Ken Searle b. 1951

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
A self taught artist, Searle's early paintings celebrated Kangerigars, an Australian mythological hybrid. Later he painted large celebrations of Sydney's urban landscape, and he has also painted in the Australian outback, including at Papunya,
Tags: Ocker Funk, Allegory, Urban landscape, Papunya, Budgerigars, Book illustration
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Name
Ken Searle
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Tags:
Ocker Funk
Allegory
Urban landscape
Papunya
Budgerigars
Book illustration
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1975 -
Residence
  • 1951 - Clemton Park, NSW
  • c.1975 - Adelaide, SA
  • c.1978 - Newtown, Sydney, NSW
  • - Hurlstone Park, NSW, Australia
  • - Earlwood, NSW

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References [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1977), 'Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Searle, Ken & Wheatley, Nadia with the children of Papunya School (2003), 'Papunya School Book of Country and History'.>, <ExternalResource: Britton, Stephanie (ed.) 1984, A decade at the EAF: A History of the Experimental Art Foundation 1974-1984, The Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide>] [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1977), 'Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Searle, Ken & Wheatley, Nadia with the children of Papunya School (2003), 'Papunya School Book of Country and History'.>]