On the way up. Actor Ryan Corr
Thomas Delohery
On the way up. Actor Ryan Corr [detail] 2025
Portrait of Ryan Corr
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 90 cm
About the Artwork
I have wanted to paint Australian actor Ryan Corr since I saw his performance in The Water Diviner (2014) opposite Russell Crowe. I live with PTSD, which is why I was so taken by Ryan’s role and the depth he added to it. In person, Ryan is lovely and accommodating, nothing seemed to be a bother. It was fascinating to hear Ryan talk about the rigours he has to go through to get a role. I couldn’t get over how amazing his eyes were close up. I knew as I was drawing him in person that I wasn’t going to stop at just one portrait of him.
About the Artist
Irish-born artist Thomas Delohery moved to Victoria in 2010, and lives in Ballarat. He has been a finalist twice in the Lester Prize as well as a finalist in the Percival Portrait Painting Prize, the M-16 Drawing Prize, SBS Portrait Prize, the Collie Art Prize, the Shirley Hannan Art Award, the Hornsby Art Prize, the MAP Portrait Prize, the Doyles Art Award, the Du Rietz Art Awards, and the Maldon Portrait Prize. He has held 45 solo exhibitions and participated in 36 group shows.