Ian Friend
From his studio in Ipswich, Queensland, Ian Friend creates subtle and evocative works on paper using pigment, ink and gouache. With a fascination for alchemy between materials and an obsession with hand-made art papers, sourced worldwide, Friend’s works are made from the finest materials and developed using techniques which have been refined over many decades. Though materiality is an integral part of his practice, his works also reflect a rich engagement with jazz, poetry and architecture. Friend has developed work in response to contemporary poet Jeremy Prynne, and with composer Martin Freidel, among others.
Born in Eastbourne, England, Friend migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1985 and has since lectured in drawing and painting in several Australian universities while maintaining his art practice and exhibiting in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Friend is represented in numerous international public collections, among them The British Museum and Tate Gallery, London, Arts Council of Great Britain. Within Australia he is represented at the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia and the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston plus a host of university and regional galleries around the country.
AVAILABLE WORKS
-
City Ghost #5
Vendor:Regular price $1,100 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
City Ghost #7
Vendor:Regular price $1,100 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Blue Silence #7
Vendor:Regular price $1,100 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Canto Ostinato (After Simeon ten Holt)
Vendor:Regular price $3,000 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per
Collapsible content
CV
Ian Friend
born 1951, United Kingdom, arrived Australia 1986
QUALIFICATIONS
1973–75 Higher Diploma of Fine Art (Slade School of
Fine Art, University College, London, England)
1970–73 Diploma in Art and Design (Birmingham
College of Art, England)
1969–70 Pre Diploma Foundation Year (Exeter College
of Art, England)
COLLECTIONS
The British Museum, London
Tate Gallery, London
Arts Council of Great Britain, London
Cleveland Museums Service, UK
Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St Louis, USA
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston
Australian Embassy, Washington DC
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
New England Regional Art Museum, NSW
Deakin University Library, Melbourne
La Trobe University Gallery, Melbourne
Monash University Gallery, Melbourne
Griffith University, Queensland
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
University College of Central Queensland, Rockhampton
University of Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
University of Tasmania, Hobart
University of Western Australia, Perth
Artbank, Sydney
Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth
Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Queensland
Brisbane Boys Grammar School, Brisbane
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
The Hutchins Foundation, Hobart
Australian Paper collection