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Australian Prints + Printmaking

Ben Shearer

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Name

Ben Shearer

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1941

Birth place

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Artist (textile) | Artist (water-colouristist) | Decorative / design artist

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC)

NGA IRN

12707

Context

Australia

Biography

Ben Shearer

Ben Shearer was born in Adelaide in 1941 and in 1960 won a Wool Research Fund Scholarship to study at the Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong. In 1964 he undertook post-graduate studies in fabric design at the Scottish Woolen Technical College, Galashiels. More recently he has started to work in watercolours.

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Last Updated

04 Jul 2012