He was nicknamed "Professor" (hence "Pro") during his younger days, when he was known as an inventor.
 

He grew up on the family sheep station "Larloona" situated near Broken Hill.

An artist whose paintings figure in collections all over the world, Pro Hart always remained closely attached to his homeland and continued to live in Broken Hill, where he established his own art gallery to show his works and those of other well-known Australian artists.

He was probably prouder of being five times winner of the Broken Hill Art Prize than of all the successful showings he has had overseas. The latter included in the 1970s and 1980s, exhibitions in England (three paintings were bought by HRH Prince Philip), United States (one was added to the White House collection), Israel, and Egypt.

His pictures are typically Australian outback landscapes, scenes of rural town life, topical commentary and some religious subjects. His illustrations for the collection of Henry Lawson's poems show keen powers of character observation combined with a humorous wit. Some who he quipped were the 'art mafia' , have called his style populist and derivative.

He was born May 30, 1928 – Past On March 28, 2006

Green Gallery will proudly continue to promote Pro Hart's work.