Neil Ernest Tomkins
Education
2011 Charlie Sheard Studio School
2008-10 Sydney Collage of the Arts BVA Painting
2007-08 Wollongong University BVA Painting / Print
Prizes
2022 Paddington Art Prize
2022 Mosman Art Prize
2021 Kilgourie Art Prize
2020 Archibald Portrait Prize Finalist
2020 Kangaroo Valley Art Prize
2019 Sea Change Art Prize Finalist exhibition
2016 Waverly Art Prize Finalist exhibition
2015 Fishers Ghost Art Award Finalist exhibition
2014 Wall to Wall Awarded 3rd place
2013 Out of Sight Awarded 1st place
2011 Glebe Art Prize Youth Art Prize Winner
Solo Exhibitions
2025. The Crack Between Worlds - Maunsell Wickes Gallery. NSW
2024 Goin’ Out West - Maunsell Wickes Gallery NSW
2023 Country X country - Art Leven NSW
2022 Return of Rivers - Maunsell Wickes Gallery NSW
2021 Between Dreams - Maunsell Wickes Gallery NSW
2020 Now Here.Nowhere – Maunsell Wickes Gallery NSW
2019 This Dream Called Reality – 17 Oxford St NSW
2019 The Long Walk Home – Day Fine Gallery NSW
2019 Synergy Collaborations – Studio Gallery VIC
2018 This Could be Your Colour – Raizvanguarda PT
2018 The Veil – New Standard Gallery NSW
2017 Tomkins at Sea – Private Boat showing NSW
2017 Rising Dark – New Standard Gallery NSW
2016 A Deep Rumble – New Standard Gallery NSW
2014 East of Eventuality – Ginkgo Gallery NSW
2013 Neil E Tomkins – Ginkgo Gallery NSW
2010 SCA grad Show – Sydney Collage of Arts NSW
2010 Animals and Landscape – Mil’s Gallery NSW
2008 Birds and Friends – Abattoir Gallery NSW
2007 New and Old Work – Long Gallery NSW
Group Exhibitions
2024 Annual Group Show - No Vacancy MELB
2023 Sydney Contemporary – Art Leven NSW
2020 Studio Direct – Micheal Reid Gallery NSW
2019 The Paper Salon – Ambush Gallery NSW
2018 Paper and Canvas – New Standard Gallery NSW
2017 June – New Standard Gallery NSW
2017 Lost Horizons – Alpha Gallery NSW
2016 Higher Ground – Kinokuniya NSW
2015 Art Parked – Artesian 4 NSW
2014 We, The Muse – Ambush gallery NSW
2012 Outpost Festival – Cockatoo Island NSW
2011 Communicating with Rocks – Mils Gallery NSW
2011 New Blue Moon – Hibernian House NSW
2009 Two Young Painters – Cat & Fiddle NSW
2007 Ten Young Artists – Project Gallery NSW
Collections
Neil Tomkins work is held in Private collections Nationally in NSW, VIC, QLD & TAS and Internationally in USA, MX, PT, FR, DE, MN & IN.
Residencies
2025 Albers Foundation carraig-na-gCat IRL
2018 Milton Post Office Residency NSW
2018 Raizvanguarda Artist Residency Góis PT
2018 Unconformity Festival Residency TAS
2017 Q Bank Artists Residency Queenstown TAS
2015 El Ray Private Residency Mazunte MX
Selected Engagements
2019 Mural in a Day – Arts Education
2019 Newtown PS – Arts Education
2018 Mural at Jarjum PS – Arts Education
2017-18 Gallery Director – Alpha Gallery
2017 Currambena – Arts Education
2016 Street Creatures – Program Facilitator
2015 Mural Program MELB – Project Facilitator
2014 Dulwich Hill PS – Arts Education
2013 Screen Print Course Naidoc - Teacher
2012 Matching Grants – Program Facilitator
2011 Charlie Sheard Intern
Neil Tomkins holds long-standing studio space in Sydney at Higher Ground Studios. His current subject matters are focused on the Dissected Landscape a process of collage to form the basis of his painting practise. Tomkins goal is to explore the malleable nature of expressionism and Impressionism.