Tim Vagg

Born 15 / 2 / 73

Origin Born in Canberra, A.C.T.
Studied in Ballarat, Victoria.
Moved to Melbourne in 1993.
Now lives and works in Northcote, Melbourne.

Education

1991- 1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)
Ballarat University

2001 Graduate Diploma of Education (Fine Art)
Melbourne University.


Solo Exhibitions

1997 'Surface Tension' Metro Gallery, Nth. Melbourne.
2000 'Simbolos Sagrados' Hogan Gallery, Collingwood.
2003 'Face-Up' Kick gallery, Northcote.
2004 'Dogmatika' Kick Gallery, Northcote.
2005 'Northcote Stories' Kick Gallery, Northcote.
2007 'Theatre of You & Me’ Kick Gallery, Northcote.
2008 'Batmania – Tales from a cold Melbourne studio.
2009 'Heroes Drunks and Bounders - Forgotten Tales of Melbourne
Kick Gallery, Northcote.



Group Exhibitions

1993 Mural Project Ballarat Eureka Museum.
1995 'Emerging Rural Artists' State Library of Victoria.
1996 'Highly Strung' Ararat Gallery.
1996 'New Student Work' Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne.
1997 'New Visions' Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
1997 'Figures and Form' Mair St. Gallery, Ballarat.
1998 'Journey & Myth' Mair St. Gallery, Ballarat.
1998 'Re-View' Eltham Art Space.
1999 'Three' Eltham Art Space.
2002 'Inner Sense' Kick Gallery, Northcote.
2003-08 'Kick Artists’ annual showcase exhibitions.

Prizes

1996 David Pratt Drawing Prize
1999 Warrandyte Youth Arts Award

Tim Vagg : A Background


Tim Vagg has made himself known in Melbourne and surrounds as a unique and dynamic artist and musician, involving himself in creative projects as broad ranging as music festivals, film, theatre, and comedy, but he is best known for his highly personal and successful exhibitions of his paintings.

Tim is also a qualified teacher and has shared his skills and knowledge with both secondary and
primary aged children.
Tim’s emotive work has found a home onto the walls of art collectors both nationally and abroad, and has enjoyed the success of the last four of his solo shows being completely sold out.

Tim paints in a lyrical, gestural and narrative style that has a wide appeal to both young and old alike, and part of the reason for this appeal is that the artist finds a way to make his narratives both universal and personal at the same time. Tim’s work has been described as whimsical, sophisticated, naive, childlike and emotive, also perhaps suggestive of the figurative work of Australian artists, Joy Hester or Charles Blackman.

Some of Tim’s earlier work explored a more hard graphic street style, inspired by Melbourne’s strong graffiti and stenciling art scenes. More recently however, Tim has been inspired by an appreciation of the folk art painting of Mexico and it's celebration of colour, pattern and the everyday.
The artist continues his exploration and development towards a personal kind of 'Urban Folk Art' language, that acts as a kind of narrative to express the simplicity and beauty of various reflective emotional states.

Tim is currently working in the Australian Film and TV industry lending his skills and
vision to the Art Departments on HBO’s “THE PACIFIC” filmed here in
Melbourne at Melbourne Central City Studios, Docklands and on “CARLA CAMETTI P.D.”
for SBS Television, 6 Episode Crime Drama Series and “Saved” a telemovie for SBS.