Johnnie Dady

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Johnnie Dady
Born
Jonathan Dady

1961 (age 5960)
EducationMaidstone College (UK), University of South Australia
Known for Installation art, Sculpture, Drawing
Website Personal website

Johnnie Dady is a South Australian artist and arts educator who specialises in installation art entailing sculpture and drawing.

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Biography

Johnnie Dady (also known as Johnny Dady and Jonathan Dady) was born in the UK in 1961 and migrated to Australia in 1987. [1] He has a BA (Hons), Fine Art Sculpture, from Maidstone College in the United Kingdom and a Master of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia. [2] He lectures in drawing and sculpture at Adelaide Central School of Art.

In 2013, his sculpture, The Fones at the University of Adelaide was vandalised. [3]

He has also collaborated with fellow artist and lecturer Roy Ananda. [4] [5]

Artistic style and subject

Dady is known for his installation pieces such as cardboard pianos. [6] [7] He is also known for large-scale drawings. [8] [9]

Residencies

Major exhibitions

Collections

Dady's work is held in the following collections:

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