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Ken Done (Kenneth Stephen Done) was born on 29 June, 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian artist. Discover Ken Done's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 29 June, 1940
Birthday 29 June
Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1940

Kenneth Stephen Done (born 29 June 1940) is an Australian artist best known for his design work.

Although his simple, brightly coloured images of Australian landmarks have adorned a very popular range of clothing and homewares sold under the "Done Design" brand, Done's primary interest is in being a painter.

Art critic John McDonald said: "Anybody who has anything to do with him realises he is a very serious artist."

1954

Ken Done, an only child, grew up in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, and left high school at age 14 to study at the National Art School in East Sydney between 1954 and 1959.

At the end of this decade he travelled abroad and began working with the New York and London based advertising agency J. Walter Thompson.

1969

He returned to Sydney in 1969 to follow his artistic desires.

1975

He became a full-time painter in 1975.

1980

Done's first solo exhibition was in Sydney in 1980.

To date he has staged over 100 exhibitions dedicated solely to his work.

Done's work has been exhibited in Australia, Japan, and France, amongst others.

1981

Republicanism in Australia was news at the time and Done submitted sixteen designs to Ausflag, some of which he had created as early as 1981.

1988

His work for the 1988 World Exposition held in Brisbane Australia, the colourful Children of the World facade for the United Nations Pavilion, and the several 6 m high alphabet letter blocks that adorned the Entrance and Exit of the Australia Pavilion are largely regarded as playing a central role in the celebration and popular culture of Bicentennial Australia and were one of the most photographed works of art at the Expo.

He has been a UNICEF Australia Goodwill Ambassador since 1988, and won the Australian father of the year award in 1989.

It was as a result of the commission to design the Entrance and Exit Statement at the Australian Pavilion, at World Expo 88, that he became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1988.

That Statement became one of the most iconic parts and memories of Expo 88.

In effect he donated the signs to a college north of Brisbane.

Of recent years the signs have sat rusting away, that was until one college student by the name of Kurt Jones started a social media storm.

A local purchased the signs and donated them to the Caboolture Historical Village.

1989

An original Ken Done work featured on the cover of the Japanese women's magazine Hanako every week between 1989 and 1999.

1993

In 1993 the company won the Fashion Industries of Australia's, Grand Award.

The album formerly named Australia the Lucky Cunt was released in September 1993 and depicted a Done-style koala with a syringe in its mouth.

Done was angered by this use and obtained an injunction order to ban the sale of the album.

The album was then re-released in November under the a new title Censored Due to Legal Advice and a new cover depicting four edited pictures depicting Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor on the TV show Saturday Night Live when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II.

The images are edited to show the singer tearing up a sheet with TISM's logo and the album's new name on it.

1994

In 1994 the Powerhouse Museum staged a major retrospective of Done's work.

1995

During October 1995, Done was asked to create a series of flag designs by the then Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating.

1996

His first European exhibition was held in Paris in 1996.

2000

In the year 2000 his works were exhibited in Los Angeles and in London.

He was commissioned to produce a series of works for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Ken Done has long been a supporter of art in Australia especially encouraging school students through awards and sponsorships, although Done decided to sue Australian band TISM for appropriating his work on an album cover.

2006

In 2006 he designed and created the United Buddy Bear for Australia.

2015

In 2015 from Dec 11 to Dec 20, 2015, Ken done exhibited a solo show of selected works produced throughout his career titled 'The Joy of Colour' at Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery in Seaforth, making this exhibition his first solo show within a commercial gallery that Ken Done has exhibited outside of his personally owned gallery located in The Rocks, Sydney.

2018

They have as part of the 30th Anniversary celebration of Expo 88 in 2018, been fully restored, including an interview with Ken Done.

After a massive six-month effort by the Historical Village they were unveiled, fully restored by Ken Done AM and Sallyanne Atkinson AO, on 28 October 2018, as the centre piece event in the closing of the 30th Anniversary of Expo 88.

The Ken Done Gallery is located in The Rocks, Sydney.

2019

His touring exhibition Paintings you probably haven't seen travelled for almost 3 years touring regional galleries around Australia from 2019.

The 35 artworks were hung in 11 galleries, from Far North Queensland to Victoria.

They travelled over 10,000 kms, and were hung for 809 days.

Ken Done created a design company called "Done Art and Design" with his wife Judy Done.

The company started out by producing small runs of T-shirts featuring Done's art and the garment design of his wife Judy.