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
Name
William Salmon
Also known as Bill Salmon
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Graphic Designer)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 810) 1953 - c.1957 South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, SA
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 810) 1959 - 1962 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Apelles, on art (ANZSIC code: 561) 1963 - 1971 Argonauts Club, ABC Radio Children's Hour program
  • presenter and interviewer 1963 - c.1971 ABC Television Studios, Gore Hill, Sydney, NSW
  • farmer (ANZSIC code: A) c.1982 - 2018
Tags:
landscape painter
graphic artist
textile designer
broadcaster
teacher
art critic
Water Colour
Birth date
9 April 1928
Birth place
Geelong, Victoria
Death date
27 October 2018
Death place
Dungog, NSW
Residence
  • 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
Training
  • 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