Robert George Owen b. 1937

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Prolific sculptor and installation artist who studied under Lyndon Dadswell at the National Art School in the late 50's, early 1960s, Owen has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has been awarded a number of public commissions including sculptural installations for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the New Commonwealth Law Courts in Melbourne (1998) and a public sculpture for the Nippon Exhibition Centre in Chiba, Japan.
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Name
Robert George Owen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1971 -
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • 1962 -
Residence
  • 1988 - Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1975 - 1988 Sydney, NSW
  • 1966 - 1975 London, UK
  • 1963 - 1966 Greece
  • c.1957 - c.1963 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1944 - c.1957 Wagga Wagga, NSW
  • c.1944 - c.1937 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Sculpture, 1958 - 1962 National Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006
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See alsos [<ExternalResource: Barnes, Caroline (September 2006), 'Robert Owen: A Different Kind of Modern'.>, <ExternalResource: Wayne Tunnicliffe, Zara Stanhope & George Alexander, ‘Different Lights Cast Different Shadows’, catalogue essays, Art Gallery of New South Wales 2004>, <ExternalResource: Margaret Plant, Carolyn Barns, Jenepher Duncan, Robert Owen: Between Shadow and Light 1966–1975, exhibition catalogue, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, 1999>, <ExternalResource: George Alexander, Transits, Wagga Wagga City Art Galley, NSW, 1988>] [<ExternalResource: Barnes, Caroline (September 2006), 'Robert Owen: A Different Kind of Modern'.>, <ExternalResource: Wayne Tunnicliffe, Zara Stanhope & George Alexander, ‘Different Lights Cast Different Shadows’, catalogue essays, Art Gallery of New South Wales 2004>, <ExternalResource: Margaret Plant, Carolyn Barns, Jenepher Duncan, Robert Owen: Between Shadow and Light 1966–1975, exhibition catalogue, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, 1999>, <ExternalResource: George Alexander, Transits, Wagga Wagga City Art Galley, NSW, 1988>]