A Brief History

A complete CV can be provided on request

Rick Everingham was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1945.  He moved to Brisbane in 1968, and has progressively established himself as a successful and respected artist.

Since his first one-man exhibition in 1970, Rick has worked continuously as a painter, holding numerous exhibitions in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, and gaining an ever increasing following along the way.  International shows have been held in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and in Italy in Soiana and San Gimignano.  

His paintings are generally oil and acrylic on board or canvas. His work is imbued with a sense of subtle light and a feeling for the peaceful ambience of particular places.  His love of reflections, of patinas on walls, and interesting windows and doors, has persisted as subject material from the beginning of his career, but his subjects have also included beaches, hillsides, still life, portraits and a large series of paintings of children.  Lately he has been experimenting with more figurative elements. 

A painting trip to Italy in 1991 brought about a major shift in focus and change in subject matter.  Annual trips to Italy, and also visits to Greece and France, fuelled his passion for finding different subjects, and he has produced a body of works that capture the very essence of these unique places. 

In 1999, Rick and his wife Desley purchased a house in a small town in Tuscany, to enable them to get closer to his subject matter and generally immerse themselves in the Italian culture.  A long held dream of also working in stone is being realized.  Although Rick’s main activity will always be painting, his first marbles and bronzes have been produced. 

In 2001 the Everinghams opened Graydon Gallery in New Farm, Brisbane.  This gallery was available for rental by other artists, but in 2004 Rick & Desley decided that running this type of gallery was drawing their energy away from their main objectives, so the gallery has been sold.

Graydon Gallery is continuing as a rental gallery and the exhibiting space can be viewed on www.graydongallery.com.au   Enquiries should be directed to Cath Nicholson at info@graydongallery.com.au  

Trips to other European countries are in the planning, and forays into France happen quite regularly, but Rick’s fascination with Italy is as strong as ever, and the Italian influence will remain in his work for a long time to come.