Colin lanceley artist biography
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Colin Lanceley
Australian artist
Colin LanceleyAO (1938–2015) was an Australian artist known for his large three-dimensional paintings and for his drawing and printmaking.
His works are held in public collections worldwide including the Tate,[1] the National Gallery of Australia[2] and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[3] He was the inaugural chair of the advisory board of the National Art School and a board member of the National Gallery of Australia.[4] He died on 30 January 2015 in Sydney.
Colin lanceley artist biography
Early life
Colin Lanceley was born on 6 January 1938 in Dunedin, New Zealand. His parents were John Lassegue Lanceley, an Australian engineer of French and English descent, and Mary Anne Agnes Lanceley, née Ayers, of Scottish parentage.
In 1939 the family moved to Sydney, Australia, where his father joined the Royal Australian Air Force for the duration of World War II.[5]
Lanceley left school at the age of 16, and was apprenticed