Jan Feliks Senbergs b. 1939

Also known as John Senbergs, Jan Senbergs, Jānis Šēnbergs
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Jan Senbergs is one of that remarkable generation of European refugee immigrants whose sensibility so influenced Australian culture. His work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including a major survey exhibition Imagined Sites - Imagined Realities at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne in 1994 and a survey of his career at the National Gallery of Victoria in 2016.
Tags: Refugees, Industrial Landscapes, humanism
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associate of
Paul Fox
Other occupation
mentored by
Leonard French
1928
Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer), Artist (Painter), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Noel Flood
1936
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Rudy Komon
Curator
associate of
Elena Taylor
Curator
associate of
Rick Amor
1939
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Pam Hallandal
1939
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor)
friend of
Roger Kemp
1939
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Stanley Wong-Hoo-Foon
1939
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter)

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Residences
  • 1939 - Riga, Latvia
  • c.1941 - c.1949 Germany (Senbergs’ family were forced to relocate to Germany during World War II)
  • 1950 - Melbourne, VIC
Tags
  • Refugees
  • Industrial Landscapes
  • humanism
  • Printmaking
  • Printmaker
  • Displaced Persons