Robert George Owen b. 1937

Also known as Robert Owen
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Artist, Robert Owen's practice includes sculpture, painting, photography, installation and major public commissions. He has been awarded a John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition 7 UK prize (1969), represented Australia at the 38th Biennale of Venice (1978), and has received the Australian Council Visual Arts/Crafts Emeritus Award for a lifelong service to the visual arts (2003).
Tags: Artist, Sculpture, Painting, Installation, Photography, Public Art, Sydney, Melbourne
Name
Robert George Owen
Also known as Robert Owen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other Occupation
  • Adjunct Professor; School of Art in the College of Design and Social Context (ANZSIC code: 8102) 2002 - RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
  • Associate Professor and Head of Sculpture (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1988 - 2001 RMIT, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
  • Member; Board of Directors 1995 - 1997 Australian Sculpture Triennial, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Executive Member, Board of Directors 1989 - 1999 200 Gertrude Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
  • Member; Course Advisory Committee 1988 - 1990 Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Member; Board of Directors 1988 - 1990 Australian Sculpture Triennial, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Member; Course Advisory Committee 1987 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • Member 1985 - 1990 The Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Member; Board of Directors 1981 - 1985 Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • Foundation Member; Board of Directors 1981 - 1983 Artspace Visual Arts Centre Pty. Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Member 2001 - Artery Cooperative Ltd., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Executive Member, Board of Directors 1996 - 2000
Tags:
Artist
Sculpture
Painting
Installation
Photography
Public Art
Sydney
Melbourne
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • 1962 -
Residence
  • 1988 - Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1975 - 1988 Sydney, NSW
  • 1966 - 1975 London, UK
  • 1963 - 1966 Greece
  • 1957 - 1963 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1944 - 1957 Wagga Wagga, NSW
  • c.1944 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Sculpture, 1958 - 1962 National Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006
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