Civilian

Civilian is the pseudonym of Tom Civil, a street artist, operating out of Melbourne, Australia, who has been profiled as a "leading player" of "the city's vibrant stencil art scene".

Career Civilian started painting stencils around the end of 2001.

In the documentary film Rash (2005), Civil spoke of his approach to street stenciling..."It's something I'll plan and kind of go on a mission by myself and kind of do as much as I can when I feel like it. It's not necessarily so much to do with the mood or whatever. It's more when the times right".

He has had several art works exhibited in gallery shows, but says he is not entirely comfortable in those settings; preferring to do work in "Empty Shows" illegal exhibitions held in derelict buildings. In 2003, police caught Civilian at the Canterbury "Empty Show". No criminal charges were laid by police.