Rodney Forbes, Two Sisters, 1984. Oil on canvas, 129.6 x 130cm. Donated by Euan Heng through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 1997. Courtesy: the artist, Australian Galleries, Melbourne and Gippsland Art Gallery, Gippsland.
Celebrating Rodney Forbes’ unique style of storytelling and his highly distinctive painting style. Over four decades, Forbes has developed his figurative narrative painting and use of flattened perspective. Throughout this exhibition visitors can view works that showcase Forbes’ colourful and characteristic practice from 1983 to 2020.
Forbes says of the exhibition, “Thanks to Gippsland Art Gallery and Australian Galleries, Melbourne, for collaborating to bring 40 years of my work together. It will be wonderful to see those old friends again.”
Rodney Forbes is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Federation University Australia. and is represented by Australian Galleries, Melbourne.
