Godwin Bradbeer
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Godwin Bradbeer was born Dunedin
, New Zealand
in 1950. After studies in Melbourne
for a Bachelor of Education in 1984 he earned a Master of Arts in fine art painting in 1994. He has lectured since 1985 in Melbourne, Australia
and exhibited worldwide with many solo exhibitions since 1977. In 1995 he was appointed as resident artist at the National Gallery of Victoria. Bradbeer was the winner of the Dobell Drawing Prize (Art Gallery of New South Wales) in 1998. He is represented in all major Australian public and private art collections. Bradbeer is currently lecturing at RMIT School of Art as Acting Discipline Leader of Drawing.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1950. After studies in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
for a Bachelor of Education in 1984 he earned a Master of Arts in fine art painting in 1994. He has lectured since 1985 in Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and exhibited worldwide with many solo exhibitions since 1977. In 1995 he was appointed as resident artist at the National Gallery of Victoria. Bradbeer was the winner of the Dobell Drawing Prize (Art Gallery of New South Wales) in 1998. He is represented in all major Australian public and private art collections. Bradbeer is currently lecturing at RMIT School of Art as Acting Discipline Leader of Drawing.