Ken Unsworth b. 1931

Also known as Kenneth Lowell Unsworth
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sculptor, installation and performance artist,Unsworth was born in 1931 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Despite growing up as a self-described typical Melbourne kid who loved football, trams and a beer, Unsworth has become one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists.
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Name
Ken Unsworth
Also known as Kenneth Lowell Unsworth
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
1931
Birth place
Richmond, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1948-
Residence
  • 1980 Berlin, Germany (Three month residency )
  • 1979 Paris, France (Six month residency )
  • 1972 - 2008 Sydney, NSW
  • 1971 - 1972 New York, USA
  • 1968 - 1971 Tasmania
  • 1966 - 1968 Bathurst, NSW
  • 1962 - 1966 Sydney, NSW
  • 1956 - 1962 Geelong, Vic.
  • 1931 - 1956 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • National Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Melbourne Teachers' College, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Copyright
  • Unsworth, Ken

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Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Macquarie Bank, Australia (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (collected in)
  • Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Kroller-Moeller, Otterlo, Holland (collected in)
  • Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artists' Museum, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Macquarie Bank, Australia (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (collected in)
  • Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Kroller-Moeller, Otterlo, Holland (collected in)
  • Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artists' Museum, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)