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Greg John is a prolific sculptor who has exhibited from the late 1970’s through out Australia, UK, USA, and in many other countries.
He has won numerous awards and commissions, and is represented in countless collections in Australia and abroad.
He is a past member of the New York Sculptors̵… Read More “Greg John (Australian 1953-) (Sculptor)”
The Rick Amor Portrait Prize has been running for several years at Montsalvat Eltham Victoria and reopened for submissions earlier in the year after last year’s exhibition was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rick Amor is one of A… Read More “The Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize 2022”
Robert Taylor was an engineer like his father and was an apprentice at General Motors Holden, where he became a sort of “artist in residence” during the happenings within the plant.
He managed local rock groups and organised concerts and cabarets in the 60s, finding himself involved with … Read More “Robert Taylor (Adelaide, Australia)”
Clifton was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia’s Archibald Prize for Rupert Henderson (1965), Sir John McEwen (1971) and Gough Whitlam (1972).
He was strongly influenced by German Expressionism and was known for his landscapes and portraiture. Some of his portrait subjects ranged… Read More “Clifton Ernest Pugh AO (Australian 1924-1990)”
Norman Lindsay achieved the mantle of one of Australia’s most significant artists of his generation, he was born in Creswick, Victoria, the son of Irish Surgeon Robert Charles William Alexander Lindsay (1843–1915) and Jane Elizabeth Lindsay (1848–1932).
His grandfather Re… Read More “Norman Lindsay (Australia 1879-1969) Artist Biography”
Born July 1921 in Adelaide, Frank Jeffrey Edson Smart AO, was the son of Francis Isaac Smart, a real estate agent and Emmeline Mildred and half-brother to his father’s daughter from his first marriage.
When he was four years old, Jeffrey first travelled to Europe, but after the great depression… Read More “Artist Biography – Jeffrey Smart”
Charles was born in Germany 1934; he has been recognized for the development of his own unique style; he studied with other accomplished artists specializing in landscapes and harbour vista’s whilst in Europe.
Arriving in Australia in 1957, Charles travelled and painted the Austr… Read More “Charles Bock (Germany/Australia 1934-)”
This Bronze Sculpture located at the Bundoora RMIT Campus is based on the Index finger of a female chimpanzee. The sculpture was done by Australian artist Lisa Roet
Lisa Roet has works displayed all around the world with her main subject consisting of animals.
Being fascinated with the similarity bet… Read More “Chimpanzee Finger RMIT Bundoora By Lisa Roet”
Bill was born in Cape Town, South Africa and came to Australia aged four and settled for some years at Timboon in the Western District of Victoria. He attended Brighton Grammar School and as well as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
A self-taught artist, selling his first p… Read More “William ‘Bill’ Beavan (South African/Australian 1944-2005) Biography”
Born in Kew, 1878, George Fredrick Henry Bell was the son of George Bell and his wife, Clara Barlow.
George Bell was educated at Kew High School, and although Bell’s father expected him to study law, this did not stop his father from supporting his artistic ambitions, including paying for Bell’s tuit… Read More “George Bell (Australia 1878-1966) Biography”