
Ken Done
Biography
Ken Done (1940-)
From artist's website:
"Born 29 June, 1940, in Sydney, Ken left school at 14 to enter the National Art School in East Sydney. After 5 years study, he commenced a highly successful career as an art director and designer in New York, London and Sydney.
At the age of 40, after painting for many years, he gave up his advertising career to become a painter full-time. Since then, he has held over 100 one-man shows, including major exhibitions in Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA. His works have been shown in the Archibald, Sulman, Wynne, Blake, and Dobell Prizes.
In 1991, a major touring exhibition in Japan attracted over 200,000 visitors. The artist's first European exhibition was held in Paris in 1996, to great acclaim, and in 2000 the art of Ken Done was successfully premiered in both Los Angeles and London.
Major projects in a very diverse career include the painting of a BMW Artcar, and the total decorative scheme for the Garden Restaurant at the Powerhouse Museum, in Sydney. In 1994, a major retrospective of Ken Done's work "Ken Done: the art of design" was mounted by the Powerhouse Museum. In 2002 the Museum acquired his commercial art and design archive of more than 300 items.
In 1988, Hanako, a Tokyo fashion and lifestyle magazine, was launched, and featured a Ken Done painting on the cover every week for over 15 years. In 1999, Done was asked to create a series of works for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies programs of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Ken's paintings became the creative source of a unique, and highly successful Australian business which continues to promote Australian art and design to a world-wide audience.
In 1993, Ken, together with his wife Judy, won the Fashion Industries of Australia's Grand Award for Fashion.
Although he has worked extensively for many charitable organisations, the welfare of underprivileged children has always been a special concern of Ken's. Father of the Year in 1989, Ken Done has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1988.
Ken received the Order of Australia (A.M.), for services to Art, Design and Tourism in 1992. In many parts of the world, Ken Done has come to symbolise Australia and Australians: creative, optimistic and bold."Awards
See https://kendone.com.au/about-awards.php
1967
Cannes Gold Lion Award
1973
Gold and Silver A.W.A.R.D.S.
1974
D. & A.D. Awards O.A.A.A. Award
1975
Melbourne A.D.C. Awards
1976
Caxton Award
1977
F.A.C.T.S. Award
1986
New South Wales Tourism Award
1987
Finalist, BHP Awards for the Pursuit of Excellence
1989
Father of the Year
1992
Order of Australia (A.M.) for services to Art, Design and Tourism
1993
Fashion Industries of Australia Grand Award
Mosman Citizen of the Year
Rotary International Award for Excellence
Spirit of Australia Award for excellence in the Australian Arts
1994
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
1999
Westpac Export Heroes Award, Australian Institute of Export
Finalist, Business Asia Awards
Fellow of Design Institute of Australia (Hon)
2001
Finalist, Business Star Awards
2002
Powerhouse Museum Life Fellow
Bachelor of Design (Hon), Sydney Graphics College
2007
The Japanese Foreign Minister’s Award
2013
Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame
2016
GQ Iconic Artist
2022
Australian Fashion Laureate Lifetime Achievement AwardExhibitions
See https://kendone.com.au/about-exhibitions.php
Solo Exhibitions:
1980
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney Australia
1981
Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
1982
Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
1983
Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
Queensland College of Art Gallery, Brisbane Australia
1984
Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
1985
Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
1986
Gallery Tamon, Tokyo Japan
1987
Black Swan Gallery, Fremantle Australia
Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Mt Gambier Gallery, Mt Gambier Australia
Orange City Centre, Orange Australia
1988
Bridgewater Mill, Adelaide Australia
Hilton, Cairns Australia
Seibu Ikebukuro Art Gallery, Tokyo Japan
1989
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Moore Park Gallery, Sydney Australia
Yomiyuri Shimbun/Seiko Instruments Exhibition, Laforet Museum, Tokyo Japan
1990
Aces Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Amics Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Art Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya, Yokohama Japan
Ciel Gallery, Tochigi Japan
Gallery Tamon, Tokyo Japan
Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne Australia
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong Australia
Mildura Art Gallery, Mildura Australia
1990-91
Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney Australia
1991
Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul Korea
Daimaru Museum, Tokyo Japan
Daimaru Museum Umeda, Tokyo Japan
Shimonoseki Daimaru, Shimonoseki Japan
Hakata Daimaru, Fukuoka Japan
Nagasaki Daimaru, Nagasaki Japan
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly Australia
1992
Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains Australia
Tamworth City Art Gallery, Tamworth Australia
Moree Plains Gallery, Moree Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange Australia
Keihan Gallery of Arts and Science, Moriuchi City Japan
Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, Lake Macquarie Australia
Grafton Art Gallery, Grafton Australia
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith Australia
Adelaide Loft Concept Space, Adelaide Australia
1993
Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill Australia
Moore Park Gallery, Sydney Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham Australia
Izumizaki Museum and Art Gallery, Izumizaki Japan
Sogetsu Plaza, Sogetsu Keihan, Tokyo Japan
1994
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
1994-95
The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia
1995
Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Australia
1996
Galerie Scot, Paris France
Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Cairns Australia
Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, Wangaratta Australia
Latrobe Regional Art Gallery, Morwell Australia
1997
Australia Centre, Manila Philippines
Millicent Gallery, Millicent Australia
Riddoch Art Gallery, Mount Gambier Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise Australia
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool Australia
Latrobe University Museum, Bundoora Australia
Solander Gallery, Yarralumla Australia
1998
Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
1999
Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Australia
Gallery on Seven, David Jones Elizabeth Street, Sydney Australia
2000
Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles USA
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK
Sogetsu Plaza, Sogetsu Keihan, Tokyo Japan
Nahan Plaza, Hanamaki City Japan
Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Mosman Australia
Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Cottesloe Australia
2001
One Bush Street, San Francisco USA
Pilbara Fine Art Gallery, Karratha Australia
Volvo Showroom, Stockholm Sweden
Johyun Gallery, Pusan Korea
2002
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
2003
44 Gurner Street, Sydney Australia
The Blue Dot Gallery, Toronto Canada
Xanadu Fine Art Gallery, Margaret River, Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
2004
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK
2005
Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Cottesloe Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Australia
2006
The Cooper Gallery, Noosa Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
2006-07
IXL Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart Australia
2007
Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Cottesloe Australia
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK
2008
Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Australia
2009
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
2010
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
The Dragon, Hangzhou China
2011
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
The Balman Gallery, Corbridge UK
Cyclone Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Solander Gallery, Yarralumla Australia
2012
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney Australia
2013
Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah Australia
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth Australia
2014
Johyun Gallery, Busan Korea
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth Australia
2015
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney Australia
2016
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton Australia
2017
Gallery One, Southport Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Linton and Kay, Perth Australia
2018
Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia
Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, Australia
2019
Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia
Gallery One, Gold Coast, Australia
2019-20
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Australia
2020
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Gladstone, Australia
Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Australia
Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia
Gallery One, Gold Coast, Australia
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, Australia
2021
Bank Art Museum, Moree, Australia
Michael Reid Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia
Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, Australia
Tweed Regional Gallery and Maragraet Olley Centre, Murwillumbah, Australia
Redcliffe Art Gallery, Moreton Bay, Australia
2021-22
Bank of America Merrill Lynch with 3.33 Projetcs, Sydney, Australia
2022
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, Australia
Harvey Galleries, Sydney, Australia
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, Australia
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney, Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery, Australia
Bluethumb Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia,
GalleryOne, Gold Coast, Australia
2022-23
Clayton Utz, with 3.33 Projects, Sydney, Australia
Group Exhibitions:
1978
The Blake Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1979
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1982
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1984
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1985
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1986
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1987
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1989
Art Cars, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia
1990
Alice 125, Melbourne Australia
1992
Artseen, The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
Artists in Aid of Animals, Australian Democrats Endangered Species Campaign, Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Australia
1993
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
The Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
The Dobell Prize for Drawing, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1994
The Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1995
The Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
The Dobell Prize for Drawing, AGNSW, Sydney Australia
1999
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Clean Up Australia, The Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2000
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2001
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists Supporting Animal Preservation, Taronga Zoo Foundation, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2002
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2004
Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Australian Visions: Art from Down Under, Mudanjiang Art Museum, Mudanjiang, China
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2005
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006
Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007
Gana Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2009
Reflections of Australia, Hongrun Huaxia Hotel, Zhengzhou, China
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Taronga Artists Camp: Artists in Residence, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2009-10
Idle Hours, The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2010
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2011
The Archibald Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2011-12
Archibald Prize Regional Tour, Australia
2012
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Australian Artists and the Sydney Opera House, Utzon Centre, Aalborg, Denmark
2013
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Utzon's Opera House, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Holiday and Memory - 20th Century Australia at Play, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney Australia
Naked and Nude, Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, Australia
2014
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Patternation, Melbourne Fashion Week, Melbourne, Australia
Art = My Automolove, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Face 2 Face, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2015
Home/Front, Penrith Regional Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Art of Shakespeare, Parliament House, Canberra, Sofitel, Melbourne, Opera House, Sydney
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney Australia
2016
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Popular Pets Show, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2017
Tokottai, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydey, Australia
Artist Profile: Australiasian Painters 2007-2017, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, Australia
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018
Studio Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Australia,
Gallery One, Gold Coast, Australia
Artists of Mosmam: 2088, Mosman Art Galllery, Sydney, Australia
Salon des Refusés, S.H.Erivin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018-19
Destination Sydney: Reimagined Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly, Australia
Electric! National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2019
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Sulman Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
The Wynne Prize, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, Australia
2020
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Michael Reid Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2021
Naked and Nude, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree, Australia
2022
Salon des refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
For Sydney with Love, Vivid Sydney 2022, Australia
Hadley's Art Prize, Hobart, Tasmania
Environment: Landscapes in Western Australia, Linton & Kay Gallery, Perth, Australia
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, AustraliaWebsite
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