About Rod Rowland
Rod Rowland and his Art: Born in Inverell, NSW 1939, Rod showed an early ability in black and white sketching and began painting in oils in 1967.Self taught, he has exhibited in many Art Shows throughout Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Achieving much success with his many one-man exhibitions, Rod entered Melbourne's Fine Art scene in 1972. It was in 1974 when Rod resigned his position as a company executive with a national printing company to persue his Art on a full time basis.His paintings have been purchased to hang in the collections of many companies including: The National Australia Bank,The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia,Dulux Australia and Lipton.Since painting professionally Rod has received many Fine Art awards including 40 “First” and “Best Oil” prizes.
* Rod exhibits his paintings along with Australia's finest Artists each year in the Camberwell Rotary Art Show and many other leading Art Exhibitions including the Mount Waverley, Box Hill and St. Kevin's Art Shows.