Bradd Westmoreland

{{short description|Australian painter (born 1975)}}

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Bradd Westmoreland (born 1975) is an Australian painter.{{cite book|last1=Victoria|first1=National Gallery of|title=Melbourne now|date=2013|publisher=National Gallery Of Victoria|location=Melbourne, A|isbn=978-0-7241-0376-8|page=259}}

Westmoreland holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts, having completed his degree in 1995. Since holding his first solo exhibition in 1997, Westmoreland has exhibited regularly,{{cite book|last1=Victoria|first1=National Gallery of|title=Melbourne now|date=2013|publisher=National Gallery Of Victoria|location=Melbourne, A|isbn=978-0-7241-0376-8|page=259}} developing a distinctive visual style. Imagined landscapes, bright subjects and painterly backgrounds are characteristic of his work.{{cite book|last1=Victoria|first1=National Gallery of|title=Melbourne now exhibition guide|date=2013|publisher=Queensland Art Gallery|location=South Brisbane|isbn=978-0-7241-0377-5|page=368}} The artist typically uses strong colours to develop form, light and shadow in his paintings.{{cite journal|last1=Learner|first1=Ruth|title=New Work: Bradd Westmoreland River of Blue|journal=Vault New Art and Culture|date=6 April 2014|issue=6|page=68}}