Born in Latvia in 1939 Jan Senbergs arrived in Australia in 1950 as Latvian refugee and when he disembarked at Princes Pier in Port Melbourne, Senbergs didn’t speak a word of English. He won many awards as a young artist and has had solo exhibitions since 1960.
In 1987 Jan was invited to journey to Antarctica with the Australian Antarctic Division aboard the Icebird for their annual re-supply of Australian bases there. This resulted in the 1988 exhibition of the Voyage Six- Antarctica series. Jan has been involved in many Artist in Residences and has lectured at Harvard for a short time.
He is represented in most State and Regional Galleries and received an Order of Australia in 2003 for his contribution to the arts.
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Acquired by the judge, Kevin Connor, from the 1991 Award.
For 35 years the Kedumba Drawing Award has been one of the pre-eminent awards for drawing in Australia. The addition of the $20,000 prize money will ensure that the Award continues to grow and build on its success for many years to come.
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