Richard Claremont

Art career In 1988, Claremont returned to Australia and started working for Australia Post as a postman serving City of Shellharbour area. became his main occupation for almost thirty years. Claremont found inspiration on the city streets, making sketches while delivering mail.

Awards Year Award Result 2015 ANL Maritime Art Prize 2015 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize finalist 2016 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize finalist 2017 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize finalist

Exhibitions Year Exhibition Gallery City Country 1985 Four Artists from Sydney College of the Arts James Harvey Gallery Balmain Australia 1995 Steeltown First Draft Sydney Australia 1998 Broken Hill And Beyond Salerno Gallery Sydney Australia 2014 Autumn Exhibition (group show) Bradman Centre Art Gallery Bowral Australia 2015 Remembered Landscapes Clifton School of Arts Clifton Australia 2016 Asia Contemporary Art Show Conrad Hong Kong Hong Kong China 2017 Secret Sydney Aro Gallery Sydney Australia 2018 Bright New Day Brightspace Gallery Melbourne Australia 2019 Terra Flora Brightspace Gallery Melbourne Australia