James Egan
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James Egan is an Australia
n artist. He is highly respected for his work in the Australian community and is recognized as one of Australia’s best painters. His work has featured in exhibitions around the world and he still is painting from his studio near Ballarat, Victoria
today.
Egan was born in Melbourne
Australia. From the age of 14 to the age of 19, James worked as a boxer and came into a contact with an Englishman on the run from the law. This Englishman, name unknown, taught James how to draw and the arts in general as he himself had previously learnt at the Slade Art School in London.
Egan's inspiration has come from many interesting places including the Australian outback and bush land to the third world countries of Mexico and Cambodia as well as some of the poorest areas of Spain, England and the United States.
In 1986 the state of Victoria
recognized Egan's contribution to the art work deeming him a Living treasure in Perpetuity.
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...
n artist. He is highly respected for his work in the Australian community and is recognized as one of Australia’s best painters. His work has featured in exhibitions around the world and he still is painting from his studio near Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...
today.
Egan was born 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...
Australia. From the age of 14 to the age of 19, James worked as a boxer and came into a contact with an Englishman on the run from the law. This Englishman, name unknown, taught James how to draw and the arts in general as he himself had previously learnt at the Slade Art School in London.
Egan's inspiration has come from many interesting places including the Australian outback and bush land to the third world countries of Mexico and Cambodia as well as some of the poorest areas of Spain, England and the United States.
In 1986 the state of Victoria
Government of Victoria
The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...
recognized Egan's contribution to the art work deeming him a Living treasure in Perpetuity.
Collections
His work has been displayed in many notable exhibitions such as:- The Prince of Wales collection at Buckingham Palace
- San Francisco Airport
- World Trade Center
- Moscow Parliament Collection