About Tim Grey

Born in 1962 in Wimbledon (London), Tim emigrated to Australia in 1993 and is an artist living and working in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His creative journey spans four decades, shaped by his passion for art and career as a graphic designer.

Tim’s education in art, history of art, and graphic design, including a year’s study at St Martin’s School of Art, has deeply influenced his work, often blurring the lines between design and fine art. In 2000, while working on a project for Duke Energy International, he painted a large abstract artwork which became the centrepiece for an Australian Government and Natural Gas Industry launch event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

Tim’s focus has shifted from geometric abstracts to a passion for realist landscapes, figurative compositions, portraits and still lifes in oil. Inspired by artists such as John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper and Jeffrey Smart, his work balances technical precision, structural finesse, and an evocative use of light, shadow, and form.

Tim’s paintings capture the beauty in everyday moments. His 2022 work, Vacancy, depicting an empty motel car park during COVID-19, exemplifies his ability to transform the ordinary into the profound.

In 2020, Tim submitted his work to an art competition for the first time and won the People’s Choice Award in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award. He has since continued to participate in select art prizes, most recently winning Highly Commended in the Clayton Utz Art Award, Lethbridge Landscape Prize and Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award.

Tim is currently working on a series of paintings that continue to explore atmosphere, composition, and the subtle narratives within everyday life.

When not absorbed in his art practice, Tim is also a Director of Brisbane branding consultants LloydGrey.