Name

Ben Shearer

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1941

Birth place

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia View on map Close map

Occupations

Artist (textile) | Artist (water-colouristist) | Decorative / design artist

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC)

NGA IRN

12707

Context

Australia

Biography

Ben Shearer

Ben Shearer was born in Adelaide in 1941 and in 1960 won a Wool Research Fund Scholarship to study at the Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong. In 1964 he undertook post-graduate studies in fabric design at the Scottish Woolen Technical College, Galashiels. More recently he has started to work in watercolours.

CJM