Graham Gercken was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1960 and lived in Penrith from 1961 to 1983. He is a self-taught artist who chose oil paints as his medium, painting wet into wet in the style of the impressionists. He began his professional career selling paintings to tourists at the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains.
He spent 10 years painting at Echo Point and was an Artist in Residence at Dunmoochin in 1998. He traveled to China in 2003 and lived there for four years, learning ink wash painting techniques from Chinese artists. His work has won many awards and he has had sell-out exhibitions at Prouds Art Gallery in Sydney.
“Predominantly self taught he chose oil paints as his medium and painted wet into wet, which is the style of the impressionist artists and lends itself best for outdoor painting like those of the Australian Heidelberg school of artists.”
His paintings are in some of Australia’s most prestigious art galleries as well as the Korean consulate. His works have been presented to visiting dignitaries and are represented in private collections around the world. He continues to paint and exhibit his work.