Robert Owen b. 1937

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Prolific sculptor and installation artist who studied under Lyndon Dadswell at the National Art School in the 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 Owen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1937
Birth place
Wagga Wagga, NSW
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.1940 - c.1957 Wagga Wagga, 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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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Residences
  • 1988- Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1975 - 1988 Sydney, NSW
  • 1966 - 1975 London, UK
  • 1963 - 1966 Greece
  • c.1957 - c.1963 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1940 - c.1957 Wagga Wagga, NSW
  • 1988- Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1975 - 1988 Sydney, NSW
  • 1966 - 1975 London, UK
  • 1963 - 1966 Greece
  • c.1962 - c.1963 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1937 - c.1962 Wagga Wagga, NSW
Trainings
  • Sculpture, 1958 - 1962 National Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1962 National Art School, Sydney, NSW