EUAN MACLEOD
b. 1956, New ZealandBorn in New Zealand, Euan MacLeod studied graphic design at the Christchurch Institution of Technology (1975). He completed post-graduate study in painting at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Art, Christchurch in 1979. There he was introduced to expressionist painting traditions which have remained an important influence on his work.
MacLeod moved to Sydney in 1981 and in 1999 achieved prominence with his self portrait, Head Like a Hole, winning the Archibald Prize. MacLeod has continued to exhibit in Australia and New Zealand with his predominant imagery of figures in the landscape and bush recognised as an iconography shared by artists such as Tom Roberts, Sydney Nolan and Arthur Boyd.
MacLeod’s painterly, dramatic landscapes are highly charged, revealing both the life and primeval spirit of the land and a sense of dislocation between his figures and the environments they occupy. MacLeod has held over 50 solo shows throughout Australia and New Zealand. His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
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