Alun Leach-Jones b. 3 January 1937

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Alun Leach-Jones was one of the generation of artists who helped define Australian colourfield art in the 1960s. Hie first came to prominence exhibiting in The Field in 1968 with paintings of smooth intricate patterning, indicating a search for abstract transcendence. His ideas and his art easily transformed into silk screen prints and in his later years he also exhibited sculpture.
Tags: Printmaker, Abstract art, Colour field painting, Painter, Sculpture, screen print
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associate of
Dongwang Fan
1958
Artist (Carver), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Nola Jones
1938
Artist, Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Sculptor)
commissioned by
Max Harris
Other occupation
friend of
Sydney Ball
1933
Artist (Painter)
Fellow students at SA School of Art
student of
Udo Sellbach
1927
Artist (Printmaker)
student of
Geoffrey Brown
1926
Artist
associate of
Ken Reinhard
1936
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Sculptor)
friend of
McGillick Paul
Curator
friend of
Robert Klippel
1920
Artist (Sculptor)
friend of
Lenton Parr
1924
Artist
student of
Paul Beadle
1917
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Sculptor)
student of
Charles Reddington
1929
Artist
student of
Karin Schepers
1927
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
employee of
Kym Bonython
Curator
associate of
Ian Howard
1947
Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
friend of
Jennifer Marshall
1944
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
friend of
Robert Boynes
1942
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Lesley Dumbrell
1937
Artist (Painter)

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Related collections
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Museum Wales Amgueddfa Cymru, Cardiff, Wales (Caerdydd, Cymru), UK (collected in)
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, UK (collected in)
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Museum Wales Amgueddfa Cymru, Cardiff, Wales (Caerdydd, Cymru), UK (collected in)
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, UK (collected in)
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (collected in)
  • British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London, UK (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)