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Rick Amor (born 3 March 1948) is an Australian artist and figurative painter. He was an Official War Artist. ==Life and work== Rick Amor was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. He has a certificate in art from the Caulfield Institute of Technology, and Associate Diploma in Painting from the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He began exhibiting at the Joseph Brown gallery in 1974. He has entered the Archibald Prize at least 11 times and been exhibited nine times. He has been the recipient of several Australia Council studio residencies, allowing him to work in London, New York and Barcelona. In 1999 he was one of the first Australian artists to be appointed as the (Official War Artist ) to East Timor by the Australian War Memorial, and the first since the end of the Vietnam War. Amor has held over 64 solo exhibitions since first exhibiting at Joseph Brown Gallery in 1974 and has shown annually at (Niagara Galleries ) since 1983. In 2013 a 30th Anniversary exhibition is being held at (Niagara Galleries ) during the month of August. A major survey exhibition of his paintings was curated by (McClelland Gallery ) in 1990 and toured various regional galleries in Victoria and South Australia throughout 1990 and 1991. An exhibition of his prints toured various regional galleries in Victoria and Tasmania 1993-4.〔Gary Catalano (1993) Rick Amor and the Graphic Arts, Niagara Galleries Melbourne, and NETS Victoria. Catalogue for the touring exhibition.〕 In 1993 another exhibition mounted by Bendigo Art Gallery toured Australia. He was interviewed in the 2005 Peter Berner documentary about the Archibald Prize called ''Loaded Brush''. Amor's most recent exhibitions include ''Rick Amor: From Study to Painting'' at Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Victoria and his 30th Anniversary Exhibition at Niagara Galleries in 2013 and an exhibition at the Australian Print Workshop in 2012. He was also involved in group shows ''Blue Chip XV: The Collectors' Exhibition'' at Niagara Galleries and the ''Small Sculpture Fair'' at McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery in 2013. Major texts on Amor's work have been published in the last fifteen years, including Gary Catalano’s biography, ''The Solitary Watcher: Rick Amor and his Art'', published by The Miegunyah Press in 2001,and Gavin Fry’s richly illustrated monograph, ''Rick Amor'', published by The Beagle Press in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Amor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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