Reg mombasa biography for kids
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Christopher O’Doherty aka Reg Mombassa is a New Zealand born Australian musician and artist. He is known for his membership in bands Mental as Anything, Dog Trumpet and The Pinks. Reg has written, recorded, and toured with these bands. The Mentals released a total of 9 studio albums and Dog Trumpet has released 7 albums to date. Mental as Anything won an ARIA award in 1996 for Best Cover Art featuring Reg’s artwork on their Liar, Liar Pants on Fire album, and in 2009 they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
He worked with Mambo Graphics designing t-shirts and posters since 1986 and exhibited paintings, drawings and prints at Watters Gallery from 1975 to 2018. In 2014 Reg was made a Fellow of the National Art School in Sydney. He is now represented by Diane Larter at Rogue Pop-Up Gallery. His diverse range of projects also includes taking part in solo and group art shows in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, USA, France, Britain, China and Thailand. He has had survey shows at The SH Ervin Gallery in 2007, the Manly Gallery and Museum in 2018 (with his brother Peter O'Doherty) and Ambush Gallery ANU Canberra 2019. Reg designed several props for the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, and in 2007 he was commissioned by Australia Post to design the “Big Thi
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Biography
Born in New Zealand in 1951, immigrated to Australia with his family in 1969. Attended the National Art School, Sydney 1969-70. Returned to art school in 1975 and obtained his diploma of painting in 1977.
Formed rock band Mental as Anything in 1976 with four other art students. They became a popular band and have released 11 albums and 27 singles, with 20 entering the top forty. They have toured in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Europe, the United States and Asia.
The band has held three group art exhibitions in 1982, 1990 and 1998. The 1990 show toured regional galleries in NSW, ending at the Westpac Gallery in Melbourne. The 1998 also toured throughout Australia.
In 1987 the band painted a tram for the Victorian Ministries of Art and Transport, featuring a design by Reg and his brother Peter.
Reg left the Mental’s in April 2000 after 25 years, so that he could concentrate on his art.
His first painting exhibition was held at Watter’s Gallery, Sydney in 1975. He has had one man shows at Watter’s in 1986, 91, 93, 95, 98, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. A survey show of Reg’s artwork spanning the last thirty years or so opened at the S.H. Ervin in January 2007. The show was opened by the actor Jack Thompson on January 1
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