William Salmon b. 9 April 1928

Also known as Bill Salmon
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Graphic Designer),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
William Salmon described his art as emerging from the landscape . He trained initially in graphic arts at Swinburne Technical College and worked as a textile designer then studied in the UK and Italy before returning to Australia where he taught in SA and NSW. In 1963 he began to broadcast for the ABC's Argonauts children's program and also presented specialist art programs for ABC television.
Tags: landscape painter, graphic artist, textile designer, broadcaster, teacher, art critic, Water Colour
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exhibited at
Christmas exhibition
Date
5 December 1974 - 20 December 1974
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition

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Residences
  • 1928 - 1946 western districts, near Camperdown, Victoria
  • 1946 - Melbourne, Vic.
  • - London, England, UK
  • - Florence, Italy
  • 1953 - 1958 Adelaide, SA
  • 1958 - Sydney, NSW
  • - Blackheath, NSW
  • c.1982 - 2018 Dungog, NSW
  • 1928 - Geelong, Vic.
  • - Melbourne, Vic.
  • - London, England, UK
  • - Florence, Italy
  • 1953 - 1958 Adelaide, SA
  • 1958 - Sydney, NSW
  • - Blackheath, NSW
  • c.1982 - 2018 Dungog, NSW
Trainings
  • Commercial art and design, 1946 - Swinburne Technical College, Melbourne, Vic.
  • art, - Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
  • art, - Academia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy
  • Commercial art and design, - Swinburne Technical College, Melbourne, Vic.
  • art, - Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
  • art, - Academia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy
Summary