Johnnie Dady

Johnnie Dady is a South Australian artist and arts educator who specialises in installation art entailing sculpture and drawing.

Johnnie Dady
Born
Jonathan Dady

1961 (age 58–59)
United Kingdom
EducationMaidstone College (UK), University of South Australia
Known forInstallation art, Sculpture, Drawing
WebsitePersonal website

Biography

Johnnie Dady (also known as Johnny Dady and Jonathan Dady) was born in the UK in 1961 and migrated to Australia in 1987.[1] He has a BA (Hons), Fine Art Sculpture, from Maidstone College in the United Kingdom and a Master of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia.[2] He lectures in drawing and sculpture at Adelaide Central School of Art.

In 2013, his sculpture,The Fones at the University of Adelaide was vandalised.[3]

He has also collaborated with fellow artist and lecturer Roy Ananda.[4][5]

Artistic style and subject

Dady is known for his installation pieces such as cardboard pianos.[6][7] He is also known for large-scale drawings.[8][9]

Residencies
  • Australia Council London studio residency 2001[10]
  • Australia Council Rome studio residency 2006[11]
  • Australia Council London Studio Residency 2009[12]

Major exhibitions
  • 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial[13]

Collections

Dady's work is held in the following collections:

Further reading
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References
  1. "Johnnie Dady". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "Johnnie Dady". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "Vandals hit sculpture". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 14 October 2013.
  4. "Heysen Sculpture Biennial - 2012". heysensculpturebiennial.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. Moskwa, Kate. "Beyond Order". fine print. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. Nunn, Louise (23 February 2018). "A single word spans artists' wide visions". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  7. Backhouse, Megan (28 July 2007). "Around the galleries". The Age (Melbourne).
  8. "Bold experiments in style". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 12 February 1999.
  9. Dutkiewicz, Adam (26 September 2005). "Dimensional journey". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  10. "Cultural Illumination" (PDF). University of Adelaide. 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. "Cultural Illumination" (PDF). University of Adelaide. 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  12. "Johnnie Dady". VAAus. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  13. "Heysen Sculpture Biennial - 2012". heysensculpturebiennial.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  14. "New railway inspired artworks for Ascot Park" (PDF). Marion City Council. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  15. "Cultural Illumination" (PDF). University of Adelaide. 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  16. "Cultural Conversations" (PDF). University of Adelaide. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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