Born in 1949 in Sydney, Tim studied at the National Art School (Sydney, NSW, Australia). Tim Storrier was a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales; he was awarded the Order of Australia AM for his services to art; and a Doctor of Arts (Hons.) from Charles Sturt University, New South Wales. Storrier won the Archibald Prize in 2012 with his painting The Histrionic Wayfarer (After Bosch). He currently lives in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.