Jon Lewis b. 1950

Also known as Jonny Lewis
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist
Jon Lewis, photographer and film maker was best known for his detailed portrait studies of his fellow artists and friends, as well as his documentary photographs of the environmental damage wreaked on Kiribati and Bougainville . He was a passionate environmentalist., a founding member of Greenpeace, and an active participant in its anti-whaling campaign.
Tags: Portraits, social conscience, Yellow House, Greenpeace, Lewy body dementia, Documentary films, Timor-Leste
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friend of
Martin Sharp
1942
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer)
friend of
George Gittoes
1949
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Screen Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
friend of
Adrian Newstead
Other occupation
friend of
Djon Mundine
Curator
friend of
Robert McFarlane
Other occupation
friend of
Lewis Morely
Artist
friend of
Blak Douglas
Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor)
friend of
William Yang
1943
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Performance Artist)

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Periods active
  • c.1969 - c.2018
  • c.1970 - c.2018
Residences
  • 1969 - The Yellow House, Sydney, NSW
  • - Gang Gang, Near Wombeyan Caves, NSW
  • - Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW
  • - Wirian, Bellevue Hill, NSW
  • - Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW
  • - Ramingining/Maningrida, NT
  • - Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW
  • - Southern Highlands, NSW
  • - Wirian, Bellevue Hill, NSW
Tags
  • Portraits
  • social conscience
  • Yellow House
  • Greenpeace
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Documentary films
  • Timor-Leste
  • Portraits
  • social conscience
  • Yellow House
  • Greenpeace
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Documentary films
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  • Timor-Leste
Trainings
  • - Ginger Meggs School of Art, The Yellow House, Sydney, NSW