when: 12 April 2025 - 20 July 2025 | venue: National Portrait Gallery | cost: See event for details | address: King Edward Terrace Parkes 2600 | website: https://portrait.gov.au
published: 28 Apr 2025, 5 min read
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The Immersive World of Thom Roberts is the first solo exhibition for multidisciplinary contemporary Australian artist Thom Roberts. Roberts' bold portraits morph people with trains and buildings, inviting audiences to see the world through his eyes. Showcasing more than 100 works spanning his prolific, decades-long career to date, this exhibition will feature paintings, installation and animation as well as major new work.
[Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover. Photo: Rick Carter, Studio One Another]
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The Immersive World of Thom Roberts is the first solo exhibition for multidisciplinary contemporary Australian artist Thom Roberts. Roberts' bold portraits morph people with trains and buildings, inviting audiences to see the world through his eyes. Showcasing more than 100 works spanning his prolific, decades-long career to date, this exhibition will feature paintings, installation and animation as well as major new work.
[Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover. Photo: Rick Carter, Studio One Another]
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The Immersive World of Thom Roberts 2025 is on 12 April 2025 - 20 July 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Parkes. Call 02 6102 7000 for details. Visit their website at https://portrait.gov.au.
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