John Badcock (artist)

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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]

In the 1990s, Badcock frequently exhibited paintings with the McGregor Wright Gallery. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "John Badcock (1952-)". Fisher Galleries. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. ↑ John Badcock, 1990 - 1997, by the McGregor Wright Gallery. Te Papa (CA001396/001/0001)


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