In 1965 he completed a Certificate of Art at Caulfield Institute of Technology, followed by three years of study at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, under John Brack. Several Australian Council studio residencies have allowed him to work in London, New York and Barcelona.
Rick Amor is a painter, printmaker and sculptor.
He is one of Australia's most distinguished contemporary artists.
Rick has a very significant body of work behind him, having explored a range of styles and he has exhibited regularly over the past thirty years.
In 2000 he went to East Timor as an official war artist appointed by the Australian War Memorial. Rick currently lives and works in Melbourne.
Savage World, Charcoal on paper
Kedumba Drawing Award - 1997 Acquisitions Judge John Wolseley
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