# Tim Storrier

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{{Short description|Australian artist}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name             = Tim Storrier
| image            = File:Tim Storrier Brewarrina Gary Grealy 2015.jpg
| caption          = Storrier in Brewarrina, 2015 by Gary Grealy
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age| 1949 |02|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), New South Wales, Australia
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| field            = Painting
| training         = [National Art School](/source/National_Art_School), [Sydney](/source/Sydney)
| awards           = {{Awards|award= Sir John Sulman Prize |year=1968  |title=Suzy 350 |role= |name= }} <br /> {{Awards|award= Sir John Sulman Prize |year=1984 |title=The Burn |role= |name= }} <br />
{{Awards|award=Archibald Prize |year=2012 |title=[The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch)](/source/The_Histrionic_Wayfarer_(after_Bosch)) |role= |name= }} <br />
{{Awards|award= Doug Moran National Portrait Prize |year=2017 |title=The Lunar Savant |role= |name= }} <br />
| website          = {{URL|http://storrier.com/}}
}}

'''Tim Storrier''' [AM](/source/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia) (born 13 February 1949, [Sydney](/source/Sydney)) is an [Australian artist](/source/List_of_Australian_artists) who won the 2017 [Doug Moran National Portrait Prize](/source/Doug_Moran_National_Portrait_Prize) with ''The Lunar Savant'', a portrait of fellow artist [McLean Edwards](/source/McLean_Edwards).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morris|first1=Linda|title=Doug Moran National Portrait Prize goes to Tim Storrier|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sydney-arts/doug-moran-national-portrait-prize-goes-to-tim-storrier-20171017-gz316v.html|access-date=18 October 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 October 2017}}</ref>

Storrier won the 2012 [Archibald Prize](/source/Archibald_Prize) for a 'faceless' self-portrait entitled ''[The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch)](/source/The_Histrionic_Wayfarer_(after_Bosch))''. His win proved a controversial choice by the judges. Storrier noted in the accompanying [Art Gallery of New South Wales](/source/Art_Gallery_of_New_South_Wales) (AGNSW) text<ref>Art Gallery of NSW</ref> "It refers to a painting by [Hieronymus Bosch](/source/Hieronymus_Bosch) called ''[The Wayfarer](/source/The_Wayfarer_(painting))'' painted in c. 1510 where the figure is believed to be choosing a path or possibly the prodigal son returning ... It also has other references, I believe, but they are rather clouded in biblical history and time ... A carapace of burden is depicted in [...] The histrionic wayfarer, clothed in the tools to sustain the intrigue of a metaphysical survey. Provisions, art materials, books, papers, bedding, compass and maps, all for the journey through the landscape of the artist's mind, accompanied by Smudge [the dog], the critic and guide of the whole enterprise", said Storrier.

The AGNSW text notes, "Though there is no face to identify him, Storrier believes that identity is made clear by the clothes and equipment carried. Storrier has included a drawing of himself in the painting, scribbled on a piece of paper being blown away by the wind".<ref>{{cite web|last=Art Gallery of NSW|title=Tim Storrier::The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch)|work=Archibald Prize 2012|publisher=Art Gallery of New South Wales|url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29250/|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref> Storrier's "Wayfarer" is one of his later career figurative subjects and other examples can be seen in his ''In Absentia'' series.<ref>[http://storrier.com/the-work/paintings/in-absentia-2010/ ''In Absentia''], Storrier.com. Accessed 3 August 2022.</ref>

==Personal life==
Storrier grew up near [Wellington](/source/Wellington%2C_New_South_Wales), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), was educated at the [Sydney Church of England Grammar School](/source/Sydney_Church_of_England_Grammar_School) (Shore) and the [National Art School](/source/National_Art_School), in Sydney. Storrier lived and worked in Sydney until 1995 when he moved to [Bathurst, New South Wales](/source/Bathurst%2C_New_South_Wales), where he remained until 2013.<ref>[http://storrier.com/about-us/biography/ storrier.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301073753/http://storrier.com/about-us/biography |date=1 March 2014 }}</ref> He and his third wife Janet reside near [Bowral](/source/Bowral) in NSW.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-country-gentleman-20140116-30vqr.html|title=The country gentleman|first=Ali|last=Gripper|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==
He is the recipient of several awards including the [Sir John Sulman Prize](/source/Sir_John_Sulman_Prize) in 1968 for ''Suzy 350'' at age 19 and again in 1984 for ''The Burn'' and the [Archibald Prize](/source/Archibald_Prize) in 2012 for ''[The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch)](/source/The_Histrionic_Wayfarer_(after_Bosch))''. At nineteen, Storrier was the youngest artist to win the Sulman Prize. He was a finalist in the [2011 Archibald Prize](/source/List_of_Archibald_Prize_2011_finalists) and also in the Wynne Prize 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/wynne/2012/|title=Wynne Prize finalists 2012 :: Art Gallery NSW|work=NSW.gov.au|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> for his painting ''The Dalliance''.<ref>[http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/prize_images/Storrier_1.jpg The Dalliance]</ref> He was the winner of the [2014 Packing Room Prize](/source/List_of_Archibald_Prize_winners).

==Documentary==
alt=Tim Storrier in Brewarrina by Gary Grealy, 2015|thumb|Tim Storrier in Brewarrina by Gary Grealy, 2015
In 1993, Storrier was the subject of the documentary film ''Lighting Fires'' which aired on ABC television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/tim-storrier-lighting-fires/notes/|title=Curator's notes Tim Storrier, 'Lighting Fires' (1993) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online|work=ASO.gov.au|access-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> In 1994, he was awarded an [Order of Australia (AM)](/source/Order_of_Australia) for services to art.

==Museums==
His work is included in the collections of the [National Gallery of Australia](/source/National_Gallery_of_Australia), the [Art Gallery of New South Wales](/source/Art_Gallery_of_New_South_Wales), the [Metropolitan Museum of Art](/source/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art) in New York and all major Australian art museums.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==Publications==

* {{cite book | title=Moments | url=https://archive.org/details/arxiv-0912.5022 | last1=Capon | first1=Edmund | last2=Wright | first2=William | last3=Storrier | first3=Tim | last4=Zimmer | first4=Jenny | last5=Macmillan | first5=Melbourne | year=2009 }}
* {{cite book | title=Lines of Fire: Works on Paper by Tim Storrier | last1=Crawford | first1=Ashley | publisher=Thames and Hudson | location=Melbourne | year=2003 }}
* {{cite book | title=William Creek & Beyond: Australian Artists Explore the Outback | last1=McGregor | first1=Ken | last2=Crawford | first2=Ashley | publisher=Craftsman House | location=Sydney | year=2002 }}
* {{cite book | title=Tim Storrier: The Art of the Outsider | last=Lumby | first=Catharine | publisher=Craftsman House | location=Sydney | year=2000 }}
* {{cite book | title=John Olsen: Drawn from Life |editor1-first=Robert | editor1-last=Gray | publisher=Duffy & Snellgrove | location=Sydney | year=1998 }}
* {{cite book | title=Art in Australia: From Colonization to Postmodernism | last=Allen | first=Christopher | publisher=Thames & Hudson | location=London | year=1997 }}
* {{cite book | title='Tim Storrier', in Encounters with Australian Artists | last=Hawley | first=Janet | publisher=University of Queensland Press | location=St Lucia | year=1993 | pages=147–55 }}
* {{cite book | title=Point to Point: The Art of Tim Storrier | last=Van Nunen | first=Linda | publisher=Craftsman House | location=Sydney | year=1987 }}
* {{cite book | title=Drawing in Australia: Contemporary Images and Ideas | last=McKenzie | first=Janet | publisher=Macmillan Australia | location=Melbourne | year=1986 }}
* {{cite book | title=Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand | last=Germaine | first=Max | publisher=Lansdowne Editions | location=Sydney | year=1979 }}
* {{cite book | title=The Art of Australia | last=Hughes | first=Robert | edition=revised | publisher=Penguin Books | location=Melbourne | year=1970 }}

===Essays and editorials===

* Tim Storrier (London exhibition) – Bryan Robertson, Fischer Fine Art, London, 1983
* Ticket to Egypt – Linda Van Nunen and Christopher Leonard, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1986
* Burning of the Gifts – Deborah Hart, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 1989
* Point to Point – William Wright, Presentation of major work to Australian Embassy, Tokyo, 1996

==See also==
* [List of Archibald Prize winners](/source/List_of_Archibald_Prize_winners)
* [List of Archibald Prize 2012 finalists](/source/List_of_Archibald_Prize_2012_finalists)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://storrier.com/}}
*[https://hopewoodstudio.com/ Shop Storrier Prints and Sculptures]
* [http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29250/ Artist at Art Gallery of NSW webpage]

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