Tim Fry

Tim was born in Sydney in 1985 and currently lives and works in the Northern Rivers of NSW.

He received a Bachelor of Visual Art from Southern Cross University in 2015 and a Diploma of Visual Art from Southbank Tafe in 2009.

Exhibiting consistently since 2008, Tim is preparing for a solo exhibition at Lismore regional Gallery in early 2025, last year he exhibited at Sydney and Melbourne affordable art fairs, in 2022 Tim had a solo exhibition in Brisbane and has recently participated in several group exhibitions in Byron Bay.

In 2020 Tim was Highly Commended in the Border Art prize, a Finalist in the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award and The Byron Arts Magazine Prize. In 2018 and 2019 a Finalist in the Lyn McCrea Drawing Prize and Byron Arts Magazine prize. In 2014 a finalist in the Craft NSW Emerging Artist Prize.

Tim’s artistic output infuses pop art inspired imagery with personal narratives, text and lyrics. His work deals with identity through place and local politics, climate change, mental health, parenthood and nostalgia. Slab built ceramic sculpture and mixed media drawing form the artist’s main repertoire with a strong emphasis on text, accessible imagery, line and bold colour. ‘Celebrate and question’ form the artist’s ethos, he seeks to inspire hope and gratitude while provoking dialogue and change.