John Badcock (artist)

John Badcock (born 1952,[1] Queenstown[2]) is a New Zealand (Kiwi) artist, based in Geraldine, South Canterbury.[2]

Badcock has been a professional artist for more than three decades.[2] His accolades include solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand since 1985, and more recently the exhibiting of The Last Supper at the ChristChurch Cathedral.[citation needed] In 2007 he exhibited 100 life-sized portraits of people who passed by his studio, painted during a single year.[3]

Badcock won the Kelliher Art Award in 1965,[4] and was a finalist in the New Zealand Portrait Awards in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.[citation needed] He is the subject of two New Zealand Art Films: John Badcock – a Film by Brian High, and A Changing Landscape – A Film by Simon Pattison.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Badcock (1952-)". Fisher Galleries. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Queenstown Art Society". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Portrait Gallery New Zealand John Badcock Opening". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. ^ Finlayson, Claire (13 June 2021). "Meet the Badcocks: Geraldine artists John and Susan Badcock are two branches on this artistic family tree". Our Way of Life. Retrieved 23 November 2024.