Bernard Trainor

Bernard Trainor was raised on the Mornington Peninsula near the city of Melbourne. It was here that he developed a lasting awareness and appreciation of the potent landscapes that inspired him to pursue a career in art and design.

Bernard is the founding principal of Ground Studio, which has evolved into the fifteen person landscape architecture studio based in Monterey and Napa.

The studio’s designed landscapes are featured in the 2014 Princeton Architectural Press published monograph ‘Landprints’ and the upcoming ‘Ground Studio Landscapes’ (in May 2019) and these can be seen on his website groundstudio.com.

Drawing on thirty-five years of passionate commitment to the study and practice of landscape design, Bernard approaches his art works through a personal lens of unique observations of both wild and built landscapes throughout the world. His art is focused on the lasting images he absorbed living on the edge of the Australian and Californian coastline; these experiences have formed a distinct point of view.

In practice, the geographical diversity of his education and career cultivated a deep appreciation for California, where he currently lives.

Currently, Bernard’s work consists of 6 series of abstract paintings in a diverse range of mediums including plastic, cement, acrylic and pastel painted on both canvas and wood panel.