Tom Duffy (b. 2000) is a multidisciplinary artist of Cabrogal Dharug descent currently living and working on the land of the Wodi Wodi people in Dharawal Country. His practice expands across oil painting, printmaking, design, and public art, that incorporates a theoretical framework of archival appropriation and storytelling that experiments with conceptions of spirituality and fiction to present more embodied retellings of history than what is presented in the fragmented colonial archive.
In 2025, Tom was selected for HATCHED: National Graduate Show at PICA, where he was awarded the Dr Harold Schenberg Art Prize, selected by guest judge Archie Moore. His work has been exhibited at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, the Newington Armory, Goulburn Regional Gallery, Wollongong Art Gallery, the University of Wollongong, and additional local and regional galleries, and has been featured in the National Indigenous Times, ABC, and Australian Arts Review. Following his Honours exhibition, a major work was acquired for the permanent collection of the Wollongong Art Gallery.
Though strongly focused on expanding upon the traditions of oil painting through a First Nations intervention, Tom was recently commsioned by the Campbelltown Arts Centre to develop a public art trail through the Health & Education Precinct under the Western Sydney Infrastructure Grant. This expanded his practice into fabrication design where he used storytelling and archival approaches to engage in truth telling of disputed narratives within the local area.
Education
2025 – Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours); First Class, University of Wollongong
2024 – Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong
- Diana Wood Conroy Prize
- Jock Perkins Design Prize
- NAVA Ignition Prize for Professional Practice
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – Lucy’s Creek, University of Wollongong
2023 – Don’t Look Too Closely, Kiama Old Fire Station
Group Exhibitions
2025 – HATCHED National Grad Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)
2025 – Vital Signs, Hazelhurst Arts Centre
2024 – UOW Graduate Show, University of Wollongong TAEM Gallery
2019 – ArtExpress, Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Newington Armoury, New England Regional Art Museum, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Western Plains Cultural Centre, and Tamworth Regional Gallery
Prizes
2026 – Semi-finalist: Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize, Macquarie Group
2026 – Finalist: Goulburn Art Award, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
2026 – Shortlisted: Art Bank Prize, Art Bank
2025 – Highly Commended; Finalist: Wollongong Art Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery
2025 – Winner: Dr Harold Schenberg Art Prize, Hatched: National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Grants / Commisions
CHEP Connectivity & Wayfinding: Commissioned and produced by Campbelltown Arts Centre 2026 through Campbelltown City Council. Proudly funded by NSW Government through the Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program
Creative Dialogues 2026: Promotional material commissioned by Wollongong City Council
Art in Unexpected Places: Bus shelter series commissioned by Shellharbour City Council
Press
2025 – ABC (August 9th): ‘Hatched show in Perth reveals nation’s top graduate artists’ eclectic works’
Collections
Wollongong Art Gallery
