ARTIST BIO

Biography:

Dario Falzon A.R.A.S. (b. 1979)

Currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia

dariofalzon@dariofalzon.com / http://dariofalzon.com

 I was born in Bogota, Colombia, 1979, and brought to Australia at 8 weeks old by my adopted Australian parents. I grew up in Western Sydney, primarily around the Hawkesbury area. As a kid I was always drawing, everything from He-Man to Star Wars. If I didn’t have pen and paper in hand it was an odd occurrence. This continued through much of my youth. In my teens I became involved in music and was part of a hip hop group. I went on to be a solo artist, releasing an EP and two solo albums and appearing on various hip hop compilations.

It my late twenties I felt that I needed a creative change. My artistic expression came full circle when I enrolled in a community college course studying the basics of art. I had returned to my first creative love. Shortly thereafter I found the Julian Ashton Art School and enrolled on a part-time basis. It was around this point in time that I began to fully appreciate my interest in landscape painting and I began to seek out specific artists and workshops that could help me develop my skills. A connection to nature is something that is important to me and part of my heritage. My art is a way to express this and share with others the appreciation I have. My hope is that it will help you to see a little of the natural beauty in the world around you also.

I am an Associate member of the Royal Art Society of NSW and an Internation Brand Ambassador for Michael Harding Paints.

Education

Studied Under:

• Rod Wong (Julian Ashton Art School)

• Sam Wade (Julian Ashton Art School)

• Jessica Ashton (Julian Ashton Art School)

• Kasey Sealy

• Todd Whisson

Exhibitions

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  2016 - The 37th Rotary Club of Victor Harbor Art Show, Victor Harbor, South Australia (group exhibition)

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  2015 - “The Real Refuses”, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney (group exhibition)

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  2015 - Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne University, Hawthorne Melbourne (group exhibition)

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  2014 - “En Plein Air”, Wedge Gallery, Kinokuniya, Sydney (group exhibition)

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  2014 - Julian Ashton Student & Teacher Exhibition, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney

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  2013 - Julian Ashton Student & Teacher Exhibition, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney

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  2011 - Julian Ashton Student & Teacher Exhibition, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney

• 2010 - Julian Ashton Student & Teacher Exhibition, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney

Publications

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  Rosemary & Co Artists Brushes: Newsletter (August Edition, Issue 9, Rosemary & Co Artists Brushes) - “Plein Air and Finishing in the Studio” by Dario Falzon. pg.12. (http://issuu.com/0li4tw/docs/newsletter-aug-2015)

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  Australian Artist Magazine (August Edition, Issue 374, International Artist Pty. Ltd.) - Artist’s Pictorial “Landscape Marvels: Dario Falzon”. pps 40 - 48.

• Art/Edit (April to June, 2015) - Landscape Virtuoso Feature