Ken Unsworth b. 1931

Also known as Kenneth Lowell Unsworth
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sculptor, installation and performance artist,Unsworth was born in 1931 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. Despite growing up as a self-described typical Melbourne kid who loved football, trams and a beer, Unsworth has become one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists.
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associate of
Rah Fizelle
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Nick Vickers
Curator
associate of
John Reid
Other occupation
associate of
Tony Bond
1944
Curator
associate of
Bill Collins
Other occupation
spouse of
Elisabeth Crouch
Other occupation
associate of
Michael Goldberg
1931
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Sculptor)
Artists in the House!, Elizabeth Bay House, 1997.
collaborator of
Mitch Johnson
1931
Artist (New Media Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Victor Rubin
1931
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Rubin studied under Unsworth at Vaucluse Boys High School.
associate of
Peter Tonkin
1931
Artist (Installation Artist), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)

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Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Macquarie Bank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (collected in)
  • Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Kroller-Moeller, Otterlo, Holland (collected in)
  • Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artists' Museum, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Macquarie Bank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Flinders University, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Statens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (collected in)
  • Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Kroller-Moeller, Otterlo, Holland (collected in)
  • Darling Harbour Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, US (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Artists' Museum, Lodz, Poland (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)