton & Kuzemko  Gallery.  After a  travel tour to New York in early 2005 to visit several modern art museums (including Whitney, MOMA and the Guggenheim) Thomas returned to Sydney Australia to commence working towards his third Solo Exhibition with Artarmon Galleries in 2006.

 

Now in 2011 Artarmon Galleries is holding the memorable last exhibition of remaining works from Thomas’ Estate and his nephew Andrew Firth pays tribute to Thomas with recent work of Chinese Ink paintings and a set of photographs of Namibia.

 

We welcome Mr Clive Lucas to officially launch the exhibition on 2 April 2011.  The exhibition continues until 21 April 2011 and a CD of the exhibition is available.