Tony Scott has travelled extensively throughout the Asia Pacific region for over twenty years and has held over 40 solo and group exhibitions in China since 1994 when he staged his first solo exhibition at the prestigious Red Gate gallery, Beijing.  He is also a respected curator with 12 significant international exhibitions behind him and is the recipient of numerous government grants to support his important work. 

Tony Scott’s art practice is a joyful exploration of the mediums and materials he works with – paper, ink, oil paint, wax, acrylic. He uses his painting, printmaking and installations as a visual diary of his travels and emotions. He has absorbed over the many years of his journeys and studies the various techniques used in both the classical and contemporary practice of Chinese and Western art techniques. He has an instinctual understanding of colour and line and uses these elements in particular to create exciting and dynamic compositions in his work.

1950 / Born in Victoria, Australia
1974 / Higher Diploma of Education: Arts and Crafts,
                University of Melbourne, Major: Sculpture and Performance
1984 / Bachelor of Education: Arts and Crafts, University of Melbourne
                Distinction in Painting, Graduate thesis: Three Indonesian Cultures
1994 / First exhibition in China
2004 / Moved to Beijing, China
2017 / Relocate to Melbourne, Australia

2017 / Journey to Xiamen, SOMA Space, Melbourne

2016 / FilmAid Benefit, Hong Kong

2015 / Soho 189’s Art Lane Launch, Hong Kong

2013 / Geometrics, Studio Rouge, Hong Kong

2012 / Chart, William Wright Art Projects, Sydney

2011 / Geometrics, Studio Rouge, Shanghai

2009 / Geometrics, Studio Rouge, Shanghai

2008 / Beijing Real estate, Front Line Contemporary, Beijing

2007 / Beijing Transactions, Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne

2007 / Temple Geometrics, Studio Rouge, Shanghai

2006 / Ten Years On, Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2005 / Two Journeys,  Maroondah Gallery, Melbourne

2005 / New Travels, Span Galleries, Melbourne

2003 / 10 Years, Kato Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2003 / Altar, Span Galleries, Melbourne

2002 / Landfall, Australian High Commission, Singapore

2002 / Tokyo Paintings, E Loby  Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2002 / Crossing the Bo Hai Gulf, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne

2001 / Silk, Suzanne Biederberg Gallery Amsterdam

2001 / Tokyo Paintings, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

2000 / Journey, Kono Gallery, Osaka, Japan

2000 / Geodesy, Span Galleries, Melbourne, Australia

2000 / Fluidic Space, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong, China

2000 / Fluidic Space, Mass Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2000 / Fluidic Space, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China

1999 / Memory and Longing, St Stephen’s Church, Melbourne

1999 / Beijing Paintings, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

1998 / Long Term Visa, Renard Wardell Gallery, Melbourne,

1997 / Visit, Kono Gallery, Osaka, Japan

1997 / Wallpaper as Art, Michael Wardell Gallery, Melbourne,

1997 / China Gold, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong, China

1996 / Double Happiness, Michael Wardell Gallery, Melbourne,

1995 / Suzhou Series, Crawford Gallery, Sydney, Australia

1995 / Looking in Looking Out, Meridian Gallery, Melbourne with Jill Orr

1994 / Altar Paintings, Century Gallery, Beijing, China

1994 / Journey, Meridian Gallery, with Michael Cartwright

1993 / Recent Painting, Meridian Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

1993 / Recent Painting, Crawford Gallery, Sydney, Australia

1990 / Landfall, CAZ Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

1989 / Images and Devotions, Niagara Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

1988 / Three Sisters, Linden Galleries, Melbourne, Australia

1987 /  Shedding Skins, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne

1985 / Brunswick to the City, Steven Mori Gallery, Sydney, Australia

1984 / Urban Grids, Rhumbaralla Gallery, Melbourne

1982 / New Painting, Roar Studios, Melbourne, Australia

1981 / New Painting, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne

This above is but a selection of exhibitions. A full list of exhibitions, curated shows, publications and collections is available on request.