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Rick Amor b. 1948

Also known as Ric Amor

Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

Contemporary Melbourne painter, printmaker and political cartoonist. In 1999 the Australian War Memorial appointed Amor as an official war artist, along with Archibald Prize-winning painter Wendy Sharpe. They travelled to East Timor to record events there - the first artists to ever to be commissioned in peace time.

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Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC
The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA

Website

http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/uwaac
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC

Description

Established in 1886, the Warrnambool Art Gallery offers a diverse collection of artworks, from elegant European salon paintings to the Avant-garde modernism of the Angry Penguins.

Artworks range from romanticised colonial landscapes to contemporary Australian printmaking by Juan Davila, Barbara Hanrahan and Ray Arnold.

Website

http://www.thewag.com.au/
La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

Description
Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Description

Founded in 1913, the Castlemaine Art Museum (previously named Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum) has a unique collection of exclusively Australian art and fascinating historical artefacts reflecting the early history of the district.

Website

http://www.castlemainegallery.com/
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Website

http://www.fogww.com/
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW

Description

Formerly known as the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Rick Amor b. 1948

Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC

The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC

La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC

Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC

Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW

University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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