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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Related events
  • Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide (exhibited at)
  • Ken Searle: Ballarat (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Suburb (exhibited at)
  • Unearthed: Fifty years of Australian Landscape Art from the Charles Nodrum Collection (exhibited at)
  • Australian and New Zealand Post-Object Show-A Survey (performed at)
  • April/May Show (exhibited at)
  • A programme of exhibitions 1 (exhibited at)
  • Project 18: Some Recent Art in Adelaide (exhibited at)
  • Ken Searle: Ballarat (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Suburb (exhibited at)
  • Unearthed: Fifty years of Australian Landscape Art from the Charles Nodrum Collection (exhibited at)
  • Australian and New Zealand Post-Object Show-A Survey (performed at)
  • April/May Show (exhibited at)