Tim Storrier
Tim Storrier AM (born 13 February 1949, Sydney) is an Australian artist who won the 2012 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with The Lunar Savant, a portrait of fellow artist McLean Edwards. Tim won the 2012 Archibald Prize for a 'faceless' self-portrait entitled The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch). His win proved a controversial choice by the judges. Storrier noted in the accompanying Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) text "It refers to a painting by Hieronymus Bosch called The Wayfarer painted in c. 1510 where the figure is believed to be choosing a path or possibly the prodigal son returning ... It also has other references, I believe, but they are rather clouded in biblical history and time ... A carapace of burden is depicted in [...] The histrionic wayfarer, clothed in the tools to sustain the intrigue of a metaphysical survey. Provisions, art materials, books, papers, bedding, compass and maps, all for the journey through the landscape of the artist's mind, accompanied by Smudge [the dog], the critic and guide of the whole enterprise", said Storrier. The AGNSW text notes, "Though there is no face to identify him, Storrier believes that identity is made clear by the clothes and equipment carried. Storrier has included a drawing of himself in the painting, scribbled on a piece of paper being blown away by the wind". Storrier's "Wayfarer" is one of his later career figurative subjects and other examples can be seen in his In Absentia series. Personal life
Storrier grew up near Wellington, New South Wales, was educated at the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) and the National Art School, in Sydney. Storrier lived and worked in Sydney until 1995 when he moved to Bathurst, New South Wales, where he remained until 2013. He and his wife Janet reside near Bowral in NSW. Awards
He is the recipient of several awards including the Sir John Sulman Prize in 1968 for Suzy 350 at age 19 and again in 1984 for The Burn and the Archibald Prize in 2012 for the Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch). At nineteen, Storrier was the youngest artist to win the Sulman Prize. He was a finalist in the 2011 Archibald Prize and also in the Wynne Prize 2012 for his painting The Dalliance. He was the winner of the 2014 Packing Room Prize. Documentary

In 1993, Storrier was the subject of the documentary film Lighting Fires which aired on ABC television. In 1994, he was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for services to art. Museums
His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and all major Australian art museums. Publications

Essays and editorials

 Tim Storrier (London exhibition) – Bryan Robertson, Fischer Fine Art, London, 1983
 Ticket to Egypt – Linda Van Nunen and Christopher Leonard, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1986
 Burning of the Gifts – Deborah Hart, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 1989
 Point to Point – William Wright, Presentation of major work to Australian Embassy, Tokyo, 1996

See also
 List of Archibald Prize winners
 List of Archibald Prize 2012 finalists

References

External links 
 
Shop Storrier Prints and Sculptures
 Artist at Art Gallery of NSW webpage

                   

1949 births
Living people
Australian portrait painters
Archibald Prize winners
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize winners
Artists from Sydney
National Art School alumni
Members of the Order of Australia
Archibald Prize Packing Room Prize winners
Archibald Prize finalists
People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School
Visual artists in late 20th-century Australia