Ross Watson

Ross Watson (born in 1962) is an Australian artist.

Career Watson has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions since 1984, including important surveys of Australian and international contemporary art at the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and in the Toronto and Melbourne International Art Fairs. He has been described as a "proud, gay man", and his sexuality has inspired several of his works.

His work includes portraits of Australian former rugby league footballer Ian Roberts, and Olympic Champion Matthew Mitcham.

Watson's art is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, National Portrait Gallery, and significant private collections including Sir Elton John, James J. O'Donnell, and James D. Wolfensohn. He also did free work in aid of the AIDS charity, the Terence Higgins Trust.

Untitled# Ross Watson, an internationally released book published by Bruno Gmünder Verlag in Germany, includes an interview with the artist by former High Court Justice, the Hon. Michael Kirby.

Works published, shown, sold Written

Notable Collections National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia Sir Elton John Collection, United Kingdom James J. O'Donnell Collection, New York, USA Sir William Dobell Foundation, Sydney, Australia Charles Cholmondeley, London, United Kingdom Robert Woolley, Sotheby's New York, USA Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, Australia Citibank, Sydney, Australia The Von Engelhardt Collection, Geneva, Switzerland Sir James D. Wolfensohn, President, The World Bank 1995–2005, Washington DC, USA Abbott Tout Russell Kennedy, Sydney, Australia Pancontinental, Sydney, Australia Dave Clark Collection, London, United Kingdom Ian Roberts Collection, Sydney, Australia Grant Hackett, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Professor Andrew Kaye, Melbourne, Australia Russell Mulcahy, Sydney, Australia The Hon. Petro Georgiou M.P., Melbourne, Australia The K. Adams Collection, London, United Kingdom Dr Brett Archer Collection, Melbourne, Australia Timothy Chow Collection, New York, USA Evan Davis Collection, Melbourne, Australia Dr Simon Terry, Melbourne, Australia Haydon Elliot and Greg Moses Collection, Melbourne, Australia Dr Christopher Webber and Christopher Cossier, Sydney, Australia Michael Trovato Collection, Melbourne, Australia Sean Angles Collection, San Francisco, USA Professor Phillip Hamilton RFD, Melbourne, Australia Paul Zahra and Duncan Peerman, Sydney, Australia Jon Anderson and Lance Johnson, Palm Springs, USA