Press & Media provides access to selected press releases, publications, exhibition references, media materials, and contextual information relating to the photographic practice of Raymond Mather and the ART1 platform.

Overview

Raymond Mather is an Australian fine art photographer and founder of ART1 Fine Art Photography, an independent online gallery presenting a curated catalogue of more than 500 limited edition photographic artworks.

ART1 functions as a growing digital artist archive where Raymond Mather’s photographic practice can be explored as a cohesive body of work developed across several decades of creative activity.

The platform provides collectors, designers, and institutions with direct access to museum-quality limited edition prints produced using professional archival printing processes.

 

Raymond Mather

Artist and Founder of ART1

Raymond Mather is an Australian photographer whose creative career spans dance, theatre, choreography, visual arts, and photography. His early professional life developed through performance and stage production, experiences that continue to influence the visual rhythm, movement, and compositional sensitivity present in his photographic work.

Photography gradually became the central focus of his creative practice, allowing him to explore themes of nature, abstraction, visual contemplation, and symbolic narrative. His images often transform landscapes, natural forms, and everyday objects into carefully composed visual studies that balance observation with interpretation.

Mather is the founder of ART1 Fine Art Photography, an independent artist-run digital gallery presenting a catalogue of more than 500 photographic artworks organised across multiple collections. Through ART1 he has created a platform where his work can be experienced as a coherent body rather than as individual images scattered across multiple platforms.

The ART1 catalogue continues to expand as new works are created and earlier photographs from Mather’s archive are developed into finished artworks.

“A digitally developed photographic practice,
informed by years of analogue experience.”
- Raymond Mather

About ART1

ART1 Fine Art Photography is an independent artist-run digital gallery presenting a curated catalogue of more than 500 photographic artworks.

The platform allows collectors, designers, and institutions to explore Raymond Mather’s work across multiple collections and acquire museum-quality limited edition prints directly online.

Each artwork is produced using archival papers and professional printing processes. Production occurs only when an artwork is purchased, maintaining high presentation standards while reducing storage and transport requirements.

ART1 operates through the global commerce platform Shopify and continues to grow as new works and collections are added to the catalogue.

 

Media Resources

High resolution images and additional background information are available for editorial use.

Journalists, editors, and publications are welcome to contact Raymond Mather for image requests, interviews, or further information regarding ART1 and his photographic practice.

 

Articles and References

Raymond Mather’s creative journey has been documented through national media coverage, gallery archives, and institutional records across Australia.

 

Selected Press & Announcements

2026 - Percival Photographic Portrait Prize Finalist

Raymond Mather has been named a finalist in the 2026 Percival Photographic Portrait Prize for the work Taken, addressing Australia’s history of Forced Adoption.

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The Percivals is North Queensland’s own biennial portrait competition

Having begun in 2007, The Percivals is an open competition for artists. While showcasing the outstanding and innovative work being produced by Australian artists, the competition has also given many emerging artists, Australia-wide and internationally, an opportunity to engage with portraiture and share their expressions of themselves and those close to them.

View the Townsville City Council official listing for Percivals 2026 - Finalists

 

 

Media Feature

A New Creative Force Hits Coffs
The Daily Telegraph

Background Information

About Raymond Mather

The Platform

Curriculum Vitae

Creative Archive

Selected Credits

Letters and Appreciation

Art ConneXions Network (ACXN)

 

Media Enquiries

For interviews, publication requests, image licensing, or editorial enquiries:

Raymond Mather
ART1 Fine Art Photography

Contact via the website Contact page.