Emerald City - 150x150cm

Bruce Earles (1953–2023)
Australian Artist

Born in Melbourne in 1953, Bruce Earles pursued his formal studies at Monash University and the University of Western Sydney, where he was awarded a Master of Arts with Honours in 1998 and a Doctorate in Creative Arts in 2002. Artnomad

Earles was a member of the famously influential Roar group, a collective of raw, energetic and rebellious young artists who established their own gallery space in Fitzroy in the early 1980s, setting out to have a profound and ongoing impact on the Australian art scene. Harvey Galleries He was a foundational voice in that movement, and its spirit never left his work.

Uplifting narratives and riotous colour define Earles' naïve painting style. Richly textured, his works speak to the potential for a harmonious and celebratory community identity. People raising their arms, birds swooping in arches, trees lifting their branches skyward. Artnomad Even the quietest corner of a canvas feels alive.

Over more than three decades, Earles exhibited extensively across Australia and internationally, including in Tokyo, New York, and London. He was awarded the prestigious Pollock Krasner Award from the Pollock Krasner Foundation in New York, Ministry Of Art recognition that placed him firmly among Australia's most important contemporary artists. His work remains highly sought after by collectors and curators to this day.