Donald Laycock | |
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| Born | Donald Gordon Laycock 4 April 1931 [1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | National Gallery of Victoria Art School [2] |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Figurative [2] Abstract expressionism [2] |
Donald Gordon Laycock (born 4 April 1931 [1] ) is an Australian artist. He is a painter and is best known as the creator of the interior paintings of Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia.
He attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, graduating in 1953. [2] Laycock's works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Centre Melbourne and Art Gallery of New South Wales. [1] [2] [3] He was colleagues with Lawrence Daws, Clifton Pugh and John Howley. [4]
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Janine Burke, Donald Laycock, Art and Australia, Spring, October–December, 1975.
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