Leonard French

Leonard French

Leonard French OBE (born 8 October 1928 Brunswick, Victoria) is an Australian artist.

He is known principally for the stained glass ceiling he did at the National Gallery of Victoria. He also won the Sulman Prize in 1960 with "The Burial", and the Blake Prize in 1963 and in 1980. He was also awarded a Harkness Fellowship in 1965. He has held more than 40 solo exhibitions in Australia, and been part of many group exhibitions outside Australia.

One important series he did was the Sinbad series based on the legend of Sinbad.

He currently resides and continues to paint in his studio in Heathcote, Victoria. He has seven children and five grandchildren.

External links

* [http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cv/french_bio.html Biography]
* [http://cs.nga.gov.au Leonard French in National Gallery of Australia]
* [http://www.australianart.com.au/artists.php?ID=73 Leonard French at Australian Art]


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