Rafael Butron b. 1962

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Rafael Butron's work focuses on landscape and the simplification of imagery towards a child-like form of representation. A well-established artist, he has exhibited around Australia and internationally in locales such as New York and Bangkok; he has exhibited in group exhibitions as well as many solo exhibitions.
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Name
Rafael Butron
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Technical Officer, COFA, UNSW, NSW
Birth date
1962
Birth place
Manila, Philippines
Active Period
  • 1981-
Arrival
  • c.1973
Residence
  • Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Butron studied painting and printmaking, 1982 - 1984 Seaforth TAFE
  • Diploma of Education, 1992 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Art, 1988 College of Fine Arts (COFA), University of News South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW
  • Master of Art, 1997 COFA, UNSW, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Spanish, Filipino, Irish
Languages
  • Basque
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Tagalog

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Related stub person groups
  • Sydney Printmakers Society (associate of)
Related works
  • Figure by the Seaside (creator of)
  • Three Phases of the Moon (creator of)
  • Frothy Coffee (creator of)
  • Moonlight on Wallis Lake (creator of)
  • Two Trees (creator of)
  • The Final Over (creator of)
  • Lights by the Lakeside (creator of)
  • Parma Moonlight (creator of)
  • Bobbin Head Road (creator of)
  • Fire on the Lakesway (creator of)
  • Parma Sunset (creator of)
  • Green Lake (creator of)
  • Moored Fishing Boat (creator of)
  • Early Morning Shadow (creator of)
  • Riddles In The Dark (creator of)
  • Clouds and landscape (creator of)
  • Cloud Shadows (creator of)
  • The Passage (creator of)
Related collections
  • Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (collected in)
  • The University of Western Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • The Cricketers Association of New South Wales, NSW (collected in)
  • COFA, UNSW, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Cricket Art Prize (received)
  • Burnie Print Prize, Burnie Regional Gallery (received)
Related events
  • Sydney Printmakers Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Grip Editions (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Outpost (exhibited at)
  • Expressions of Chi (exhibited at)
  • Shades of Grey (exhibited at)
  • The Second Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Prize (exhibited at)