Historical information
David RANKIN (1946- )
Born Plymouth, Devon, England
Arrived Australia 1948.
Leaving rural New South Wales David Rankin arrived in Sydney in 1967. A largely self taught artist he taught art between 1966 and 1974, with his first exhibition was held in 1968. During the 1970s he established Port Jackson Press publishing fine art prints. In 1983 David Rankin won the Wynne Prize for Australian landscape painting.
Rankin lives and works in New York, New York., United States of America. His abstract work is distinguished by its loose, expressionistic use of line.
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.
Physical description
Abstract painting
