Stephen Ormandy
Stephen Ormandy's paintings and sculptures are inspired by the natural world. The foundation of his painting is a strong design element together with a great understanding of the nuance and potential of colour and form. He works with solid colour and soft organic shapes which bounce off each other, creating an enduring vibrancy. His 2012 exhibition Polychromatism shows Ormandy's exploration of chroma relationships between his sculptural forms and his paintings. There is a clear dialogue between the different surfaces and shapes and it is evident that one informs the other in constant play. The works offer a wonderful sense of joie de vivre.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney |
| 2008 | Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney |
| 2x2 Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney | |
| 2007 |
Freestyle Object Gallery Sydney |
| Smart works, Power House Museum Sydney | |
| 2006 | Freestyle Melbourne Museum |
| Included in the Kylie Minogue Exhibition, Power House Museum, Sydney | |
| 2005 | Dinosaur Designs Major Survey Exhibition National Museum Taipei |
| Dinosaur Designs Major Survey Exhibition Art House Singapore | |
| 2004 |
Dinosaur Designs Major Survey Exhibition Cairns Regional Gallery. |
| Tokyo Designers Block, Idee’ | |
| 2003 |
Dinosaur Designs Major survey Exhibition, Object Galleries, Sydney |
| 2002 | Dinosaur Designs Major Survey Exhibition, Melbourne Museum, Craftwest Gallery Perth, Craft Queensland Brisbane, Spiral Gallery Tokyo |
| Objects of Desire Object Gallery Sydney | |
| Tokyo Designers Block, Sputnik | |
| 2001 | Interiors, Object Gallery Sydney |
| Design house, Felissimo New York | |
| Ecologic, Powerhouse Museum Sydney | |
| 2000 | Bejeweled, Monash Gallery of Art Melbourne & Geelong Regional Art Gallery |
| 1999 | 4+1 Powerhouse Museum Sydney |
| 4a Gallery Sydney | |
| 1998 | Personal effects/the collective unconscious MCA Sydney Milan furniture fair |
| 1993 | Seed Gallery Japan |
| 1992 | Local Heroes, Ipswitch Regional Art Gallery |
| 1990 | Australia and the contemporary art of dress, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
| 1989 | Australia and the contemporary art of dress,Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| 1987 | Galaxy Gallery Balmain |
| 1986 | Post Graduate Show, Ivan Doughty Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 | Art House Gallery, Sydney |
Collections
Artbank, The Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, Powerhouse Museum, (Dinosaur Designs), National Gallery of Victoria, (Dinosaur Designs)
