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Ken Done

With a mum who was married to a tradie, you’d think it a fair chance that the baby Jesus would have grown up with a dog in the house.

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Ken Done, 2016 by Mark Mohell
Ken Done, 2016 by Mark Mohell
Spot, 2016 by Ken Done
Spot, 2016 by Ken Done
Madonna and dog, 2000 by Ken Done
Madonna and dog, 2000 by Ken Done
Walking the dog, 1991 by Ken Done
Walking the dog, 1991 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks I, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks I, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks II, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks II, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks III, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks III, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks IV, 1992 by Ken Done
Spotty and I walking around the rocks IV, 1992 by Ken Done
Looking at the sun, 1989 by Ken Done
Looking at the sun, 1989 by Ken Done
Bexley 2016, by Ken Done
Bexley 2016, by Ken Done
Indi 2016, by Ken Done
Indi 2016, by Ken Done
Sammy, 2016 by Ken Done
Sammy, 2016 by Ken Done
Me
Me, 1992 Ken Done. © Ken Done
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Related information

Ken Done

'I am very Sydney'

Portrait story

Iconic Australian artist Ken Done discusses his life and career as a painter.
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Donated duo

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009

Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the gift of two striking paintings by the Australian artist Ken Done AM.
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