Robert George Owen b. 1937

Also known as Robert Owen
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Artist, Robert Owen's practice includes sculpture, painting, photography, installation and major public commissions. He has been awarded a John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition 7 UK prize (1969), represented Australia at the 38th Biennale of Venice (1978), and has received the Australian Council Visual Arts/Crafts Emeritus Award for a lifelong service to the visual arts (2003).
Tags: Artist, Sculpture, Painting, Installation, Photography, Public Art, Sydney, Melbourne

Citations

  • Murray-Cree, Laura (ed) (2006), 'Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 – 2006’, Craftsman House, Australia.

See also

  • Barnes, Caroline (September 2006), 'Robert Owen: A Different Kind of Modern'.
  • Wayne Tunnicliffe, Zara Stanhope & George Alexander, ‘Different Lights Cast Different Shadows’, catalogue essays, Art Gallery of New South Wales 2004
  • Margaret Plant, Carolyn Barns, Jenepher Duncan, Robert Owen: Between Shadow and Light 1966–1975, exhibition catalogue, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, 1999 http://www.robertowen.com.au/texts/
  • George Alexander, Transits, Wagga Wagga City Art Galley, NSW, 1988 http://www.robertowen.com.au/texts/

Initial data sources

  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006