Rick Amor b. 1948

Also known as Ric Amor
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Contemporary Melbourne painter, printmaker and political cartoonist. In 1999 the Australian War Memorial appointed Amor as an official war artist, along with Archibald Prize-winning painter Wendy Sharpe. They travelled to East Timor to record events there - the first artists to ever to be commissioned in peace time.
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Name
Rick Amor
Also known as Ric Amor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1948
Birth place
Frankston, Melbourne, Vic.
Residence
  • c.1975 - c.1983 Baxter, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1948 - c.1975 Frankston, Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1966 - 1968 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Certificate of Art, 1965 Caulfield Institute of Technology, Caulfield, Vic
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related collections
  • Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)