Theo Koning Explained

Theo Koning (born 1950 in the Netherlands) was a Western Australian painter, sculptor, printmaker and art teacher,^[1] who for a time exhibited with the Galerie Dusseldorf in Perth.^[2]

Koning immigrated to Western Australia in 1953 at the age of three, and graduated in fine art at the Claremont Technical School^[3] in 1973, in the same year becoming one of the founding members of the Western Australian Sculptors' Association.^[4]

Koning's works have gained extensive representation in art galleries throughout Australia, including the National Gallery of Australia.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Koning died in 2022 at age 71. ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Snell, Ted (1985). Theo Koning stepping into the painter's world. In Art and Australia. 23 (1), 69-72.
2. Snell, Ted (1979). Six artists working in Western Australia. In Art and Australia. 16 (4), 357-361.
3. p 56-58 of Snell, Ted, 1949- & Goddard, Julian & Marcon, Marco & Curtin University of Technology. Visual Culture Research Unit (1991). In The Painted image : twenty contemporary Western Australian painters. Visual Culture Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, [Bentley, W.A.]
4. In Woldendorp, Richard & Stringer, John (1995). Western Australian artists in residence. Sandpiper Press, West Perth.
5. A regional scenario: an interview with Theo Koning. -by Goddard, Julian- Praxis M, no.20, 1988, pp. 28–31
6. http://nga.gov.au/AboutUs/Reports/AR07.pdf Annual Report 2007
7. http://nga.gov.au/AboutUs/Reports/AR02.pdf Annual Report 2002
8. Web site: Theo Koning (1950-2022) .