Garry John Orriss
Garry John Orriss (born October 7, 1967 in Sydney ) is a British-Australian painter and photographer . He lives and works in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg .
Life
Garry Orriss has German, French and Irish ancestry and was adopted as a child by an Australian couple of British descent.
In Sydney he studied from 1985 to 1988 at the Meadowbank School of Fine Art (degree: Art Certificate) and at the City Art Institute .
After learning of his adoption, he cycled through 45 countries between 1990 and 1995 to the birthplace of his adoptive father in Oxford. Later he met his birth German mother, an artist and photographer living near Heilbronn.
He recorded his impressions in sketch diaries, and drawings were published in several exhibitions.
Garry Orriss went to China for a short time in 1999 and worked there for several companies, including Hotel Kempinski .
He was best known for his high-contrast images of couples who break through cultural, social, political or religious taboos.
Exhibitions
- 1987 Sketches on paper, The Wendy Smith Gallery, Bundanoon Australia
- 1988 Recent Paintings, artist's studio, Bundanoon Australia
- 1989 City Scapes and Recent Paintings, artist's studio, Sydney, Australia,
- 1989 Sacred Ceremonies and Images from Papua New Guinea, Mosman Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
- 1990 Works on Paper, artist's studio, Bundanoon, Australia
- 1991 Drawings on paper, The Old Brewery Gallery, Goulburn Australia
- 1991 Oil paintings and watercolors, artist's studio, Bundanoon Australia
- 1999 Past and Present, special exhibition at the Carl Zeiss Planetarium, Berlin
- 1999 Works on paper, Kempinski Hotel, Beijing, China
- 2002 Large sketches and other works on paper, artist's studio, Berlin
- 2007 Special exhibition in the artist's Berlin studio, opened by the Australian Ambassador to Germany ( Ian Kemish )
- 2007 Etchings and works on paper, Galerie z ruky, Czech Republic
Prizes and awards
- 1987 Australian National Student Art Prize (1st Prize), Bathurst, Australia
- 1988 Bicentennial Royal Easter Show Drawing Prize (2nd Prize), Sydney Stadium, Australia.
- 1989 The Bowral Photo Art Prize (1st prize), Bowral, Australia
- 1991 Berrima District Art Prize, Young Peoples Arts prize (1st prize), Bowral, Australia
Installations and performances
- 1986 Party out of bounds (project: packed house), Bundanoon, Australia.
- 1990 The Burning - The burning of all the artists artworks, Bundanoon, Australia
- 1992 Monropo, Entropy and Atrophy (Sea-Side Installation), The Mon Repos National Park, Bargara Beach, Australia
- 1993 The Clever Country (Highway installation), Marlborough-Serina Road, Australia
Web links
- Pictures of the artist at GoArt
- Article in Berliner Zeitung
- Article Forward to the roots at Spree Babe
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orriss, Garry John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Australian painter and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |