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Michael McKinnon studied painting at the Royal College of Art in London where in 1968 he formed the 'Continuum' group with Robert Janz and Dante Leonelli. His paintings and sculptures have been widely exhibited in Europe and in the United States. He began to work in documentary film in 1978.
   
Liquidisc 1977. Kinetic Painting. rotation every 2 minutes, diameter 60 inches.
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1940
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Born. Beulah, Victoria, Austrailia.
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1959-61
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Read art history at Melbourne University and studied painting at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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1961-65
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Taught art and design in secondary schools in Victoria.
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1965
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Awarded British Council Grant and English Speaking Union travelling scholarship.
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1965-68
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Studied painting at The Royal College of Art, London. Dyason Bequest Award from Art Gallery of New South Wales. First kinetic works with Robert Janz.
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1967
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Exhibited: Prospex '67, London and Brussels.
Received Anstruther Painting Prize, Royal College of Art.
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1968
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Formed 'Continuum' Group with Robert Janz and Dante Leonelli.
Appointed Fine Arts Editor of ARK, Royal College of Art Magazine.
Awarded 1st class honours MA and Silver Medal for 'Work of Special Distinction'.
Exhibited: Young Contemporaries, London.
Continuum, Axiom Gallery, London.
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1969
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1st Prize, Multiples Competition, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.
Published 'Tumblediscs' multiples.
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1969-70
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Exhibited: Mutation Phenomena II, Leicester.
Contiuum, Arts Council touring exhibition with Robert Janz and Dante Leonelli, Sheffield, Hull, Manchester, Oxford.
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Left: Photo Study for Image Reflection Screen 1969.
Middle, Right: Image Reflection Screen Hayward Gallery, 1970.
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1970
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Exhibited: Continuum, Hayward Gallery, London.
Continuum, Editions by London Arts Gallery, London.
Kinetic Art, Hayward Gallery, London.
Multiples, Whitechapel Gallery, London.
John Player Biennale, Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham.
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1971
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Exhibited: Realities Gallery, Melbourne.
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1972
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Kinetic Art, Hamburg.
Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Architecture Project, Philadelphia.
Electric Gallery, Toronto.
Marion Lock's Gallery, Philadelphia.
Produced 'Waveline', 16mm film.
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1973
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Exhibited: Kunstarkt, Basle.
Artist's Market, London.
Visiting lecturer, Department of the Environment, North London Polytechnic and Winchester School of Art.
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1974
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Visiting artist, Ministry of Information, Kuwait.
Exhibited: Recent Kinetics, Arts Council touring exhibition.
Electric Art from Europe, Electric Gallery, Toronto.
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1975
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Exhibited: Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool.
Compass Gallery, Glasgow.
Visiting artist, Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education, Sydney.
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1976
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Exhibited: Editions Alecto Gallery.
'Fibaonacci Portfolio' of prints, etching, silkscreen and lithograph.
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1976-77
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Lorne Fellow, University College, London.
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1977-79
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Organised touring exhibition of 'Fibonacci Portfolio' and related sketches for Victoria and Albert Museum.
Visiting Lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic and the following North American Universities:
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
York University, Toronto.
Fanshaw College, London, Ontario.
Studio School, New York.
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1978
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Exhibited: Jordan Gallery London.
Profiled in 'Arena', a BBC2 film.
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Left: Continuum Exhibition. Janz, Leonelli, McKinnon. Hayward Gallery, London. 1970.
Middle: Blades. Hayward Gallery, London. 1970 (with Robert Janz).
Right: Kinetic Ceiling. Natural History Museum, London. 1971 (with Robert Janz).
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Bibliography:
Studio International, September 1970.
Richard Cork, Evening Standard, June 27 1970.
Paul Richard, Washington Post: 'Moving and Beautiful', 25 May 1972.
'Progress in Art' by Suzi Gablick, Thames and Hudson 1977.
'Sculpture in Plastics' by Nicholas Roukes, Watson-Guptill Publications.
Art International April 1979, Vol XXIII.
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Collections:
The Tate Gallery.
The Victoria and Albert Museum.
Arts Council of Great Britain.
Leicester Education Authority.
National Medical Library, Washington, D.C.
Private and corporate collections.
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Publications:
'Art of the Seventies' by Michael McKinnon.
Visual Publications. London 1976
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