Neil Roberts b. 1954

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Neil Roberts was a prominent sculptor, installation and glass artist who died tragically in 2002.
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Sculptor, installation and glass artist, married to performance artist Barbara Campbell c.2000. They lived in a converted factory at Queanbeyan, NSW. Survey exhibition, Canberra School of Art Gallery, ANU, 2001. On 22 March 2002, Neil was run over by a train at Queanbeyan while trying to save their dog; the funeral was at Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, ACT, on 27 March.

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011

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References [<ExternalResource: (2002), 'Neil Roberts 1954-2002', Art & Australia 40/1, (Spring 2002), p 77, assemblage arranged by eX de Medici of short tributes from friends.>, <ExternalResource: '[Kerr Archive]', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Martin-Chew, Louise (2002), 'Rebirth of Sculpture in Australia: Embracing the Third Dimension', Art & Australia, 40/1 (Spring 2002), p 131.>] [<ExternalResource: (2002), 'Neil Roberts 1954-2002', Art & Australia 40/1, (Spring 2002), p 77, assemblage arranged by eX de Medici of short tributes from friends.>]