Jason Roberts
Biography
Melbourne based artist Jason Roberts has, over a thirty year career, exhibited on four continents, including exhibitions in New York and Japan, and has continued representation in London and Greece.
Awards
Major Collectors
HRH The Sultan of Oman
State Library of Victoria
ANZ Banking Corporation
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
HH The Maharaja of Jodphur
Macquarie Bank
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
Exhibitions
2020
Solo Exhibition - ‘A Hidden Treasure’ - Athens, Greece(Postponed to 2021 due to COVID 19)
2019
Winner, ‘Best Watercolour’ for ‘Sassoon Docks, Mumbai’, Knox Art Show
2018
Winner; People’s Choice award, Bachus Marsh Art Show, for ‘Along the Creekbed’. Finalist, ANL Maritime Art Prize.
Resident Artist, Royal MelbourneShow, Royal Geelong Show
Exhibition - Two Views, Portside Gallery, Tasmania
2017
Seven months travelling in Greece for a major painting project celebrating traditional Greek Livestock.
2016
Resident artist, Royal Easter Show, Sydney
Winner; best traditional artwork under $2,500, Camberwell Art Show
Exhibition - Feather and Sail, Portside Gallery, Tasmania
2015
Finalist NSW Parliament Plein Air Prize
Resident Artist, Royal MelbourneShow, Royal Easter Show
Winner, People's Choice Award, Bayside Art Show.
2014
Winner Best in Show, Hobson's Bay Art Show
Winner, Casterton Kelpie(working dog) Art Show
Highly Commended - ANL maritime Art Prize, Melbourne
2013
Resident Artist, Royal Easter Show, Sydney and Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne Winner Inglis Equestrian Art Prize, Sydney
2012
Solo Exhibition, Sport of Kings, Collins Street gallery, Melbourne
Resident Artist, Royal Easter Show, Sydney.
2011
Solo exhibition, Town & Country, Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne.
Resident Artist, Royal Melbourne Show
Solo exhibition,Scenes From the Cobra's Hood, Rajasthan, India.
Resident Artist, Royal Easter Show, Sydney
2010
Solo Exhibition, ‘The Last View’, Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne.
Travels to India for ‘resident artist’ positions with HH The Maharajah of Jodphur and Orange County Lodge on the Kabini River, Karnataka.
Losing our marvels - article in The Age
Commission by Macquaire Bank, Historic buildings of Brisbane.
Commissioned by Royal Agricultural Society of NSW to paint Grand Supreme Merino, Royal Easter Show.
2009
Solo exhibition, "Going In", Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide.
"Best Representation of Victorian Maritime History", The ANL Maritime Art Prize
2008
Exhibits with Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Mall Galleries, London Solo exhibition, "The Conscious Stone II", The Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne.
2007
Moves to London
Recieves major commission of 35 paintings from His Royal Highness, The Sultan of Oman. Travels to Oman, The Arabian Penninsula.
Finalist, Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, London
Solo exhibition, "Breakers Ahead!", Nautilus Gallery, King Island, Tasmania
2006
"Port Fairy Scenes", solo exhibition, "Rockleigh", Historic manor, Port Fairy, Victoria. "A Curious Eye", solo exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, Australia. "Best Australian Wildlife Painting", Camberwell Art Show, Australia.
Featured Resident Artist at "Bird Week", Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
2005
"The Conscious Stone" Solo Exhibition of Architectural studies, The Collins Street Gallery, Melbourne.
"Gondwana" Solo Exhibition, Galerie Konoha, Tokyo, Japan.
2004
"Painting the Corner", co-curator and participant in Trust For Nature(TFN) Exhibition. Artist in Residence, Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania, Australia.
2003
Runner-up, Works on Paper, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Museum of South Australia Artist in Residence, Gagudju Resort, Kakadu National Park, Australia, , Yulara Resort, Central Australia.
2002
Wins "Best in Show", R.S.P.C.A. Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, with "Brahmaputra".
2000
South-Eastern Wildlife Art Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina.
Featured in American Artist "Watercolour" magazine, "Detailing Wildlife".
1999
South-Eastern Wildlife Art Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina.
Asked to participate in Christies' Wildlife Art Auction, London.
1998
South-Eastern Wildlife Art Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina.
Accepted into "Birds in Art", Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin. "Natural Habitat; Contemporary Wildlife Artists of North America", Spanierman Gallery, New York City
1997
Named "Artist to Watch", USArt Magazine.
Participates in Bonhams' Wildlife Art Auction, Singapore.
"X-ers in Art", article USArt Magazine.
1996
Minneapolis Wildlife and Western Art Expo.
Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Expo, Seattle, Washington.
"Wonders of Nature" Exhibition, Monidale Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1995
American debut at the Northern Wildlife Art Expo, Lansing, Michigan. Minneapolis Wildlife and Western Art Expo.
Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Expo, Tacoma, Washington.
Named "Best Newcomer", USArt Magazine.
1994
Lives and exhibits in London (Medici Gallery, Mayfair)
1990
Runner-up, R.S.P.C.A. Annual Art Show, Melbourne.
"Best Work Depicting Exotic Wildlife", WASA Annual Exhibition
1988
On-site artist, World Expo 88, Brisbane, Queensland
1987
VCE Applied Art, RMIT.
Two works on paper bought by RMIT.
1985
Produces ‘Wildlife of Australia’ greeting cards, during ‘Work Experience’ at a Warburton gift shop, aged 15.
Showing the single artwork
