John Coburn
John Coburn was born in Ingham, Queensland in 1925. He studied art at the National Art School, Sydney from 1947 to 1950, and was later appointed Head of School from 1972 to 1974.
In his formative years, he was influenced by the Modernist movements in Europe such as Cubism and Fauvism. He was also drawn to the Abstract Expressionist movement in America, and his paintings incorporate large styilised shapes in bright colours that reflect the essence of Mark Rothko's oeuvre.
Coburn has received much praise from the public and art critics alike for his paintings, tapestries and screenprints. One of his major commissions was producing
two large tapestries for the Sydney Opera House. Seven of his tapestries hang in the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Amongst
the many prizes he has been awarded, he has won the Blake Prize for Religious Art twice.
He has held several exhibitions of paintings and tapestries throughout Australia, as well as in Paris, New York, Washington and Hong Kong. His work is represented
in collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and even in the Vatican Museum, Rome.
In his formative years, he was influenced by the Modernist movements in Europe such as Cubism and Fauvism. He was also drawn to the Abstract Expressionist movement in America, and his paintings incorporate large styilised shapes in bright colours that reflect the essence of Mark Rothko's oeuvre.
Coburn has received much praise from the public and art critics alike for his paintings, tapestries and screenprints. One of his major commissions was producing
two large tapestries for the Sydney Opera House. Seven of his tapestries hang in the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Amongst
the many prizes he has been awarded, he has won the Blake Prize for Religious Art twice.
He has held several exhibitions of paintings and tapestries throughout Australia, as well as in Paris, New York, Washington and Hong Kong. His work is represented
in collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and even in the Vatican Museum, Rome.
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