Sydney Ball b. 29 October 1933

Also known as Sid Ball, Syd Ball
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
The Adelaide born Sydney Ball was a painter of pure colour and abstract form, and one of the first of the post-World War II artists to understand that New York, not London was the place to see and explore new art.
Tags: Colour field painting, Abstract art, geometric abstraction
Name
Sydney Ball
Also known as:
  • Sid Ball
  • Syd Ball
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Other Occupation
  • Jackaroo -
  • Bank clerk (ANZSIC code: N) -
  • Architectural draftsman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) 1965 - 1958 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA
  • Senior lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) c.1975 - City Art Institute, Sydney College of Advanced Education, NSW, National Art School Forbes Street, Australia
Tags:
Colour field painting
Abstract art
geometric abstraction
Birth date
29 October 1933
Birth place
Adelaide, South Australia
Death date
5 March 2017
Death place
Sydney, New South Wales
Death note
Home in Glemorie, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1960 - 2017
Residence
  • 1933 - 1962 Adelaide, SA
  • 1962 - 1965 New York, USA (Returned to Australia via Japan)
  • 1965 - c.1968 Adelaide, SA
  • 1969 - 1971 New York, USA
  • 1972 - 1983 Sydney, NSW
  • 1983 - 2017 Glenorie, NSW
Training
  • Architectural studies, c.1952 - c.1956 Workers Education Association, SA
  • Art, c.1958 - c.1961 South Australian Institute of Technology (now University of South Australia), SA
  • Art, 1963 - 1964 Art Students' League New York, USA
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