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The 1996 Anne & Gordon Samstag
International Visual Arts Scholarships

| John Kelly | John R. Neeson | Nike Savvas |
| Kathy Temin | Angela Valamanesh |

Artist: JOHN KELLY


Two men lifting a cow 1995
acrylic and oil on canvas
150 x 178 cm
© the artist

Geometric cow 1995
oil on linen
91 x 152.5 cm
© the artist


John Kelly's paintings at first seem wholly defined by their humour, but are revealed as serious, delightfully ambiguous investigations of Australian World War II camouflage artists; for example William Dobell's role in the production of papier-mache cows. ("Said Bill, I think the authorities underestimate the eyesight of the Japanese airmen").

Ross Wolfe
Director, Samstag Program
from the 1996 Samstag catalogue Samstag's Class of '96


JOHN KELLY
Born 1965, Bristol, United Kingdom
1996 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship:
Affiliate Program, The Slade School of Art, London, United Kingdom
1995 Master of Arts (Fine Art), RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
1985 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

| John Kelly | John R. Neeson | Nike Savvas |
| Kathy Temin | Angela Valamanesh |