Alun Leach-Jones b. 1937

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Alun Leach-Jones' precise intricate patterns have their roots in his early work as a painter of illuminated manuscripts. This evolved into an overall interest in pattern and colour. He was one of the artists who exhibited in The Field, in 1968.
Tags: Printmaking, Printmaker, Abstract art, Colour field painting
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Name
Alun Leach-Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • 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:
Printmaking
Printmaker
Abstract art
Colour field painting
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Wales, UK
Death date
24 December 2017
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1963 -
Arrival
  • 1959
Residence
  • c.1937 - c.1957 North Wales, UK
  • 1957 - 1959 Liverpool, UK
  • 1960 - 1963 Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1964 - 1965 Europe
  • 1966 - 1977 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1977 - Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1957 - 1959 Liverpool Academy, Liverpool, England, UK
  • 1960 - 1963 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA
Cultural Heritage
  • Welsh
Website

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Tags
  • Printmaking
  • Printmaker
  • Abstract art
  • Colour field painting
  • Printmaking
  • Printmaker
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