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Geoffrey De Groen
Geoffrey de Groen (born December 1938) is an Australian artist known for his abstract works in oil and acrylics. De Groen's paintings are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Queensland Art Gallery. Family life and education Geoffrey de Groen was born in Brisbane, Queensland, his father's Dutch antecedents having emigrated to Australia in 1858. He grew up in Sydney and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and the North Sydney Technical College, completing his studies at the East Sydney Technical College (now the National Art School) in 1965, under the mentorship of painter and critic Wallace Thornton. In the mid-sixties Geoffrey de Groen married playwright Alma de Groen. They divorced in 1976, and have a daughter, film scholar Nadine de Groen. Professional career At the behest of British architect John Pawson, in the late 1960s de Groen left Australia to travel abroad, teaching a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Artists
This is a list of Australian artists. A * Anita Aarons (1912–2000): sculptor * Harold Abbott (1906–1986): painter * Ian Abdulla (1947–2011): Ngarrindjeri naive artist * Abdul Abdullah (born 1986): multimedia artist * Jack Absalom (1927–2019): artist, author and adventurer * Louis Abrahams (1852–1903): painter, etcher * Tate Adams (1922–2017): artist * Joyce Allan (1896–1966): scientific illustrator * Micky Allan (born 1944): photographer * Beverly Allen (born 1945): botanical artist * Davida Allen (born 1951): painter, film maker and writer * Mary Cecil Allen (1893–1962): painter, writer * Mary Morton Allport (1806–1895): lithographer, etcher and engraver, landscapes and miniatures * Ernie Althoff (born 1950): musician, composer, instrument builder, and visual artist * Tony Ameneiro (born 1959): artist, printmaker * Rick Amor (born 1948): artist and figurative painter * Roy Ananda (born 1980): sculptor * Brook Andrew (born 1970): contemporary artist * Dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |