Emanuel Raft b. 7 February 1938

Also known as Emanuel Raftopoulos
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Jewellery Designer),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
The Egyptian born Emanuel Raft brought a cosmopolitan perspecive to the way he approached painting, sculpture and design. He was also a teacher and mentor who influenced generations of students.
Tags: Sculpture, Design, Art education
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exhibited at
Emanuel Raft: poetry, alchemy and geometry
Date
1997
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW, Paddington, NSW
Description

Organised by the New England Regional Art Museum; toured to IDG and The Drill Hall, Canberra

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
IDG archive printout

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Mixed media
exhibited at
'The Field'
Date
1968
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Mirror Waratah Festival Art Competition '66
Date
2 October 1966 - 8 October 1966
Place
Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Description

First public appearance of Vag Dens, by Vivienne Binns (Invitation Section, catalogue number 3).

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Feminist
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

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Other occupations
  • Lecturer in painting (ANZSIC code: 810) 1963 - 1981 Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • Lecturer in art (ANZSIC code: 810) 1981 - 1996 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Paddington, Sydney, NSW
  • Lecturer in painting (ANZSIC code: 810) 1963 - 1996 Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Sculpture
  • Design
  • Art education
Trainings
  • 1956 - 1959 Bissietta Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • 1959 - 1960 Brera Academy, Milan, Italy
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  • 1956 - 1959 Bissietta Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • 1959 - 1960 Brera Academy, Milan, Italy
  • before
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