Barry Robson
Barry Robson’s artistic career has spanned more than four decades. He has been the recipient of many awards including:
New Zealand/Japan Student Exchange. First equal Castrol NZ Art Awards. Framework Gallery Trophy for Best Painting. Winner Open Award Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards. Best Landscape/Seascape Paraparaumu Rotary Art Awards. Work accepted for Save the Children Program. Winner of Heart of a Southlander Art Award. Winner of Environment Southland Art Award. Paintings published in Australian Artist Magazine. Best in show Paraparaumu Rotary Art Awards.
A sought after tutor, he remains loyal to the tradition of painting en plein air – working directly from nature. A dedication to and celebration of the environment is intrinsic to his art.
He studied at Southland Technical Collage, 1963-66. Wellington Polytechnic School of Design, 1968-71. He tutored at The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art, Wellington, 2009-15.
New Zealand/Japan Student Exchange. First equal Castrol NZ Art Awards. Framework Gallery Trophy for Best Painting. Winner Open Award Invercargill Licensing Trust Art Awards. Best Landscape/Seascape Paraparaumu Rotary Art Awards. Work accepted for Save the Children Program. Winner of Heart of a Southlander Art Award. Winner of Environment Southland Art Award. Paintings published in Australian Artist Magazine. Best in show Paraparaumu Rotary Art Awards.
A sought after tutor, he remains loyal to the tradition of painting en plein air – working directly from nature. A dedication to and celebration of the environment is intrinsic to his art.
He studied at Southland Technical Collage, 1963-66. Wellington Polytechnic School of Design, 1968-71. He tutored at The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art, Wellington, 2009-15.
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