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.
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exhibited at
Recent Painting & Sculpture
Date
1985
Place
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Vic.
Description

SOLO.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ken Unsworth: the mirror and other fables
Date
1985
Place
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Heide exhibition archive; National Library of Australia catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Ken Unsworth: the mirror and other fables. Bulleen, Vic: Museum of Modern Art at Heide, [1985]
1 folded sheet ; 29 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sculpture
exhibited at
An Australian Accent
Date
1984
Place
P.S.1, New York City, NY, USA
Description

ALSO TOURED: Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC, USA

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ken Unsworth
Date
1984
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

An installation and performance.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo B, Minor Solo, Installation, Performance
exhibited at
John Kaldor art project 7: an Australian accent
Date
1984
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A group exhibition featuring the work of 3 artists: Ken Unsworth, Mike Parr and Imants Tillers.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW archive index cards; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
An Australian accent : three artists, Mike Parr, Imants Tillers, Ken Unsworth. Sydney : John Kaldor, 1984.
ISBN 095913420

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Group, Mixed media
exhibited at
Sculpture Australia: Ken Unsworth
Date
1983
Place
National Art Gallery, New Zealand
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australia, Another Continent, The Dream & The Real
Date
1983
Place
Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
Presence and Absence
Date
1983
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ken Unsworth / Karl String
Date
1982
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW, Paddington, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
IDG archive printout

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Sculpture, Installation
exhibited at
Australian Sculpture Triennial
Date
1981
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description

ALSO: 1984

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Perspecta
Date
1981
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Drawings
Date
1980
Place
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ken Unsworth: Nike
Date
1980
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report 1980

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Sculpture
exhibited at
Project 28: Ken Unsworth
Date
1978
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Venice Biennale
Date
1978
Place
Venice, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 28: Ken Unsworth
Date
1978
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

71 works including static sculpture, animated installation sculpture, videos, drawings, performance and installation photographs.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report & archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Project 28: Ken Unsworth. [Sydney]: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1978
6 p : ill, port ; 23 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo A, Major Solo, Sculpture, Photography, Installation, Video/Film
exhibited at
Venice Biennale 1978: from nature to art, from art to nature: Australia: John Davis, Robert Owen, Ken Unsworth
Date
1978
Place
Australia Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Italy
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Venice Biennale 1978: from nature to art, from art to nature: Australia: John Davis, Robert Owen, Ken Unsworth. Sydney: Visual Arts Board of Australia Council, 1978
25p : ill, ports ; 22 × 24 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Group, Venice, Sculpture
exhibited at
Face to Face
Date
1977
Place
Institute of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Biennale of Sydney
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

ALSO: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Five Secular Settings for Sculpture as Ritual and Burial Piece
Date
1975
Place
Institute of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

SOLO

Type
Exhibition
Tags
One Central Street
exhibited at
'Sculpturscape '73', 5th Mildura Triennial
Date
7 April 1973 - July 1973
Description

Also known as 'Sculpturscape '73’

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Flotta Lauro 1968 art prizes
Date
28 October 1968 - c.November 1968
Place
Myer, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1953
Date
12 December 1953 - 20 December 1953
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Description

Originally scheduled for 8-13 December 1953 but delayed by summer storms.

Type
Exhibition
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