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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associate of
John Brack
1920
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Noel Counihan
1913
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Albert Tucker
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Rik Kemp
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Clifton Pugh
1924
Artist
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Lloyd Rees
1895
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Jan Senbergs
1939
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman)
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Hal Porter
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Archibald Colquhoun
Artist
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Murray Griffin
Artist
relative of
Myra Morris
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sibling of
Liz Amor
Other occupation
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Gary Catalano
Curator
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Stephen Murray-Smith
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Wendy Sharpe
Artist
parent of
Lliam Amor
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parent of
Zoe Amor
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Artist
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Georgio De Chirico
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Salvador Dali
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David Siqueros
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Gabriel Orozco
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Malcolm Fraser
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Gwen Harwood
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Alternative names
  • Ric Amor
  • Ric Amor
Related people
  • Brack, John (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (associate of)
  • Kemp, Rik (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Rees, Lloyd (associate of)
  • Senbergs, Jan (associate of)
  • Porter, Hal (associate of)
  • Colquhoun, Archibald (associate of)
  • Griffin, Murray (associate of)
  • Morris, Myra (relative of)
  • Amor, Liz (sibling of)
  • Catalano, Gary (associate of)
  • Murray-Smith, Stephen (associate of)
  • Sharpe, Wendy (associate of)
  • Amor, Lliam (parent of)
  • Amor, Zoe (parent of)
  • Walker, Delete this record - Murray (associate of)
  • De Chirico, Georgio (associate of)
  • Dali, Salvador (associate of)
  • Siqueros, David (associate of)
  • Orozco, Gabriel (associate of)
  • Fraser, Malcolm (associate of)
  • Harwood, Gwen (associate of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • Dawes, Bruce (associate of)
  • Kirschner, Ernst (associate of)
  • Brack, John (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (associate of)
  • Kemp, Rik (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Rees, Lloyd (associate of)
  • Senbergs, Jan (associate of)
  • Porter, Hal (associate of)
  • Colquhoun, Archibald (associate of)
  • Griffin, Murray (associate of)
  • Morris, Myra (relative of)
  • Amor, Liz (sibling of)
  • Catalano, Gary (associate of)
  • Murray-Smith, Stephen (associate of)
  • Sharpe, Wendy (associate of)
  • Amor, Lliam (parent of)
  • Amor, Zoe (parent of)
  • Walker, Delete this record - Murray (associate of)
  • De Chirico, Georgio (associate of)
  • Dali, Salvador (associate of)
  • Siqueros, David (associate of)
  • Orozco, Gabriel (associate of)
  • Fraser, Malcolm (associate of)
  • Harwood, Gwen (associate of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • French, Leonard (associate of)
  • Dawes, Bruce (associate of)
  • Kirschner, Ernst (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Labor Party (associate of)
  • Australian Labor Party (associate of)
Related works
  • People Watching the Sea (creator of)
  • Self Portrait, Fragment (creator of)
  • Self portrait in Chinatown (creator of)
  • The Goat (creator of)
  • The Runner (creator of)
  • The Junk Shop (creator of)
  • The Ghost of Gaffer's Creek (creator of)
  • Untitled, Newspaper Seller (creator of)
  • People Watching the Sea (creator of)
  • Self Portrait, Fragment (creator of)
  • Self portrait in Chinatown (creator of)
  • The Goat (creator of)
  • The Runner (creator of)
  • The Junk Shop (creator of)
  • The Ghost of Gaffer's Creek (creator of)
  • Untitled, Newspaper Seller (creator of)
Related collections
  • Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Australian War Memorial official war artist, (received)
  • Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts & Craft Board grant to visit Barcelona, 1990? (received)
  • Melbourne Trades Hall, artist-in-residence (received)
  • National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • Australian War Memorial official war artist, (received)
  • Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts & Craft Board grant to visit Barcelona, 1990? (received)
  • Melbourne Trades Hall, artist-in-residence (received)
  • National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship (received)
Related events
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Australian artists in black and white (None)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor and the Graphic Arts : Selected Prints 1968 1997 (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor : Paintings and drawings : 1983 1990 (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor Prints (exhibited at)
  • solo exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Three Regional Painters (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Australian artists in black and white (None)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor and the Graphic Arts : Selected Prints 1968 1997 (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor : Paintings and drawings : 1983 1990 (exhibited at)
  • Rick Amor Prints (exhibited at)
  • solo exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Three Regional Painters (exhibited at)
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