From humble beginnings,
Max Mannix has achieved
international acclaim
Max Mannix is a self-taught artist, who paints stories or “yarns”, and whose inspirations are drawn from growing up in country Victoria, and then leaving home at age 16, and working as a drover on cattle stations in outback Queensland for 20 years. Born in Nyah West, Victoria in 1939, Max’s time spent living in these rural landscapes have given him endless inspiration with colourful characters enabling him to depict life in a light-hearted vein with keen insight and gentle humour.
From humble beginnings, Max has achieved international acclaim, and has been a finalist for both the Sulman Prize and Wynne Prize. Max’s first solo exhibition was held at the Palette Gallery in Warrandyte. In a matter of just a few years, his popularity increased enough to allow him to open up his own private gallery from his home in NSW. He says that his greatest artistic influences include Russell Drysdale, Vincent van Gogh and Thomas Hart Benton, and this is apparent in a number of his paintings.