True rebels of their time, Roar Studios represented a proverbial roar against the art establishment. Founded in 1982 on Brunswick Street Fitzroy, this artist-run-initiative eschewed aesthetic and career expectations, blazing a way for fierce, spontaneous and figurative art. Not only did these artists support typically unheard voices, they helped propel Outsider Art into the Australian consciousness. As art historian Christopher Heathcote states, ROAR Studios was;

“The most creative irritant that had disturbed the Melbourne art system for years.”

ROAR artists, who include Ann Howie, David Larwill, Judi Singleton, Mark Howson, Mark Schaller, Mike Nicholls, Pasquale Giardino, and Sarah Faulkner, are now a respected force in Australian art. Their work synthesis an attitude - one of experimentation, dynamism and limitless possibility. Read more about the renegades here and discover the Roar attitude below.