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Ken Unsworth b. 1931

Also known as Kenneth Lowell Unsworth
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sculptor, installation and performance artist,Unsworth was born in 1931 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Despite growing up as a self-described typical Melbourne kid who loved football, trams and a beer, Unsworth has become one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists.
  • Biographical Data b. 1931 Richmond, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Biography
  • Associates 10 people
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  • Works 7 works
  • Exhibitions 48 exhibitions
  • Collections 16 collections
  • Recognitions 8 recognitions
  • References 12 references
  • Queensland Art Gallery
    Website
    http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
  • Macquarie Bank, Australia
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Kroller-Moeller, Otterlo, Holland
  • Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney, NSW
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  • Artists' Museum, Lodz, Poland
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

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Updated May 6, 2019
Created April 10, 2011
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