Ian Fairweather b. 29 September 1891

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The Scottish born artist Ian Fairweather travelled extensively throughout South East Asia and China before finally building a thatched hut on Bribie Island off the Queensland coast. Here he painted his mature works, combining elements of Buddhism Taoism and even western visual arts traditions.
Name
Ian Fairweather
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 7600) 1912 - 1914 England and France
  • Prisoner of War 1914 - 1917 Germany
  • Farm Labourer (ANZSIC code: 01) 1929 Canada
Birth date
29 September 1891
Birth place
Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Death date
20 May 1974
Death place
Brisbane, Qld
Death note
Died in hospital. His ashes were scattered on Bribie Island
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1974
Arrival
  • c.1934
Residence
  • 1891 - 1901 Scotland, UK
  • 1901 - 1914 Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands,, UK (He also spent considerable time in London)
  • 1914 British Army, Western Front, France
  • 1914 - 1917 POW Camps, Various places, Germany
  • 1918 The Hague, Netherlands
  • 1919 Oxford, England, UK
  • 1920 - 1924 London, England, UK
  • 1928 Canada
  • 1929 - 1932 Shanghai, China
  • 1933 Beijing, China
  • 1933 Hong Kong, China
  • 1933 Bali, Dutch East Indies
  • 1933 Broome, Western Australia
  • 1933 Columbo, Ceylon
  • 1934 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1934 Sydney, NSW
  • 1934 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1934 Davao, Phillipines
  • 1935 Beijing, China
  • 1936 Moji (Japan); Formosa; Hong Kong; Tawau, Jakarta, Makassar (Dutche East Indies), Zamboanga, Philippines
  • 1937 Manila, The Philippines
  • 1938 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1939 Alligator Creek, Cairns, QLD, Australia
  • 1940 - 1941 Singapore
  • 1941 - 1943 India
  • 1943 - 1944 Queensland
  • 1945 Bribie Island, QLD
  • 1945 - 1947 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1947 - 1950 Cairns, QLD
  • 1950 - 1952 Darwin, NT
  • 1952 Roti,Indonesia, then Singapore (Sailed by raft across the Arafura Sea)
  • 1952 - 1953 London, England, UK
  • 1953 - 1965 Bribie Island, QLD
  • 1965 Singapore and India
  • 1966 - c.1967 England, UK
  • c.1967 - 1974 Bribie Island, QLD
Training
  • painting and drawing, 1918 Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands
  • Forestry , 1919 Commonwealth Forestry Institute, Oxford, England
  • painting and drawing, 1920 - 1924 The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, UK
  • Japanese and Chinese, 1921 School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer