Join artist, teacher and master printmaker Tony Deigan as he shares personal insights into his collaboration with Arthur Boyd and Indra Deigan on Sangkuriang and other collagraph projects.
Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arthur Boyd worked on a number of printmaking projects with master printmaker Tony Deigan. Deigan introduced Boyd to the medium of collagraph and provided technical support as the printmaker on the Sangkuriang artist book project.
In this talk, Deigan will share his experience of working with Arthur Boyd, as well as the technical processes involved in collagraph printing.
Tony Deigan
Tony Deigan is a printmaker who was born in Ireland in 1945 and moved to Wales with his family in 1953. He studied graphic design at Maidstone College of Art in London, graduating with honours in 1967. He worked as a print room technician at Saint Martins School of Art, London from 1968-1990 before migrating to Australia. From 1989, Deigan worked on a number of printmaking projects with Arthur Boyd and introduced him to the collagraph technique.
Deigan currently teaches printmaking with the Bowral and District Art Society. He is represented in public and private collections in Australia and abroad including the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Tales of Land and Sea
This event is part of Bundanon’s program of live events for current exhibition Tales of Land and Sea.
Tales of Land and Sea brings together three distinct projects exploring storytelling, mythological narratives, migration and the diasporic experience. Drawing from both personal narratives and Eastern mythologies, each project highlights age-old themes of longing, displacement, cultural connection and belonging.
