Richard Dunn Biography

Born Sydney, Australia 1944
Studies in Architecture, University of New South Wales, 1962-64
Studies in Painting with John Olsen, Sydney, 1963-64
Studies in Sculpture with Lyndon Dadswell, National Art School, Sydney, 1964
New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship, 1966
Studies in Painting, Royal College of Art, London, 1966-69. M.Art(RCA) 1969
Lived London, 1966-71, Paris/London 1971-1975
Dyason Bequest Award 1967/8
Artist grant, Australia Council, 1975
Project grant, Australia Council, 1977
Lecturer in Painting, Film Theory, Sydney College of the Arts, 1977-87
Artist grant, Australia Council, 1980
P.S.1 International Studio Program. PS1 Contemporary Art Centre, NY, 1984-5
Director, Sydney College of the Arts, 1988-01
Professor and Director, SCA, University of Sydney, 1990-01
Visiting professor, National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, 2000
Artist-in-Residence, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Germany, 2000
Professor of Contemporary Visual Art and University Artist-in-Residence, University of Sydney, 2001-present
Guest-professor, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Rinke Klasse) winter semester 2003/4
Lives in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia