John Lynch Sculptor
John has been a sculptor for over forty years and has a degree in fine arts , graduate diploma in art education and graduate certificate in design (UTS) He is Head Teacher of Central Coast Sculpture School and enjoys a balance of teaching and making sculpture. He is represented in public and private collections.
John believes that materials have innate qualities that are integral to the nature of sculpture and enable the viewer to connect with the artwork through their knowledge and cultural understanding of the media. He works and teaches techniques in sandstone, marble, timber, bronze, plaster, paper and at times, found objects and mixed-media. John finds that these materials are the best for his ideas, and particularly for his paramount concept of biophilia; a positive philosophy that promotes our role in the natural world and supports the human tendency to seek meaning. John is deeply concerned with our place and role on the planet and the cultural issues around climate change. He wants to connect with the viewer on an intellectual plane as well as aesthetically, but also enjoys humour and parody and sometimes creates work that utilises these to make a fun or witty work that easily connects with the viewer.
John has recently retired from his teaching position as head teacher art at a senior college and is endeavouring to re-launch his career as an exhibiting artist. His recent inclusion as a finalist in the Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture has been an encouraging start to his plans.
John is a member of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) and Visual Arts Coordinator for Five Lands Art Collective on the Central Coast NSW.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS and ACTIVITIES
2022 Finalist. Hornsby Art Prize
2022 Wollombi Sculpture Festival
2022 Reimagine Art Prize Hornsby
2022 Finalist. Tom Bass Sculpture Prize
2021 Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival
2020 Mudgee Sculpture Festival
2019 Founded Central Coast Sculpture School
2018 Mudgee Sculpture Festival
2018 Hunters Hill Art Prize Finalist
2017 Mudgee Sculpture
2017 Hidden Sculpture Walk Sydney – Finalist
2017 Hunters Hill Art Prize – Highly Commended
2016 Sculpture at Sawmillers – Finalist
2016 Tom Bass Sculpture Prize – Finalist
2016 Hunters Hill Art Prize
2015 Sydney Sculptors Society Australia Square Sydney
2015 Sydney Sculptors Society MLC Centre Sydney
2015 Aboriginal Art Prize Gosford Regional Gallery
2015 Hunter’s Hill Art Prize – Finalist
2015 Finalist Kooindah Waters Sculpture on the Greens
2014 Hunter’s Hill Art Prize
2013 Sculpture on the Greens
2012 Gosford Art Finalist and Artist Talks
2011 Gosford Art Prize Finalist
2010 Gosford Art Prize and Artist Talks
2008 Gosford Regional Gallery. Solo exhibition
2008 Gosford Art Prize
2007 Gosford Art Prize
2004 Who’s Who Portrait Prize.
| 2004 Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize
2003 Gosford Art Prize
PRIZES 2022 Finalist. Hornsby Art Prize 2022 Finalist. Tom Bass Sculpture Prize 2017 Hunters Hill Art Prize – Highly Commended 2017 Hidden Sculpture Walk Sydney – Finalist 2016 Sawmillers Sculpture Sydney – Finalist 2016 Tom Bass Prize Sydney – Finalist 2004 Gosford Art Prize: First Prize Sculpture 2004 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize: Finalist 1989 Gold Coast Sculpture Prize: Highly Commended and acquired 1988 Wyong Art Prize: Highly Commended 1986 Byron Bay Arts Festival: Second Prize COLLECTIONS HOTA , Gold Coast Southern Cross University, Lismore Numerous private and corporate collections PUBLICATIONS Central Coast News. March 2022. ‘Lisarow sculptor’s work chosen as finalist in prestigious competition’ Coast FM963 Coast Arts interview. ‘Kooindah Waters Sculpture’ Australian Teacher June 2016. ‘Lynch sculpting a fine future’. |