Alun Leach-Jones b. 1937

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Alun Leach-Jones was one of the generation of abstract artists who helped define Australian colourfield art in the 1960s.
Tags: Printmaker, Abstract art, Colour field painting, Painter, Sculpture
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Name
Alun Leach-Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
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:
Printmaker
Abstract art
Colour field painting
Painter
Sculpture
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Liverpool, England, UK
Birth note
The family moved to North Wales when he was a baby
Death date
24 December 2017
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1963 -
Arrival
  • 1959
Residence
  • 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
Training
  • 1957 - 1959 Liverpool Academy, Liverpool, England, UK
  • 1960 - 1963 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA
Cultural Heritage
  • Welsh
  • Scottish

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  • Fan, Dongwang (spouse of)
  • Jones, Nola (spouse of)
  • Harris, Max (commissioned by)
  • Fan, Dongwang (spouse of)
  • Jones, Nola (spouse of)