Name

Richard Raffan

Culture

Australian | English

Gender

Male

Birth date

21 June 1943

Birth place

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England View on map Close map

Movements

Australia from 1982

Occupations

Decorative / design artist | Woodworker

NGA IRN

22669

Context

Australia

Biography

Richard Raffan was born at Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England, on 21 June 1943. A self-taught woodworker Richard Raffan left the London wine trade to devote himself to the medium in January 1970. He worked at the Sturt Workshops, Mittagong, NSW, from January to April 1977 and in 1982 returned to live permanently in Australia. He has a brother, Simon, also a woodworker, who established the wood turning workshop at the Cuppacumbalong Arts and Crafts Centre, Tharwa, ACT.