NEXUS MODERN ART

Richard Maurovic    b.1963

Richard Maurovic was born in Salisbury, South Australia on 1st September 1963. Apart from the odd still life, Richard paints locations such as airports, highways, shipping ports and freight terminals that are common in an urban and industrial society.

"Architectural details, industrial design and colourful road signs are placed within the composition to provide an interruption and impact statement or to complement the subject matter so that the viewer is able to see what the artist is seeing. To visit different cities and capture subject matter with fresh eyes gives the locals an opportunity to see their own environs with a totally new focus."

Brightly coloured road signs are an important source of subject material in Richard’s work, influenced by Edward Hopper, Jeffrey Smart and the Precisionists

In endeavours away from art, Richard is an accomplished athlete involved in wheelchair sport, specialising in fencing and playing wheelchair rugby. He has represented Australia overseas in both disciplines. He has won numerous awards for his sporting ability and civic pursuits and was named as runner-up for the 1994 South Australian Sports Star of the Year.

Solo Exhibitions
2005 "Airports" - Hill-Smith Fine Art, Adelaide
2003 "Adelaide As" - Hill-Smith Fine Art, Adelaide
2002 "Paddocks to Palms" - Boat Deck, Mawson Lakes, SA
2001 "Hot & Happening" - Mezzanine Gallery, Hilton, Adelaide
2000 Crafers Highway, Eagle on the Hill, SA
1999 Barry Newton Gallery, North Adelaide
1999 Framed Gallery, Darwin

Group Exhibitions (selected)
2005 Harvest Market, Hill-Smith Fine Art, Barossa, SA
2003 Harvest Market, Hill-Smith Fine Art, Barossa, SA
2000 Coffee Festival, Carrick Hill, Springfield, SA
1997 Unley About Art, St Chad"s, Fullarton, SA
1997 Hi-Beam, Festival Theatre Foyer
1997 Civic Library, Unley, SA - Artist in Residence
1996 Barry Newton Gallery, Unley, SA - Artist in Residence

Prizes & Awards
2006 Fleurieu Art Prize, Finalist in Landscape, and Art in Food & Wine categories
2006 Royal South Australia Society for the Arts 150 Year Competition, First Prize
2004 Fleurieu Art Prize, Finalist
2001 Port Adelaide Art Show, 2nd Prize
2000 Fleurieu Art Prize, Finalist
1999 Yorke Peninsula Art Competition, Best Local Subject
1999 Alice Art Prize, Finalist
1999 Port Victoria Art Competition, Best Painting Prize
1998 Kings School Prize, Finalist
1996 Royal Overseas League, London, Finalist
1994 Windsor & Newton Australia Art Awards, Winner
Maurovic has also won a number of sporting awards and in 1997 he was named South Australian Citizen of the Year. He is the recipient of a Commonwealth Centenary Medal.

Collections
Maurovic’s work is held in private collections in the USA, Japan, Sweden, Singapore and throughout Australia. He is also represented in the following corporate collections:
Adelaide Airport City of Adelaide, Qantas Airways, City of Unley, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Santos, Mcphee Andewartha, Mallala District Hospital, ETSA Corporation, Intervest Securities, Australian Submarine Corporation, T & R Pastoral, Department of Transport, Department of Human Resources, AWB Landmark,
Baulderstone Hornibrook, Constellation (Hardy’s) Wines, Cooper’s Brewery.