Welcome to the official website for TR Visual Arts Pty Ltd. TRVA specialises in large-scale mural commissions, oil paintings, teaching and consultation in the areas of Arts Education, First Nations culture and much more.
Our Director, Thomas Readett (Ngarrindjeri) would like to acknowledge that we create and live on Kaurna Country. We pay our respects to Kaurna peoples past, present and those emerging. We further extend our respects to all our First Nations brothers and sisters.
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About Me
Thomas Readett is an Established Artist and a Ngarrindjeri man who was born and raised on Kaurna Country (Adelaide, SA) where he continues to practice and live. Thomas’ practice spans drawing, painting ,video, music, advocacy and education.
Thomas has been a drawer his entire life ever since he was a child, wanting to further his career as a professional artist he began study at Adelaide Central School of Art in 2011, and it was then he began painting. This is now one of his main practices among others. Thomas graduated his study at Adelaide Central School of Art completing his Associate Degree and Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree (BVA) in 2015 mastering in Painting and Video work. During his time at Adelaide Central School of Art he held group shows with fellow graduates and ended the degree with his final body of video work based around ideas of Solitude and a personal journey through his identity.
Thomas’ self-exploration and personal narratives become opportunities to reflect the wider world, through themes of love, loss, and grief. Thomas’ graphic aesthetic is powerfully rendered in black and white, with careful attention to detail. He melds street art style with classical training to produce work that is technical and conceptual. In his recent works he pushes his practice into 3D sculptural space, playing with the pictorial plane and interrupting our usual modes of interpretation.
Thomas has since exhibited solo shows "Beneath the Skin", "Dark Light", "From Within" , "Complexities" and "First Person(s) with works developed through studio practice and artist residency programs such as the SALA Country Health SA/University of South Australia Glenside Mental Health residency.
Thomas is currently taking mural + canvas commission requests, please inquire below.
For further inquiries or questions:
thomas.readett@hotmail.com