Con Rhee
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Name
Con Rhee
Culture
Australian
Gender
Male
Birth date
1941
Birth place
Holland View on map Close map
Movements
Australia by 1965
Occupations
Decorative / design artist
Summary
Worked: Australia (TAS), Canada
NGA IRN
13873
Context
Australia
Biography
Con Rhee
Born in Holland, Con Rhee studied Science at the University of Tasmania, graduating in 1965, and in 1970 completed his Doctorate in Biology at Harvard University, U.S. In 1971 Con Rhee studied blown hot-glass at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, U.S. and established a glass studio in Nova Scotia, Canada. He returned to Tasmania in 1973, and lectured in Botany at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, Hobart until 1979.
During 1976 Con Rhee studied with Richard Marquis, the American glassmaker, during his term as artist in residence at the College. In 1978 he established a studio at Koonya, Tasmania.