Robert Juniper
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Robert Litchfield Juniper AM
(born 7 January 1929) is a Western Australia
n artist who has also been an illustrator, art teacher, sculptor and printmaker.
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He studied commercial art and industrial design at Beckenham School of Art, England.
After returning to Western Australia he painted, taught and exhibited in Perth, Western Australia
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He was particularly championed by local Rose Skinner
, Hale School
in the 1950s and at Guildford Grammar School
in the 1960s. In the 1960s Bob Juniper's trips into the Australian outback inspired the subjects of much of his abstract style of art.
He designed the coat of arms for the Commonwealth Law Courts in Perth, in 1992. His works are held in numerous collections, including Art Gallery of Western Australia
, Art Gallery of New South Wales
, Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria
, Queensland Art Gallery
and Parliament House, Canberra
Robert Juniper was represented for many years by Gomboc Gallery and is currently represented by Greenhill Galleries . Now in his early 80's, he continues to paint every day and remains both a highly productive artist and an inspiration and mentor to many other Australian artists.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 7 January 1929) is a Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n artist who has also been an illustrator, art teacher, sculptor and printmaker.
Early life
He was born in the wheat-belt town of Merredin, Western AustraliaMerredin, Western Australia
-Economy:The agricultural land around Merredin produces 40% of Western Australia’s wheat quota. As a focal point for the region, Merredin’s local bulk handling co-operative receives and processes in excess of a million tonnes of grain every year...
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He studied commercial art and industrial design at Beckenham School of Art, England.
After returning to Western Australia he painted, taught and exhibited in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
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He was particularly championed by local Rose Skinner
Teaching
He taught art at Perth CollegePerth College, Western Australia
Perth College is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
, Hale School
Hale School
Hale School is a selective, independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
in the 1950s and at Guildford Grammar School
Guildford Grammar School
Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is an independent, day and boarding school for boys situated in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
in the 1960s. In the 1960s Bob Juniper's trips into the Australian outback inspired the subjects of much of his abstract style of art.
He designed the coat of arms for the Commonwealth Law Courts in Perth, in 1992. His works are held in numerous collections, including Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth, Western Australia. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia...
, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
, Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
, Queensland Art Gallery
Queensland Art Gallery
The Queensland Art Gallery is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre, and is located nearest to Brisbane River at South Bank...
and Parliament House, Canberra
Parliament House, Canberra
Parliament House is the meeting facility of the Parliament of Australia located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and opened on 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia...
Exhibitions
Many solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia, and overseas, including a major retrospective in 1999 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.Robert Juniper was represented for many years by Gomboc Gallery and is currently represented by Greenhill Galleries . Now in his early 80's, he continues to paint every day and remains both a highly productive artist and an inspiration and mentor to many other Australian artists.
Awards
- 1954, 57, 59, 60, 62 Perth Prize for Contemporary Art
- 1966 T.E. Wardle Invitation Prize
- 1976 Wynne Prize
- 1980 Wynne Prize
- 1984 Honorary Doctorate, University of Western Australia, Perth
- 1988 Kingfisher Prize, New South Wales
- 1998 State Living Treasures Award, Ministry for Culture and the Arts, Western Australia
- 2003 Centenary MedalCentenary MedalThe Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia and to honour people who have made a contribution to Australian society or government...
of Federation for service to Australian landscape painting and contemporary art - 2004 Awarded medal for services to art, The Painters and Sculptors Association of Australia
- 2011 Appointed Member of the Order of AustraliaOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
for service to the visual arts, particularly as an Australian landscape painter and contemporary artist
Family
Robert Juniper has been married three times and has four children, all by his first wife, Robin-Ann (née Brennan): Sato (previously Linda); Ben (Benedict); Sam (previously Damien) and Bec (Rebecca). They all live and work as professionals in various fields in Western Australia. He has 11 grandchildren and step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His second wife is Amanda (née Silbert) and his current wife is Patricia (née Lowe).Recent work
Juniper was commissioned to work on a feature window in the restored Bunbury catholic cathedral - and it was completed in 2011Printed works
- Todd, Trevor (1977) Mason Judy, illustrated by Robert Juniper. Sydney : Methuen of Australia ISBN 0454000278
- (1982) Asphodel [illustrated by] Robert Juniper, [text by] Lilla Cole. Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre PressFremantle Arts Centre PressFremantle Press is an independent publisher in Western Australia. Fremantle Press was established by the Fremantle Arts Centre in 1976...
ISBN 0909144591 (pbk.)
External links
- Robert Juniper's official website http://www.robertjuniper.com, includes many viewable recent works and prints.
- The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 1996 – Robert Juniper, available online, http://www.moranhealthcare.com.au/art/1996/juniper.html, 6 July 2005
- http://www.artlink.com.au/articles.cfm?id=79 - review at time of retrospective
- Robert Juniper at Greenhill Galleries http://www.greenhillgalleries.com/artists/juniper/profile_juniper.html
Further reading
- Farmer, Alison (1999).Artist of our land. Juniper talks about his painting and his forthcoming retrospective exhibition to be held at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Sunday timesThe Sunday Times (Western Australia)The Sunday Times, owned by News Limited, is a tabloid Sunday newspaper printed in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.-History:...
(Perth, W.A.), 29 August 1999, Sunday section, p. 8-9 - Robert Juniper talks about his life Western MailWestern Mail (Western Australia)The Western Mail, or Western Mail, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia.-West Australian newspapers:...
, 8-9 Feb. 1986, Magazine section, p. 12-15, - Bevis, Stephen At 78, Juniper is million dollar man of WA art The West AustralianThe West AustralianThe West Australian is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed Seven West Media . The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication...
, 11 July 2007, p. 12