Johnnie Dady is a South Australian artist and arts educator who specialises in

installation art Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...

entailing

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and

drawing Drawing is a form of visual art in which an artist uses instruments to mark paper or other two-dimensional surface. Drawing instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, ...

Biography

Johnnie Dady (also known as Johnny Dady and Jonathan Dady) was born in the UK in 1961 and migrated to Australia in 1987. He has a BA (Hons), Fine Art Sculpture, from Maidstone College in the United Kingdom and a Master of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia. He lectures in drawing and sculpture at

Adelaide Central School of Art Adelaide Central School of Art is an independent, not-for-profit, accredited higher education provider of tertiary courses in the visual arts, located in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide Central School of Art uses the atelier model of visual arts ...

. In 2013, his sculpture, ''The Fones'' at the

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

was vandalised. He has also collaborated with fellow artist and lecturer

Roy Ananda Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art. Biography Roy Ananda was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980. He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from Adelai ...

Artistic style and subject

Dady is known for his installation pieces such as cardboard pianos. He is also known for large-scale drawings.

Residencies

Australia Council The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austra ...

London studio residency 2001 *

Rome studio residency 2006 *

London Studio Residency 2009

Major exhibitions

* 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial

Collections

Dady's work is held in the following collections: * Marion City Council *

References

External links

* Entry i
Design & Art Australia Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dady, Johnnie Living people 1961 births Artists from South Australia Australian contemporary artists Artists from Adelaide 20th-century Australian artists 21st-century Australian artists Australian art teachers