STUDIO education resource - Museums & Galleries NSW

ABOUT THE WRITER
John McDonald studied at Sydney University. For over twenty years he
has been one of Australia’s best-known art critics, writing a weekly column
for the Sydney Morning Herald, and contributing to local and international
publications. As Head of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Australia
in 2000, John was curator of the exhibition, Federation: Australian Art &
Society 1901-2001, which toured the country for eighteen months. He has
written numerous catalogue essays, and monographs on artists. He has also
written on films, travel and even cricket. As a lecturer, John has appeared at
colleges and public forums throughout Australia, and has taught Art History
and Theory at the National Art School, Sydney.
John McDonald was born in Cessnock, NSW, in 1961.
FOR AN ARTIST, THE
STUDIO IS THE ENGINE
ROOM OF HIS OR HER
CREATIVITY. IT IS BOTH
PLAYGROUND AND PRISON
CELL, THE PLACE WHERE
LONG, LONG DAYS ARE
SPENT WRESTLING WITH
THE MUSE.
John McDonald
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