Dick Watkins b. 1937

Also known as Richard John Watkins
  • Artist (Painter)
Sydney-born painter, who occasionally attended art classes in the 1950s. He came under the influence of New York School abstraction and emerged as a major figure in Australian abstract art in the 1960s.
Tags: Colour field, Abstract
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exhibited at
A unique exhibition of avant-garde art
Date
22 May 1965 - 30 May 1965
Place
Latchford Showroom, Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Interesting Pictures
Date
24 February 1965 - 13 March 1965
Place
Watters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Watters Gallery
Note
solo exhibition
exhibited at
Young painters' exhibition
Date
17 April 1963 - 27 April 1963
Place
Farmers Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Young contemporaries, Contemporary Art Society
exhibited at
solo exhibition
Date
1963
Place
Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Young Commonwealth Painters
Date
1962
Place
RBA Galleries, London, England
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Mirror-Waratah art competition 1961 art show
Date
3 October 1961 - 7 October 1961
Place
Hyde Park North, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
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