Name:- Ronan Holdsworth.
D.O.B :- sometime in 1971.
Place of birth:- Camden ,Australia.
Place of residence:- Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria , Australia.
Art education:-self taught with lashings of workshops and advice from peers.
Thanks to the explosion of skateboarding in the 80’s and magazines like Thrasher that brought a whole new type of art to my eyes at an impressional age. As soon as I saw this art and all of its applications I was hooked. At the same time hiphop culture was being born and the “writers” scene emerged. Artists like TAKI183, SEEN, DONDI (just to name a few) were getting up everywhere in the states which lead to graffiti here in Australian and I was hooked straight away. this also lead me to explore other artists like Jean-Michel Baquiat, Jim Phillips, Keith Haring and Reg Mombassa just to mention a few.
Fast forward many years, my travel bug took me to the snow when snowboarding just hit Oz, the transition to the culture coming from a skate background was not that much different (great art, hard slams and awesome times). I think it was the solitude and serenity of the mountains that got me hooked ( it took me about ten years to get out of Thredbo). Traveling to different parts of the world to fuel my snow cravings I found a world wide community and related sub-cultures that make me feel right at home where ever my head lays, which in turn has had a positive influence on my life, my art and the applications that i use it. I gradually merged my art life with my snowboard and skate world, not to mention the tattoos that I have been asked to design due to the rise in popularity and my art style.
Now that I have settled in the beautiful location of Wangaratta country Victoria which is close to the mountains, awe inspiring landscapes and a few hours drive to the coast. My attention in my art process has turned to murals, digital art, watercolours, volunteering and teaching mindfulness art techniques.
On volunteering, I have had the chance to work with The Grit and Resilience Program where not only am I on the consortium board as one of 4 community members, I was also one of a team of four that was responsible for organising ( and facilitating some) approximately 22 free art workshops for the community.
I have an ongoing project where I (Ronan Holdsworth Gallery) donate a certain number of murals to business, laneways and organisations. As I and another member of my immediate family suffer from Epilepsy all of the mural work that I donate also is created to bring awareness to Epilepsy and also mental heath, which are both very close to me.
Thank you for taking the time to read a little about me and my art.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to me here or on my socials.
Getting paint where it ain't,
Ronan Holdsworth