Lance Ross

Biography

Lance has been a professional artist all of his life (now 84). He studied life drawing at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, won first prize for figure drawing at the Victorian Artists' Society and is included in the book 'Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand' by Max Germaine. He was accepted as a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London and was a Foundation Member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists. He alone organised what was Australia's biggest ever art show: 'The 1973 Melbourne Art Show' in the Exhibition Buildings. Lance has sold hundreds of fine art paintings and thousands of illustrations. Prints of his work hang in seven countries. He has won international awards for art and design. Recently an eight-page article on his work was published in 'International Artist' the world's biggest selling art magazine, and a 10-page article in the Australian 'Artist's Palette' magazine and various others.