Robert Owen Sydney (Sydney 1937- )
Framed oil on canvas
Untitled abstract figure.
Signed and dated '65
55 X 65cm.
$1200
Born in Sydney he studied under Lyndon Dadswell at The National Art School, Sydney graduating with Honors in 1962. He moved to Greece (1963-66) followed by London (1966-75) where he exhibited with Marlborough New Gallery in London and New York. Returning to Australia in 1975.
He represented Australia at the Venice Biennale 1978.
Moved to Melbourne in 1987 as Artist in residence at The Victorian College of Arts.
1989-2001 he was Associate Professor and Head of Sculpture at RMIT university Victoria.
Owen's work is represented in all of Australia's national and state galleries, and in public and private collections worldwide including the British Museum, London; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Olympic Sculpture Park, Seoul, Korea; the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan; Museo de Arts de São Paulo, Brazil, National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India; Staatliche Museum, West Berlin; Banque National De Paris, France; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
Robert Owen is currently represented by Arc One Gallery, Melbourne