Born 29 June 1940, in Sydney, Ken Done left school at 14 to enter the National Art School in East Sydney. After 5 years study, he commenced a highly successful career as an art director and designer in New York, London and Sydney.

Ken Done's first solo exhibition was held in Sydney in 1980. Since then, he has held over 50 one-man shows, including major exhibitions in Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA. Over the past few years, Ken has devoted most of his time to painting. His works have been shown in the Archibald, Sulman, Wynne, Blake, and Dobell Prizes.

Major projects in a very diverse career include the painting of a BMW Artcar, and the total decorative scheme for the Garden Restaurant at the Powerhouse Museum, in Sydney. In 1994, a major retrospective of Ken Done's work "Ken Done: the art of design" was mounted by the Powerhouse Museum. In 1999, Done was asked to create a series of works for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies programs of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The artist's first European exhibition was held in Paris, in 1996 to great acclaim, and in 2000 the art of Ken Done was successfully premiered in both Los Angeles and London.

Ken's paintings have become the creative source of a unique, and very successful Australian business - Done Art and Design. With numerous company owned shops in Australia, and representation in selected department stores throughout the world, Done Art and Design continues to develop and expand, promoting Australian art and design to a world-wide audience. In 1993, Ken, together with his fashion-designer wife Judy, won the Fashion Industries of Australia's Grand Award for Fashion.

Although he has worked extensively for many charitable organisations, the welfare of underprivileged children has always been a special concern of Ken's. Father of the Year in 1989, Ken Done holds the honourary position of Australian Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

In 1992, Ken received the Order of Australia (A.M.), for services to Art, Design and Tourism. In many parts of the world, Ken Done has come to symbolise Australia and Australians: creative, optimistic and bold.

1980

Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney Australia

1981

Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia

1982

Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia

1983

Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
Queensland College of Art Gallery, Brisbane Australia

1984

Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia

1985

Art Directors Gallery, Sydney Australia
Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia

1986

Gallery Tamon, Tokyo Japan

1987

Black Swan Gallery, Fremantle Australia
Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Mt Gambier Gallery, Mt Gambier Australia
Orange City Centre, Orange Australia

1988

Bridgewater Mill, Adelaide Australia
Hilton, Cairns Australia
Seibu Ikebukuro Art Gallery, Tokyo Japan

1989

Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Moore Park Gallery, Sydney Australia
Yomiyuri Shimbun/Seiko Instruments Exhibition, Laforet Museum
Tokyo Japan

1990

Aces Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Amics Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Art Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya, Yokohama Japan
Ciel Gallery, Tochigi Japan
Gallery Tamon, Tokyo Japan
Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne Australia
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong Australia
Mildura Art Gallery, Mildura Australia

1990-1

Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney Australia

1991

Shinsegae Gallery, Seoul Korea
Daimaru Museum, Tokyo Japan
Daimaru Museum Umeda, Tokyo Japan
Shimonoseki Daimaru, Shimonoseki Japan
Hakata Daimaru, Fukuoka Japan
Nagasaki Daimaru, Nagasaki Japan
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly Australia

1992

Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains Australia Tamworth City Art Gallery, Tamworth Australia
Moree Plains Gallery, Moree Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange Australia
Keihan Gallery of Arts and Science, Moriuchi City Japan
Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, Lake Macquarie Australia
Grafton Art Gallery, Grafton Australia
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith Australia
Adelaide Loft Concept Space, Adelaide Australia

1993

Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill Australia
Moore Park Gallery, Sydney Australia
Chapman Gallery, Canberra Australia
Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham Australia
Izumizaki Museum and Art Gallery, Izumizaki Japan
Sogetsu Plaza, Sogetsu Keihan, Tokyo Japan

1994

Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia

1994-5

The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia

1995

Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Australia

1996

Galerie Scot, Paris France
Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Cairns Australia
Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, Wangaratta Australia
Latrobe Regional Art Gallery, Morwell Australia

1997

Australia Centre, Manila Philippines
Millicent Gallery, Millicent Australia
Riddoch Art Gallery, Mount Gambier Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise Australia
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool Australia
Latrobe University Museum, Bundoora Australia
Solander Gallery, Yarralumla Australia

1998

Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange Australia

1999

Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton Australia
Gallery on Seven, David Jones Elizabeth Street, Sydney Australia

2000

Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles USA
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK
Sogetsu Plaza, Sogetsu Keihan, Tokyo Japan
Nahan Plaza, Hanamaki City Japan
Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Mosman Australia
Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Cottesloe Australia

2001

One Bush Street, San Fransisco USA
Pilbara Fine Art Gallery, Karratha Australia
Volvo Showroom, Stockholm Sweden
Jo Hyun Gallery, Pusan Korea

2002

Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK

2003

44 Gurner Street, Sydney Australia
The Blue Dot Gallery, Toronto Canada
Xanadu Fine Art Gallery, Margaret River, Australia
The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia

2004

The Ken Done Gallery, Sydney Australia
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UK

2005

Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Australia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1978

The Blake Prize, Sydney Australia

1979

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia

1982

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia

1984

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia
The Archibald Prize, Sydney Australia

1985

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia

1986

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia

1987

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia

1989

Art Cars, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia

1990

Alice 125, Melbourne Australia

1992

Artseen, The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
New Zealand
The Archibald Prize, Sydney Australia
Artists in Aid of Animals, Australian Democrats 1992 Endangered Species Campaign, Perth, Sydney, Canberra, Australia

1993

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia
The Archibald Prize, Sydney Australia
The Wynne Prize, Sydney Australia
The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Sydney Australia

1994

The Wynne Prize, Sydney Australia

1995

The Wynne Prize, Sydney Australia
The Dobell Prize for Drawing, Sydney Australia

1999

The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney Australia
Clean Up Australia, The Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia

2000

The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney Australia

2001

The Sulman Prize, Sydney Australia
Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Australia
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney Australia
Artists Supporting Animal Preservation, Taronga Zoo Foundation, Sydney Australia

2002

The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney Australia

2003

The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney Australia

2004

Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney Australia
Australian Visions: Art from Down Under, Mudanjiang Art Museum, Mudanjiang China
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Sydney AustraliA

AWARDS:

1967

Cannes Gold Lion Award

1973

Gold and Silver A.W.A.R.D.S.

1974

D. & A.D. Awards
O.A.A.A. Award

1975

Melbourne A.D.C. Awards

1976

Caxton Award

1977

F.A.C.T.S. Award

1986

New South Wales Tourism Award

1987

Finalist, BHP Awards for the Pursuit of Excellence

1989

Father of the Year

1992

Order of Australia (A.M.) for services to Art, Design and Tourism

1993

Fashion Industries of Australia Grand Award
Mosman Citizen of the Year
Rotary International Award for Excellence
Spirit of Australia Award for excellence in the Australian Arts

1994

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International

1999

Westpac Export Heroes Award, Australian Institute of Export
Finalist, Business Asia Awards
Fellow of Design Institute of Australia (Hon)

2001

Finalist, Business Star Awards

2002

Powerhouse Museum Life Fellow
Bachelor of Design (Hon), Sydney Graphics College

REPRESENTED:
The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney Australia
Grafton Art Gallery, Grafton Australia
Nolan Gallery, Lanyon, Canberra Australia
Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill Australia
Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham Australia
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith Australia
Lake Macquarie Regional Gallery, Lake Macquarie Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange Australia
Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth Australia
Suntory Collection, Tokyo Japan
Various private collections - Australia, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico, New Caledonia, Saudi Arabia