Kevin Connor (b.1932)
Biography
Born in Sydney, Australia in 1932
Kevin Connor has lived and worked in Sydney most of his life, apart from
periods of painting and studying in London, Paris, New York, Spain and
Egypt with extensive travels in Europe, the USA and the Middle East. His
work has been largely concerned with the life of the city and its people
Selected Exhibitions
2006 'Kevin Connor: Sketchbooks, drawings & studies for paintings and sculpture', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 April - 25 June 2006
1962-2000 Fifty-eight one-person exhibitions in Australia and overseas
1952-2001 Ninety-one group exhibitions in Australia and overseas
Selected Awards
1962 Grand Prize Mirror-Waratah Art Competition, Sydney
1966 Harkness Fellowship (21 months in USA)
1973 Sir William Angliss Memorial Invitation Art Prize, Melbourne
1975 Archibald Prize for portrait of Sir Frank Kitto
1977 Archibald Prize for portrait of Robert Klippel
1985 University of New South Wales Purchase Award
1988 Visual Arts/Craft Board: Professional Development of Artists - Fellowship Grant
1991 Sulman Prize
1992 Dobell Drawing Prize (inaugural) - Art Gallery of NSW
1997 Sulman Prize
2005 Dobell Prize
Collections
Australian National Gallery, Canberra New England Regional Art Gallery
National Gallery of Victoria Manly Museum and Art Gallery
Art Gallery of New South Wales Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Darnel Trust Collection, Queensland University
Art Gallery of Western Australia Adelaide University
Art Gallery of South Australia Melbourne University
Queensland Art Gallery Monash University
Australian Embassy, Washington D.C., University of New South Wales
USA University of New England
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National University
Launceston University of Canberra
Australian War Memorial, Canberra University of Western Sydney
Wollongong City Gallery City Heritage Collection, Sydney
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery S.H. Ervin (National Trust) Gallery, Sydney
Lismore Regional Art Gallery Parliament House Collection, Canberra
Orange Regional Art Gallery Private collections throughout Australia, UK
Broken Hill City Art Gallery and USA