Tommy was born in 1956 at Doon Doon Station in the East Kimberley and worked as a stockman for many years. His knowledge of the country in which he worked is extensive and the pivotal focus of his paintings.
He is a natural – his style is strong, individual, balanced, striking. It is obvious that he has never followed in anyone’s footsteps – his works are most definitely by Tommy Carroll.
The paintings flow with the landscape – from minimal yet precise black and white to vibrant reds and bright yellow to the softer black/brown/green of his grandfather, Paddy Carroll’s country.
He has participated in Solo and Group Exhibitions throughout Australia – his paintings have been acquired by important collectors, the National Gallery of Australia and the Parliament House Collection. Tommy’s works are popular world-wide, as many collectors from America, Germany and Holland have discovered and collected and continue to commission works by this now well established artist.
A man of few words, a focused, professional artist – minimal by style, not by market preference.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004
– Tommy Carroll and Mabel Juli, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2003
– Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
2002
– Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
– East of East Kimberley: Warmun in Asia, ReDot Gallery, Singapore
2007
– Ralph Pucci International Gallery, New York (in association with Cross Cultural Art Exchange, Darwin)
-Greetings From Turkey Creek, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
-“From the ground up: Ochre work from the Kimberley”, Chapman Gallery, Canberra
2006
– Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
2005
– Waterhole 11, Raft Artspace, Darwin
– New Work From Warmun, Gadfly Gallery, Perth
2003
– Recent Works by Warmun Artists, Framed Gallery, Darwin
2002
– Warmun Group Show, Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
– Colleen Carter, Tommy Carroll and Katie Cox, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
– Collectors Show, Span Gallery, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
2000
– Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra
Selected Collections
– Australian National Gallery, Canberra
– Parliament Collection, Canberra
– Broadmeadows Health Service Collection, Victoria
– Artbank, Sydney
