Alun Leach-Jones b. 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
associate of
Lesley Dumbrell
1937
Artist (Painter)

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Residences
  • c.1937 - c.1957 North Wales, UK
  • c.1957 - 1959 Liverpool, UK
  • 1960 - 1963 Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1964 - 1965 UK
  • 1966 - 1977 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1977 - 2017 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1937 - c.1957 North Wales, UK
  • c.1957 - 1959 Liverpool, UK
  • 1960 - 1963 Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1964 - 1965 Europe
  • 1966 - 1977 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1977 - Sydney, NSW
Other occupations
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1969 - 1970 Prahran College of Fine Arts, Melbourne, VIC
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1971 - 1976 Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1978 - 1997 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1967 - 1970 Prahran College of Fine Arts, Melbourne, VIC
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1971 - 1976 Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1978 - 1997 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Printmaker
  • Abstract art
  • Colour field painting
  • Painter
  • Sculpture
  • screen print
  • Printmaker
  • Abstract art
  • Colour field painting
  • Painter
  • Sculpture
Languages
  • Welsh
Summary