Mel Ramsden b. 1944

Also known as Melvyn Ramsden
  • Artist
Mel Ramsden was one of the key figures in the Art and Language conceptual art movement in London, New York and Australia.
Tags: Conceptual art, Art & language, Minimalism
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Name
Mel Ramsden
Also known as Melvyn Ramsden
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Tags:
Conceptual art
Art & language
Minimalism
Birth date
1944
Birth place
Nottingham, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1963 -
Arrival
  • 1963
Residence
  • 1944 - 1963 Nottingham, England, UK
  • 1963 - 1964 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1964 - 1967 London, England, UK
  • 1967 - New York, USA
Training
  • 1961 - 1963 Nottingham College of Art, Nottingham, England
  • 1963 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.

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Periods active
  • 1963 -
  • 1963 -
Residences
  • 1944 - 1963 Nottingham, England, UK
  • 1963 - 1964 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1964 - 1967 London, England, UK
  • 1967 - New York, USA
  • 1944 - 1963 Nottingham, England, UK
  • 1963 - 1964 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1964 - 1967 London, England, UK
  • 1967 - New York, USA
References [<ExternalResource: Tim Johnson (1989), 'The Impossible Vision: conceptual art in the '70s'.>]
Related people
  • Burn, Ian (associate of)
  • Smith, Terry (associate of)
  • Milliss, Ian (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Art and Language (associate of)
Related works
  • Secret Painting (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)